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1913 U.S. Open Golf

1913 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates September 18–20, 1913
Location Brookline, Massachusetts
Course(s) The Country Club
Organized by USGA
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par 73
Length 6,235 yards (5,701 m)
Field 66 players, 54 after cut
Cut 165 (+19)
Winner's share ($300)
Champion
Francis Ouimet (a)
304 (+12), playoff
← 1912 1914 →

Course

Hole Yards Par   Hole Yards Par
1 430 5   10 140 3
2 300 4 11 390 4
3 435 5 12 415 4
4 300 4 13 320 4
5 420 4 14 470 5
6 275 4 15 370 4
7 185 3 16 125 3
8 380 4 17 350 4
9 520 5 18 410 4
Out 3,245 38 In 2,990 35
Source: Total 6,235 73

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Harry Vardon Jersey 1900 75 72 78 79 304 +12 2
John McDermott United States 1911, 1912 74 79 77 78 308 +16 T9
Alex Smith Scotland 1906, 1910 82 75 82 79 318 +26 T16
George Sargent England 1909 75 76 79 89 319 +27 T20
Alec Ross Scotland 1907 71 80 93 82 326 +34 T36
Fred McLeod Scotland 1908 80 85 82 80 327 +35 T39

Round summaries

First round

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Alec Ross Scotland 71 −2
Macdonald Smith Scotland
3 Jack Croke United States 72 −1
T4 Robert Andrews   73 E
Walter Hagen United States
Tom McNamara United States
T5 Jim Barnes England 74 +1
John McDermott United States
T7 Fred Herreshoff (a) United States 75 +2
Wilfrid Reid England
Herbert Strong England
Harry Vardon Jersey

Second round

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Wilfrid Reid England 75-72=147 +1
Harry Vardon Jersey 75-72=147
T3 Ted Ray Jersey 79-70=149 +3
Herbert Strong England 75-74=149
T5 Jim Barnes England 74-76=150 +4
Macdonald Smith Scotland 71-79=150
T7 Walter Hagen United States 73-78=151 +5
Francis Ouimet (a) United States 77-74=151
Alec Ross Scotland 71-80=151
George Sargent England 75-76=151

Third round

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Francis Ouimet (a) United States 77-74-74=225 +6
Ted Ray Jersey 79-70-76=225
Harry Vardon Jersey 75-72-78=225
4 Walter Hagen United States 73-78-76=227 +8
5 Jim Barnes England 74-76-78=228 +9
T6 John McDermott United States 74-79-77=230 +11
George Sargent England 75-76-79=230
Macdonald Smith Scotland 71-79-80=230
T9 Pat Doyle Ireland 78-80-73=231 +12
Herbert Strong England 75-74-82=231
Louis Tellier France 76-76-79=231

Final round

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Francis Ouimet (a) United States 77-74-74-79=304 +12 Playoff
Ted Ray Jersey 79-70-76-79=304
Harry Vardon Jersey 75-72-78-79=304
T4 Walter Hagen United States 73-78-76-80=307 +15 78
Jim Barnes England 74-76-78-79=307
Macdonald Smith Scotland 71-79-80-77=307
Louis Tellier France 76-76-79-76=307
8 John McDermott United States 74-79-77-78=308 +16 50
9 Herbert Strong England 75-74-82-79=310 +18 40
10 Pat Doyle Ireland 78-80-73-80=311 +19 30

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4
Ouimet +6 +6 +6 +6 +8 +9 +9 +11 +11 +13 +13 +14 +13 +13 +13 +13 +12 +12
Vardon +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +11 +11 +12 +12 +12 +12 +12 +12
Ray +6 +7 +6 +8 +7 +7 +9 +10 +11 +12 +11 +12 +11 +11 +11 +12 +12 +12
  Birdie   Bogey   Double bogey

Playoff

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Francis Ouimet (a) United States 38-34=72 –1 0
2 Harry Vardon Jersey 38-39=77 +4 300
3 Ted Ray Jersey 38-40=78 +5 150

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4
Ouimet E E –1 –1 E E +1 E E E E E E E E E –1 –1
Vardon E E –1 –1 E –1 E E E +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +4
Ray E E E E +1 +1 +1 E E +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +4 +5 +6 +5
Milla Backhouse