1912 U.S. Open Golf
1912 U.S. Open
| Tournament information |
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| Dates |
August 1–2, 1912 |
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| Location |
Amherst, New York |
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| Course(s) |
Country Club of Buffalo |
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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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| Par |
74 |
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| Length |
6,326 yards (5,784 m) |
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| Field |
120, 78 after cut |
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| Cut |
166 (+18) |
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| Winner's share |
$300 |
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| Champion |
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| John McDermott |
| 294 (−2) |
| ← 1911 1913 → |
Course
| Hole |
Yards |
Par |
|
Hole |
Yards |
Par |
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| 1 |
345 |
4 |
|
10 |
606 |
6 |
| 2 |
315 |
4 |
11 |
400 |
4 |
| 3 |
406 |
4 |
12 |
340 |
4 |
| 4 |
380 |
4 |
13 |
210 |
3 |
| 5 |
455 |
5 |
14 |
170 |
3 |
| 6 |
300 |
4 |
15 |
516 |
5 |
| 7 |
125 |
3 |
16 |
155 |
3 |
| 8 |
430 |
5 |
17 |
540 |
5 |
| 9 |
300 |
4 |
18 |
333 |
4 |
| Out |
3,056 |
37 |
In |
3,270 |
37 |
| Source: |
Total |
6,326 |
74 |
Past champions in the field
| Player |
Country |
Year(s) won |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To par |
Finish |
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| John McDermott |
United States |
1911 |
74 |
75 |
74 |
71 |
294 |
−2 |
1 |
| Alex Smith |
Scotland |
1906, 1910 |
77 |
70 |
77 |
75 |
299 |
+3 |
T3 |
| George Sargent |
England |
1909 |
72 |
78 |
76 |
77 |
303 |
+7 |
6 |
| Fred McLeod |
Scotland |
1908 |
79 |
77 |
75 |
77 |
308 |
+12 |
T13 |
| Alec Ross |
Scotland |
1907 |
82 |
85 |
CUT |
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| Horace Rawlins |
England |
1895 |
88 |
85 |
CUT |
Round summaries
First round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
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| T1 |
Mike Brady |
United States |
72 |
−2 |
| Dan Kenny |
Canada |
| George Sargent |
England |
| T4 |
Frank Peebles |
Scotland |
73 |
−1 |
| Walter Travis (a) |
United States |
| T6 |
Grange Alves |
Scotland |
74 |
E |
| Percy Barrett |
England
Canada |
| Alex Campbell |
Scotland |
| Jack Campbell |
Scotland |
| Jack Croke |
United States |
| John McDermott |
United States |
| Tom McNamara |
United States |
| David Ogilvie |
Scotland |
Second round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
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| T1 |
Percy Barrett |
England
Canada |
74-73=147 |
−1 |
| Mike Brady |
United States |
72-75=147 |
| Alex Smith |
Scotland |
77-70=147 |
| T4 |
Jack Campbell |
Scotland |
74-75=149 |
+1 |
| John McDermott |
United States |
74-75=149 |
| Frank Peebles |
Scotland |
73-76=149 |
| T7 |
Jim Barnes |
England |
77-73=150 |
+2 |
| George Sargent |
England |
72-78=150 |
| T10 |
Tom Anderson, Jr. |
Scotland |
75-76=151 |
+3 |
| Alex Campbell |
Scotland |
74-77=151 |
Third round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
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| 1 |
Mike Brady |
United States |
72-75-73=220 |
−2 |
| 2 |
John McDermott |
United States |
74-75-74=223 |
+1 |
| 3 |
Alex Smith |
Scotland |
77-70-77=224 |
+2 |
| 4 |
George Sargent |
England |
72-78-76=226 |
+4 |
| 5 |
Tom McNamara |
United States |
74-80-73=227 |
+5 |
| 6 |
Otto Hackbarth |
United States |
77-77-75=229 |
+7 |
| T7 |
Charlie Murray |
Canada |
75-78-77=230 |
+8 |
| Walter Travis (a) |
United States |
73-79-78=230 |
| T9 |
Alex Campbell |
Scotland |
74-77-80=231 |
+9 |
| Jack Dowling |
United States |
76-79-76=231 |
Final round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
Money ($) |
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| 1 |
John McDermott |
United States |
74-75-74-71=294 |
−2 |
300 |
| 2 |
Tom McNamara |
United States |
74-80-73-69=296 |
E |
150 |
| T3 |
Mike Brady |
United States |
72-75-73-79=299 |
+3 |
90 |
| Alex Smith |
Scotland |
77-70-77-75=299 |
| 5 |
Alex Campbell |
Scotland |
74-77-80-71=302 |
+6 |
70 |
| 6 |
George Sargent |
England |
72-78-76-77=303 |
+7 |
60 |
| T7 |
Jack Dowling |
United States |
76-79-76-74=305 |
+9 |
45 |
| Otto Hackbarth |
United States |
77-77-75-76=305 |
| 9 |
Charlie Murray |
Canada |
75-78-77-76=306 |
+10 |
40 |
| T10 |
Tom Anderson, Jr. |
Scotland |
75-76-81-75=307 |
+11 |
25 |
| Frank Peebles |
Scotland |
73-76-83-75=307 |
| Walter Travis (a) |
United States |
73-79-78-77=307 |
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