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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 →

Course

Hole Name Yards Par   Hole Name Yards Par
1 Burn 460 5   10 Pond (In) 140 3
2 East 330 4 11 Lodge (In) 270 4
3 Corner 340 4 12 Hillside 330 4
4 Gables 415 4 13 Long (In) 500 5
5 Far 320 4 14 Mound 290 4
6 Long (Out) 520 5 15 Gopher 350 4
7 Lodge (Out) 285 4 16 Horseshoe 310 4
8 Ginger Ale 260 4 17 Home View 320 4
9 Pond (Out) 160 3 18 Home 420 5
Out 3,090 37 In 2,930 37
Total 6,020 74

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

Round summaries

First round

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

Final round

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
James Foulis Scotland 80-88=168
5 Willie Hoare England 82-87=169 10
T6 Bernard Nicholls England 87-85=172 0
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
Miroslaw Jaworski