1902 U.S. Open (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 10–11, 1902 |
| Location | Garden City, New York |
| Course(s) | Garden City Golf Club |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 83 |
| Winner's share | $200 |
| Champion | |
 Laurie Auchterlonie | |
| 307 | |
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«1901 1903» | |
The 1902 U.S. Open was the eighth U.S. Open. The golf tournament was held October 10–11, 1902, at Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York. Laurie Auchterlonie established a new 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record to win his first U.S. Open title by six-strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and Walter Travis.
Laurie Auchterlonie turned in a record-breaking performance on his way to the championship. He posted rounds of 78-78-74-77, becoming the first golfer in U.S. Open history to card four sub-80 rounds. His 307 total was six-shots better than the previous tournament record, set by Harry Vardon in 1900. Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis, the designer of Garden City Golf Club, both posted a 313 total to share 2nd place.
The low scores were in large part due to the introduction of the Haskell golf ball, which soon replaced the gutta-percha ball as the prominent golf ball in use.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Scotland | 78-78-74-77=307 | 200 |
| T2 | Stewart Gardner | Scotland | 82-76-77-78=313 | 150 |
| Walter Travis (a) |  United States | 82-82-75-74=313 | 0 | |
| 4 | Willie Smith | Scotland | 82-79-80-75=316 | 125 |
| T5 | Willie Anderson | Scotland | 79-82-76-81=318 | 90 |
| John Shippen | United States | 83-81-75-79=318 | ||
| 7 | Charles Thorn | Scotland | 80-82-80-77=319 | 70 |
| 8 | Harry Turpie | Scotland | 79-85-78-78=320 | 50 |
| 9 | Donald Ross | Scotland | 80-83-78-81=322 | 40 |
| 10 | Alex Ross | Scotland | 83-77-84-79=323 | 30 |
- (a) denotes amateur
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