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1898 U.S. Open Golf

1898 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 17–18, 1898
Location South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Course(s) Myopia Hunt Club
Organized by USGA
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field 45
Cut none
Prize fund $335
Winner's share $150
Champion
Fred Herd
328
← 1897 1899 →

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Finish
Joe Lloyd England 1897 87 80 86 86 339 4
Horace Rawlins England 1895 91 90 92 88 361 T19
James Foulis Scotland 1896 89 87 WD  

Round summaries

First round

Place Player Country Score
1 Alex Smith Scotland 78
T2 Willie Anderson Scotland 81
Herbert Leeds (a) United States
4 Willie Smith Scotland 82
5 John Jones England 83
T6 John Harland England 84
Fred Herd Scotland
Willie Hoare England
T9 Willie Dunn, Jr. Scotland 85
Robert McAndrews Scotland
J.H. Mercer  
Harry Turpie Scotland

Second round

Place Player Country Score
1 Willie Anderson Scotland 81-82=163
2 Alex Smith Scotland 78-86=164
3 Herbert Leeds (a) United States 81-84=165
T4 John Jones England 83-84=167
Joe Lloyd England 87-80=167
6 Willie Hoare England 84-84=168
7 Fred Herd Scotland 84-85=169
T8 Willie Dunn, Jr. Scotland 85-87=172
Harry Turpie Scotland 85-87=172
T10 Bernard Nicholls Scotland 86-87=173
Willie Smith Scotland 82-91=173

Third round

Place Player Country Score
1 Fred Herd Scotland 84-85-75=244
T2 Willie Anderson Scotland 81-82-87=250
Alex Smith Scotland 78-86-86=250
4 Joe Lloyd England 87-80-86=253
5 Willie Hoare England 84-84-87=255
6 John Jones England 83-84-90=257
T7 Herbert Leeds (a) United States 81-84-93=258
Willie Smith Scotland 82-91-85=258
Harry Turpie Scotland 85-87-86=258
10 Willie Dunn, Jr. Scotland 85-87-87=259

Final round

Place Player Country Score Money ($)
1 Fred Herd Scotland 84-85-75-84=328 150
2 Alex Smith Scotland 78-86-86-85=335 100
3 Willie Anderson Scotland 81-82-87-86=336 50
4 Joe Lloyd England 87-80-86-86=339 25
5 Willie Smith Scotland 82-91-85-82=340 10
6 Willie Hoare England 84-84-87-87=342 0
7 Willie Dunn, Jr. Scotland 85-87-87-85=344
T8 John Jones England 83-84-90-90=347
Herbert Leeds (a) United States 81-84-93-89=347
Robert McAndrews Scotland 85-90-86-86=347
Bernard Nicholls England 86-87-88-86=347
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