1914 U.S. Open Golf
1914 U.S. Open
| Tournament information |
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| Dates |
August 20–21, 1914 |
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| Location |
Midlothian, Illinois |
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| Course(s) |
Midlothian Country 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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| Par |
72 |
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| Length |
6,421 yards (5,871 m) |
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| Field |
66 players |
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| Winner's share |
$300 |
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| Champion |
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| Walter Hagen |
| 290 (+2) |
| ← 1913 1915 → |
Past champions in the field
| Player |
Country |
Year(s) won |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To par |
Finish |
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| Fred McLeod |
Scotland |
1908 |
78 |
73 |
75 |
71 |
297 |
+9 |
T3 |
| George Sargent |
England |
1909 |
74 |
77 |
74 |
72 |
297 |
+9 |
T3 |
| Francis Ouimet (a) |
United States |
1913 |
69 |
76 |
75 |
78 |
298 |
+10 |
T5 |
| John McDermott |
United States |
1911, 1912 |
77 |
74 |
74 |
75 |
300 |
+12 |
T9 |
| Alec Ross |
Scotland |
1907 |
72 |
75 |
82 |
76 |
305 |
+17 |
T22 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
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| 1 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
68 |
−4 |
| 2 |
Francis Ouimet (a) |
United States |
69 |
−3 |
| T3 |
James Donaldson |
Scotland |
72 |
E |
| Tom McNamara |
United States |
| Louis Tellier |
France |
| T6 |
Jim Barnes |
England |
73 |
+1 |
| George Simpson |
Scotland
United States |
| T8 |
J. J. O'Brien |
United States |
74 |
+2 |
| George Sargent |
England |
| T10 |
Jack Burke Sr. |
United States |
75 |
+3 |
Second round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
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| 1 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
68-74=142 |
−2 |
| 2 |
Tom McNamara |
United States |
72-71=143 |
−1 |
| 3 |
Francis Ouimet (a) |
United States |
69-76=145 |
+1 |
| T4 |
Joe Mitchell |
United States |
77-69=146 |
+2 |
| J. J. O'Brien |
United States |
74-72=146 |
| T6 |
Alec Ross |
United States |
72-75=147 |
+3 |
| James Simpson |
United States |
76-71=147 |
| Louis Tellier |
France |
72-75=147 |
| T9 |
Jim Barnes |
England |
73-76=149 |
+5 |
| George Simpson |
Scotland
United States |
73-76=149 |
| Tom Kerrigan |
United States |
76-73=149 |
Third round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
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| 1 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
68-74-75=217 |
+1 |
| 2 |
Tom McNamara |
United States |
72-71-76=219 |
+3 |
| 3 |
Francis Ouimet (a) |
United States |
69-76-75=220 |
+4 |
| T4 |
Chick Evans (a) |
United States |
76-74-71=221 |
+5 |
| Louis Tellier |
France |
72-75-74=221 |
| 6 |
J. J. O'Brien |
United States |
74-72-77=223 |
+7 |
| T7 |
Mike Brady |
United States |
78-72-74=224 |
+8 |
| George Simpson |
Scotland
United States |
76-71-77=224 |
| T9 |
James Donaldson |
Scotland |
72-79-74=225 |
+9 |
| John McDermott |
United States |
77-74-74=225 |
| George Sargent |
England |
74-77-74=225 |
Final round
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
Money ($) |
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| 1 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
68-74-75-73=290 |
+2 |
300 |
| 2 |
Chick Evans (a) |
United States |
76-74-71-70=291 |
+3 |
0 |
| T3 |
Fred McLeod |
Scotland |
78-73-75-71=297 |
+9 |
125 |
| George Sargent |
England |
74-77-74-72=297 |
| T5 |
Mike Brady |
United States |
78-72-74-74=298 |
+10 |
75 |
| James Donaldson |
Scotland |
72-79-74-73=298 |
| Francis Ouimet (a) |
United States |
69-76-75-78=298 |
0 |
| 8 |
Louis Tellier |
France |
72-75-74-78=299 |
+11 |
60 |
| T9 |
John McDermott |
United States |
77-74-74-75=300 |
+12 |
45 |
| Arthur Smith |
|
79-73-76-72=300 |
