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1901 U.S. Open Golf

1901 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 14–17, 1901
Location South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Course(s) Myopia Hunt Club
Organized by USGA
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Length 6,130 yards (5,605 m)
Field 54
Cut none
Winner's share $200
Champion
Willie Anderson
331, playoff
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Past champions in the field

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Finish
Willie Smith Scotland 1899 84 86 82 81 333 3
James Foulis Scotland 1896 88 85 85 89 347 11
Horace Rawlins England 1895 90 84 88 89 351 T17
Joe Lloyd England 1897 82 87 86 89 352 20

Round summaries

First round

Place Player Country Score
1 Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland 81
T2 Arthur Lockwood (a) Scotland 82
George Low Scotland
Alex Smith Scotland
T5 Willie Anderson Scotland 84
Alex Campbell Scotland
Bernard Nicholls England
T8 David Brown Scotland 86
Val Fitzjohn Scotland
Stewart Gardner Scotland

Second round

Place Player Country Score
1 Alex Smith Scotland 82-82=164
2 Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland 81-85=166
3 Willie Anderson Scotland 84-83=167
4 Stewart Gardner Scotland 86-82=168
T5 David Brown Scotland 86-83=169
Bernard Nicholls England 84-85=169
7 Willie Smith Scotland 84-86=170
T8 John Jones England 87-84=171
George Low Scotland 82-89=171
Jack Park Scotland 87-84=171

Third round

Place Player Country Score
1 Stewart Gardner Scotland 86-82-81=249
2 Willie Anderson Scotland 84-83-83=250
3 Alex Smith Scotland 82-82-87=251
T4 Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland 81-85-86=252
David Brown Scotland 86-83-83=252
Bernard Nicholls England 84-85-83=252
Willie Smith Scotland 84-86-82=252
T8 George Low Scotland 82-89-85=256
Jack Park Scotland 87-84-85=256
10 Alex Campbell Scotland 84-91-82=257

Final round

Place Player Country Score Money ($)
T1 Willie Anderson Scotland 84-83-83-81=331 Playoff
Alex Smith Scotland 82-82-87-80=331
3 Willie Smith Scotland 84-86-82-81=333 125
4 Stewart Gardner Scotland 86-82-81-85=334 100
T5 Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland 81-85-86-83=335 75
Bernard Nicholls England 84-85-83-83=335
7 David Brown Scotland 86-83-83-84=336 50
8 Alex Campbell Scotland 84-91-82-82=339 25
T9 George Low Scotland 82-89-85-85=341 0
Jack Park Scotland 87-84-85-85=341

Playoff

Place Player Country Score Money ($)
1 Willie Anderson Scotland 43-42=85 200
2 Alex Smith Scotland 40-46=86 150
Miroslaw Jaworski