1910 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1910 U.S. Open was the sixteenth U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia. Alex Smith, the champion four years earlier, prevailed in an 18-hole playoff over his younger brother Macdonald Smith and 18-year-old John McDermott to win his second U.S. Open.[1][2]

1910 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 17–20, 1910
LocationChestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Philadelphia Cricket Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Field73, 52 after cut
Cut167 (+21)
Winner's share$300
Champion
Alex Smith
298 (+6)
Philadelphia 
Location in the United States
Philadelphia 
Location in Pennsylvania

On Friday, Alex Smith opened with a pair of 73's to take the 36-hole lead by two shots ahead of McDermott, Gilbert Nicholls, Fred McLeod, and Tom Anderson.[3]

Smith carded a 79 in the third round on Saturday morning that left him two behind McDermott, who shot a 75 for 223. In the final round that afternoon, McDermott was the first to finish and posted another 75 and a 298 total. Macdonald Smith shot 71 that also placed him at 298. McLeod had a chance to also post 298 after driving the final hole, but his putt for a two stayed out and he finished a shot back. Alex Smith also drove the green at the last needing only a two-putt to win, but he missed from 18 inches (45 cm) and tied with McDermott and his brother.[4] Alex was not fazed by the near-miss; in the Monday playoff, his 71 beat McDermott by four and Macdonald by six.

McDermott won the next two U.S. Opens; he was the first American-born winner and remains the youngest champion (19) through 2016. Four-time champion Willie Anderson played in his final U.S. Open and finished eleventh; he died four months later of epilepsy at age 31.

The course also hosted in 1907 and is the present-day St. Martin's course, now nine holes.[5]

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Alex Smith Scotland190673737973298+61
Fred McLeod Scotland190878707873299+74
Willie Anderson Scotland1901, 1903,
1904, 1905		74787675303+1111
George Sargent England190977817477309+17T16
Alec Ross Scotland190778847379314+2222

Source:[6]

Did not play: Laurie Auchterlonie (1902), Harry Vardon (1900), Willie Smith (1899).

Round summaries

First round

Friday, June 17, 1910 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Anderson Scotland72−1
T2Tom McNamara United States73E
Gilbert Nicholls England
Alex Smith Scotland
T5Willie Anderson Scotland74+1
John McDermott United States
Macdonald Smith Scotland
James R. Thomson Scotland
T9Herbert Barker England75+2
George Low Scotland

Source:[3]

Second round

Friday, June 17, 1910 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Alex Smith Scotland73-73=146E
T2Tom Anderson Scotland72-76=148+2
John McDermott United States74-74=148
Fred McLeod Scotland78-70=148
Gilbert Nicholls England73-75=148
T6Jack Hobens Scotland74-77=151+5
Tom McNamara United States73-78=151
T8Willie Anderson Scotland74-78=152+9
George Low Scotland75-77=152
Macdonald Smith Scotland74-78=152
Chay Thom Scotland80-72=152

Source:[3]

Third round

Saturday, June 18, 1910 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1John McDermott United States74-74-75=223+4
2Tom McNamara United States73-78-73=224+5
T3Jack Hobens Scotland74-77-74=225+6
Gilbert Nicholls England73-75-77=225
Alex Smith Scotland73-73-79=225
6Fred McLeod Scotland78-70-78=226+7
T7Tom Bonnar74-78-75=227+8
Macdonald Smith Scotland74-78-75=227
T9Willie Anderson Scotland74-78-76=228+9
Jock Hutchison Scotland77-76-75=228

Source:[4][6]

Final round

Saturday, June 18, 1910 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Alex Smith Scotland73-73-79-73=298+6Playoff
John McDermott United States74-74-75-75=298
Macdonald Smith Scotland74-78-75-71=298
4Fred McLeod Scotland78-70-78-73=299+780
T5Tom McNamara United States73-78-73-76=300+865
Gilbert Nicholls England73-75-77-75=300
7Jack Hobens Scotland74-77-74-76=301+950
T8Tom Anderson Scotland72-76-81-73=302+1030
Herbert Barker England75-78-77-72=302
Jock Hutchison Scotland77-76-75-74=302

Source:[4][6]

Playoff

Monday, June 20, 1910

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Alex Smith Scotland71–2300
2John McDermott United States75+2150
3Macdonald Smith Scotland77+4100

Source:[2]

References
  1. "Alex Smith Champion: Wykagyl Professional Wins Triple Tie Play-Off in Open Golf Tournament". The New York Times. June 21, 1910.
  2. "Alec Smith wins Open golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 21, 1910. p. 10.
  3. "Alec Smith leads golfers". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 18, 1910. p. 13.
  4. "Triple tie in golf tourney". Chicago Sunday Tribune. June 19, 1910. p. 3, sec. 3.
  5. "Golf". Philadelphia Cricket Club. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. p. 213. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 14, 2017.

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