1900 U.S. Open (golf)
Tournament information | |
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Dates | October 4–5, 1900 |
Location | Wheaton, Illinois |
Course(s) | Chicago Golf Club |
Statistics | |
Field | 62[1] |
Winner's share | $200 |
Champion | |
Harry Vardon | |
313 | |
«1899 1901» |
The 1900 U.S. Open was the sixth U.S. Open. The golf tournament was held October 4–5, at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. On a tour of the United States, English great Harry Vardon won his first U.S. Open title with a two-stroke victory over his great rival, John Henry Taylor.[2][3]
In the United States to promote the Vardon Flyer Ball, Vardon made his first appearance at the U.S. Open. Taylor was also in the United States on business and decided to enter the tournament, creating a highly anticipated matchup between the two great rivals. Together they formed two-thirds of the Great Triumvirate that dominated British golf at the turn of the century (the third, James Braid, never played in the U.S. Open). Taylor opened the tournament with a two-shot lead over Vardon, but an 82 in the second round saw him fall to one back of Vardon. Vardon opened up a four-stroke lead after the third round, and despite an 80 in the last he still prevailed by two over Taylor, who shot 78. Local Chicago pro David Bell finished in 3rd place, nine strokes back.
Neither Vardon nor Taylor would ever win another major outside of The Open Championship, which they won a combined 11 times. Vardon would not play in the U.S. Open again until 1913, when he lost in a playoff to Francis Ouimet. He was also runner-up in his third and final Open appearance, in 1920. Taylor would play the U.S. Open only once more, finishing in 30th place in 1913.
Final leaderboard
# | Player | Country | Score | Winnings ($) |
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1 | Harry Vardon | Jersey | 79-78-76-80=313 | 200 |
2 | John Henry Taylor | England | 76-82-79-78=315 | 150 |
3 | David Bell | Scotland | 78-83-83-78=322 | 125 |
T4 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Scotland | 84-82-80-81=327 | 90 |
Willie Smith | Scotland | 82-83-79-83=327 | ||
6 | George Low | Scotland | 84-80-85-82=331 | 70 |
7 | Tom Hutchinson | Scotland | 81-87-81-84=333 | 50 |
8 | Harry Turpie | Scotland | 84-87-79-84=334 | 25 |
9 | Stewart Gardner | Scotland | 85-78-84-89=336 | 0 |
10 | Val Fitzjohn | Scotland | 84-83-89-82=338 |
Winner's scorecard
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Round 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 79 |
Round 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 78 |
Round 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 76 |
Round 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 80 |
- Source[2]
References
- ↑ "Scores of First Day's Golf Play". The Chicago Tribune. October 5, 1900.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vardon Golf Champion". The New York Times. October 6, 1900. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Harry Vardon Golf Champion". The Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1900.
External links
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