1914 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th U.S. Open, held August 20–21 at Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago. 21-year-old Walter Hagen held off amateur Chick Evans by a single stroke to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles.^[1][2] It was the first of Hagen's eleven major championships.

1914 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	August 20–21, 1914
Location	Midlothian, Illinois
Course(s)	Midlothian Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,421 yards (5,871 m)[1]
Field	66 players
Winner's share	$300
Champion
Walter Hagen
290 (+2)
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Midlothian

Location in the United States

Midlothian 

Location in Illinois

Hagen opened with a U.S. Open record 68, a stroke ahead of defending champion Francis Ouimet. He led Tom McNamara by a shot after 36 holes,^[3][4] then took a two-stroke lead over McNamara into the final round, with Ouimet three back. McNamara and Ouimet, however, fell back with rounds of 83 and 78, respectively. That left the hard-charging Evans as the last player capable of catching Hagen. Evans needed a two on the 18th to tie, but his chip from the edge of the green came up just short. Hagen birdied the 18th for the fourth consecutive round, a feat unmatched by any U.S. Open champion before or since, and prevailed by one over Evans. Evans' 141 over the final 36 holes set a new U.S. Open record, but it was broken just two years later.

Two-time champion John McDermott, age 22, tied for ninth in his sixth and final U.S. Open appearance.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 20, 1914 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Walter Hagen	68	−4
2	Francis Ouimet (a)	69	−3
T3	James Donaldson	72	E
	Tom McNamara
	Louis Tellier
T6	Jim Barnes	73	+1
	George Simpson  United States
T8	J. J. O'Brien	74	+2
	George Sargent
T10	Jack Burke Sr.	75	+3

Source:^[3]

Second round

Thursday, August 20, 1914 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Walter Hagen	68-74=142	−2
2	Tom McNamara	72-71=143	−1
3	Francis Ouimet (a)	69-76=145	+1
T4	Joe Mitchell	77-69=146	+2
	J. J. O'Brien	74-72=146
T6	Alec Ross	72-75=147	+3
	James Simpson	76-71=147
	Louis Tellier	72-75=147
T9	Jim Barnes	73-76=149	+5
	George Simpson  United States	73-76=149
	Tom Kerrigan	76-73=149

Source:^[3]

Third round

Friday, August 21, 1914 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Walter Hagen	68-74-75=217	+1
2	Tom McNamara	72-71-76=219	+3
3	Francis Ouimet (a)	69-76-75=220	+4
T4	Chick Evans (a)	76-74-71=221	+5
	Louis Tellier	72-75-74=221
6	J. J. O'Brien	74-72-77=223	+7
T7	Mike Brady	78-72-74=224	+8
	George Simpson  United States	76-71-77=224
T9	James Donaldson	72-79-74=225	+9
	John McDermott	77-74-74=225
	George Sargent	74-77-74=225

Source:^[2]

Final round

Friday, August 21, 1914 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Walter Hagen	68-74-75-73=290	+2	300
2	Chick Evans (a)	76-74-71-70=291	+3	0
T3	Fred McLeod	78-73-75-71=297	+9	125
	George Sargent	74-77-74-72=297
T5	Mike Brady	78-72-74-74=298	+10	75
	James Donaldson	72-79-74-73=298
	Francis Ouimet (a)	69-76-75-78=298		0
8	Louis Tellier	72-75-74-78=299	+11	60
T9	John McDermott	77-74-74-75=300	+12	45
	Arthur Smith	79-73-76-72=300

Source:^[2]

(a) denotes amateur

References

1. "Hagen captures Open golf title". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 22, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
2. Davis, J.G. (August 22, 1914). "Hagen triumphs, beating C. Evans by only 1 stroke". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13.
3. Davis, J.G. (August 21, 1914). "Course record broken by Hagen in Open tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 10.
4. "Hagen leads field in national meet". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 21, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved May 17, 2013.

External links

• USGA Championship Database
• USOpen.com - 1914

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