1908 U.S. Open (golf)

1908 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	August 27–29, 1908
Location	South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Course(s)	Myopia Hunt Club
Statistics
Field	84, 48 after cut
Cut	183
Winner's share	$300
Champion
Fred McLeod
322
«1907 1909»

The 1908 U.S. Open was the 1908 U.S. Open. The golf tournament was held August 27–29, 1908, at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Fred McLeod defeated 1899 champion Willie Smith in an 18-hole playoff to win his first U.S. Open title.

High winds caused scores in the first two rounds to soar, with only two players managing to break 80. Willie Smith carded rounds of 77-82 for a three-stroke lead over Myopia club pro John Jones, with brother Alex Smith four back and Fred McLeod five behind. Smith struggled to an 85 in the third round but still held the lead by one over McLeod and two over Alex. In the final round McLeod tied for lowest score of the tournament by carding a 77, while Smith managed a 78 to force a playoff. In the playoff, McLeod and Smith were even through 13 holes, but McLeod took the lead at the 14th after Smith missed a par putt. McLeod dominated the rest of the way, going 1-under on the last five holes to shoot a 77 to Smith's 83. McLeod only broke 80 in one round of the tournament, while Smith and Gilbert Nicholls were the only players to shoot in the 70s twice. The winning score of 322 was the third-highest in U.S. Open history.

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	Winnings ($)
1	Fred McLeod	Scotland	82-82-81-77=322	300
2	Willie Smith	Scotland	77-82-85-78=322	150
3	Alex Smith	Scotland	80-83-83-81=327	100
4	Willie Anderson	Scotland	85-86-80-79=330	80
5	John Jones	England	81-81-87-82=331	70
T6	Jack Hobens	Scotland	86-81-85-81=333	45
T6	Peter Robertson	Scotland	89-84-77-83=333	45
T8	Percy Barrett	England	94-80-86-78=338	28
T8	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	82-84-87-85=338	28
T10	Richard Kimball	United States	84-86-83-86=339	0
T10	Tom McNamara	United States	85-82-86-86=339	0

McLeod (77) defeated Smith (83) in an 18-hole playoff.

External links

1908 Men's Major Golf Championships

U.S. Open The Open Championship

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