1904 U.S. Open (golf)

1904 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 8–9, 1904
LocationGolf, Illinois
Course(s)Glen View Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Length6,266 yards (5,730 m)
Field69, 47 after cut
Cut174
Winner's share$200
Champion
Willie Anderson
303
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Location in the United States
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Location in Illinois

The 1904 U.S. Open was the tenth U.S. Open, held July 8–9 at Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Defending champion Willie Anderson won the third of his four U.S. Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls.

Anderson shared the lead with Stewart Gardner at 75 on Friday morning, but a 78 in the afternoon dropped him two behind after 36 holes. In the third round on Saturday morning, Fred Mackenzie shot 74 to take a two-stroke lead over Anderson and Gardner after 54 holes. Mackenzie and Gardner fell back in the afternoon; Mackenzie's 80 took him down to third and Gardner's 85 dropped him to sixth. Anderson had 72 for the lowest round in U.S. Open history, and his 303 also established a new championship low. Nicholls posted a 73 in the final round to finish ascend the leaderboard to second place.

Anderson was the first to successfully defend a U.S. Open title, and he would become the first to win three straight the following year, yet to be equaled.

For the first time, the U.S. Open adopted a cut after 36 holes, eliminating those more than fifteen shots behind tenth place.

Round summaries

First round

Friday, July 8, 1904 (morning)

Place Player Score
T1 Willie Anderson

75

Stewart Gardner
3 Fred Mackenzie 76
4 Jack Hobens 77
T5 Percy Barrett 78
Alex Smith
George Thomson
T8 David Foulis 79
Horace Rawlins
T10 Laurie Auchterlonie 80
John Campbell
Bernard Nicholls
Gilbert Nicholls
Donald Ross

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Second round

Friday, July 8, 1904 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
1 Stewart Gardner 75-76=151
2 Willie Anderson 75-78=153
T3 Fred Mackenzie 76-79=155
Horace Rawlins 79-76=155
5 Gilbert Nicholls 80-76=156
T6 Percy Barrett 78-79=157
James Foulis 83-74=157
Bernard Nicholls 80-77=157
T9 Jack Hobens 77-82=159
Alex Smith 78-81=159

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Third round

Saturday, July 9, 1904 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Fred Mackenzie 76-79-74=229
T2 Willie Anderson 75-78-78=231
Stewart Gardner 75-76-80=231
T4 James Foulis 83-74-78=235
Gilbert Nicholls 80-76-79=235
T6 Laurie Auchterlonie 80-81-75=236
Percy Barrett 78-79-79=236
Bernard Nicholls 80-77-79=236
9 Jack Hobens 77-82-80=239
T10 David Robertson 82-78-80=240
Donald Ross 80-82-78=240
Bobby Simpson 82-82-76=240

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Final round

Saturday, July 9, 1904 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money ($)
1 Willie Anderson 75-78-78-72=303 200
2 Gilbert Nicholls 80-76-79-73=308 150
3 Fred Mackenzie 76-79-74-80=309 125
T4 Laurie Auchterlonie 80-81-75-78=314 90
Bernard Nicholls 80-77-79-78=314
T6 Percy Barrett 78-79-79-80=316 53
Stewart Gardner 75-76-80-85=316
Bobby Simpson 82-82-76-76=316
9 James Foulis 83-74-78-82=317 30
10 Donald Ross 80-82-78-78=318 25

Source:

Amateurs: C. Egan (329), Hunter (331), Edwards (332), Phelps (348), Clingman (349), W. Egan (363)

References

  1. ^ "Expert golfers to begin play". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 8, 1904. p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c d "Anderson again champion". Chicago Sunday Tribune. July 10, 1904. p. 1, sec. 2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f 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. 208. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Easterners lead in golf tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 9, 1904. p. 10.

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