1897 U.S. Open (golf)

1897 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	September 17, 1897
Location	Wheaton, Illinois
Course(s)	Chicago Golf Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 36 holes
Statistics
Field	35
Prize fund	$335
Winner's share	$150
Champion
Joe Lloyd
162
«1896 1898»

Chicago
Golf Club

Location in the United States

Chicago
Golf Club

Location in Illinois

The 1897 U.S. Open was the third U.S. Open, held September 17 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.^[1] Joe Lloyd won his only major title by one stroke over runner-up Willie Anderson.^[2]^[3]

Following the first round on Friday morning, Anderson began the final round in the afternoon four clear of Lloyd, who shot a 79 over the last 18 holes to Anderson's 84 to finish a stroke ahead. Lloyd's win was capped by a three at the 461-yard (422 m) finishing hole. Anderson needed a four at the last to tie Lloyd; he reached the green in three, but his putt came up 6 feet (1.8 m) short.^[2] Anderson waited four more years for first of his record four U.S. Open titles in five years.

This was the last year that the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur championships were played simultaneously on the same course. It was the last time the U.S. Open was only 36 holes total, doubling to 72 holes in 1898.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	Finish
James Foulis	Scotland	1896	80	88	166	T3
Horace Rawlins	England	1895	91	82	173	T8

Source:^[2]^[3]

Round summaries

First round

Friday, September 17, 1897 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Willie Anderson	Scotland	79
2	James Foulis	Scotland	80
3	Willie Hoare	England	82
T4	Joe Lloyd	England	83
T4	Buff Wilson	Scotland	83
6	Harry Turpie	Scotland	85
T7	David Foulis	Scotland	86
T7	Jim Tyng (a)	United States	86
T9	Willie Dunn, Jr.	Scotland	87
	William Marshall
	Bernard Nicholls	England
	Samuel Tucker	England
	H. J. Whigham (a)	Scotland

Source:^[2]^[3]

(a) denotes amateur

Final round

Friday, September 17, 1897 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money ($)
1	Joe Lloyd	England	83-79=162	150
2	Willie Anderson	Scotland	79-84=163	100
T3	Willie Dunn, Jr.	Scotland	87-81=168	38
T3	James Foulis	Scotland	80-88=168	38
5	Willie Hoare	England	82-87=169	10
T6	Bernard Nicholls	England	87-85=172	0
T6	Alfred Ricketts	England	91-81=172
T8	David Foulis	Scotland	86-87=173
	Horace Rawlins	England	91-82=173
	H. J. Whigham (a)	Scotland	87-86=173

Source:^[2]^[3]

Amateurs: Whigham (173), Macdonald (174), Tyng (177), Douglas (180),
Stewart (181), Emmet (188), Smith (189), Keene (192),
Reid (194), Sweny (194), Bowers (199).

References

↑ "Betts and Whigham". September 17, 1897. p. 5.
1 2 3 4 5 "Foulis is beaten". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 18, 1897. p. 4.
1 2 3 4 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". pp. 200–1. Retrieved June 26, 2017.

External links

1897 Men's Major Golf Championships
U.S. Open The Open Championship

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