1906 U.S. Open Golf
1906 U.S. Open
| Tournament information |
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| Dates |
June 28–29, 1906 |
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| Location |
Lake Forest, Illinois |
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| Course(s) |
Onwentsia Club |
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| Organized by |
USGA |
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| Format |
Stroke play − 72 holes |
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| Statistics |
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| Length |
6,107 yards (5,584 m) |
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| Field |
66, 55 after cut |
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| Cut |
171 |
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| Winner's share |
$300 |
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| Champion |
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| Alex Smith |
| 295 |
| ← 1905 1907 → |
Past champions in the field
| Player |
Country |
Year(s) won |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
Finish |
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| Willie Smith |
Scotland |
1899 |
73 |
81 |
74 |
74 |
302 |
2 |
| Laurie Auchterlonie |
Scotland |
1902 |
76 |
78 |
75 |
76 |
305 |
T3 |
| Willie Anderson |
Scotland |
1901, 1903,
1904, 1905 |
73 |
76 |
74 |
84 |
307 |
5 |
| James Foulis |
Scotland |
1896 |
83 |
86 |
79 |
76 |
324 |
T22 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
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| T1 |
Willie Anderson |
Scotland |
73 |
| Alex Smith |
Scotland |
| Willie Smith |
Scotland |
| 4 |
Jack Hobens |
Scotland |
75 |
| T5 |
Laurie Auchterlonie |
Scotland |
76 |
| Alex Campbell |
Scotland |
| Gilbert Nicholls |
England |
| Alex Ross |
Scotland |
| James Watson |
|
| T10 |
Walter Fovargue |
United States |
77 |
| Bim Lovekin |
|
Second round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
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| 1 |
Alex Smith |
Scotland |
73-74=147 |
| 2 |
Willie Anderson |
Scotland |
73-76=149 |
| 3 |
James Maiden |
Scotland |
80-73=153 |
| T4 |
Laurie Auchterlonie |
Scotland |
76-78=154 |
| Willie Smith |
Scotland |
73-81=154 |
| T6 |
George Cumming |
Scotland |
79-76=155 |
| Alex Ross |
Scotland |
76-79=155 |
| George Smith |
|
79-76=155 |
| T9 |
Fred Brand |
|
78-78=156 |
| Stewart Gardner |
Scotland |
80-76=156 |
| Bernard Nicholls |
England |
79-77=156 |
Third round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
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| 1 |
Alex Smith |
Scotland |
73-74-73=220 |
| 2 |
Willie Anderson |
Scotland |
73-76-74=223 |
| 3 |
Willie Smith |
Scotland |
73-81-74=228 |
| 4 |
Laurie Auchterlonie |
Scotland |
76-78-75=229 |
| T5 |
James Maiden |
Scotland |
80-73-77=230 |
| Alex Ross |
Scotland |
76-79-75=230 |
| T7 |
Chandler Egan (a) |
United States |
79-78-76=233 |
| Stewart Gardner |
Scotland |
80-76-77=233 |
| 9 |
Gilbert Nicholls |
England |
76-81-77=234 |
| 10 |
Jack Hobens |
Scotland |
75-84-76=235 |
Final round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
Money ($) |
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| 1 |
Alex Smith |
Scotland |
73-74-73-75=295 |
300 |
| 2 |
Willie Smith |
Scotland |
73-81-74-74=302 |
150 |
| T3 |
Laurie Auchterlonie |
Scotland |
76-78-75-76=305 |
90 |
| James Maiden |
Scotland |
80-73-77-75=305 |
| 5 |
Willie Anderson |
Scotland |
73-76-74-84=307 |
70 |
| 6 |
Alex Ross |
Scotland |
76-79-75-80=310 |
60 |
| 7 |
Stewart Gardner |
Scotland |
80-76-77-78=311 |
50 |
| T8 |
Chandler Egan (a) |
United States |
79-78-76-80=313 |
0 |
| Gilbert Nicholls |
England |
76-81-77-79=313 |
40 |
| 10 |
Jack Hobens |
Scotland |
75-84-76-79=314 |
30 |
