1900 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1900 U.S. Open was the sixth U.S. Open, held October 4–5 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.[2] On a tour of the United States from Britain, Harry Vardon won his only U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of his great rival, J.H. Taylor.[3][4][5]

1900 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	October 4–5, 1900
Location	Wheaton, Illinois
Course(s)	Chicago Golf Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field	62[1]
Cut	none
Prize fund	$800
Winner's share	$200
Champion
Harry Vardon
313

Chicago 
Golf Club

Location in the United States

Chicago 
Golf Club

Location in Illinois

In the U.S. to promote the Vardon Flyer Ball, Vardon made his first appearance at the U.S. Open. Taylor was also in America on business and decided to enter, creating a highly anticipated matchup between the two great British rivals. Together they formed two-thirds of the Great Triumvirate that dominated British golf at the turn of the century (the third, James Braid, never played in the U.S. Open).

On Thursday morning, Taylor opened with 76 for a two-shot lead, but an 82 in the afternoon put him one back of Vardon after 36 holes.[1] On Friday morning, Vardon's 76 opened up a four-stroke lead over Taylor, who was seven clear of the field. Despite an 80 in the afternoon for 313, Vardon prevailed by two, as Taylor shot 78 for 315. Local Chicago pro David Bell was a distant third at 322.[4][5]

Neither Vardon nor Taylor won another major outside The Open Championship, which they won a combined eleven times. Vardon did not play in the U.S. Open again until 1913, when he and Ted Ray lost a playoff to amateur Francis Ouimet. He was also runner-up in his third and final Open appearance, in 1920. Taylor played the U.S. Open only once more, also in 1913, and was thirtieth.

Course

Hole	Name	Yards	Par		Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Burn	460	5		10	Pond (In)	140	3
2	East	330	4		11	Lodge (In)	270	4
3	Corner	340	4		12	Hillside	330	4
4	Gables	415	4		13	Long (In)	500	5
5	Far	320	4		14	Mound	290	4
6	Long (Out)	520	5		15	Gopher	350	4
7	Lodge (Out)	285	4		16	Horseshoe	310	4
8	Ginger Ale	260	4		17	Home View	320	4
9	Pond (Out)	160	3		18	Home	420	5
Out		3,090	37		In		2,930	37
Total		6,020	74

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Finish
Willie Smith	Scotland	1899	82	83	79	83	327	T4
James Foulis	Scotland	1896	86	88	87	82	343	T14
Fred Herd	Scotland	1898	82	87	86	89	344	T16
Horace Rawlins	England	1895	86	84	90	85	345	T19

Source:[4][5]

Did not play: Joe Lloyd (1897)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, October 4, 1900 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	J.H. Taylor	England	76
2	David Bell	Scotland	78
3	Harry Vardon	Jersey	79
4	Tom Hutchinson	Scotland	81
5	Willie Smith	Scotland	82
6	Willie Anderson	Scotland	83
T7	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	84
	Val Fitzjohn	Scotland
	George Low	Scotland
	Bobby Simpson	Scotland
	Harry Turpie	Scotland

Source:[1][5]

Second round

Thursday, October 4, 1900 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Harry Vardon	Jersey	79-78=157
2	J.H. Taylor	England	76-82=158
3	David Bell	Scotland	78-83=161
T4	Alex Campbell	Scotland	86-77=163
	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	85-78=163
6	George Low	Scotland	84-80=164
7	Willie Smith	Scotland	82-83=165
8	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	84-82=166
9	Val Fitzjohn	Scotland	84-83=167
T10	Tom Hutchinson	Scotland	81-87=168
	Bobby Simpson	Scotland	84-84=168

Source:[1][5]

Third round

Friday, October 5, 1900 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Harry Vardon	Jersey	79-78-76=233
2	J.H. Taylor	England	76-82-79=237
T3	David Bell	Scotland	78-83-83=244
	Willie Smith	Scotland	82-83-79=244
5	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	84-82-80=246
6	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	85-78-84=247
7	Tom Hutchinson	Scotland	81-87-81=249
T8	Willie Anderson	Scotland	83-88-79=250
	George Low	Scotland	84-80-85=250
	Harry Turpie	Scotland	84-87-79=250

Source:[4][5]

Final round

Friday, October 5, 1900 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money ($)
1	Harry Vardon	Jersey	79-78-76-80=313	200
2	J.H. Taylor	England	76-82-79-78=315	150
3	David Bell	Scotland	78-83-83-78=322	125
T4	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	84-82-80-81=327	90
	Willie Smith	Scotland	82-83-79-83=327
6	George Low	Scotland	84-80-85-82=331	70
7	Tom Hutchinson	Scotland	81-87-81-84=333	50
8	Harry Turpie	Scotland	84-87-79-84=334	25
9	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	85-78-84-89=336	0
10	Val Fitzjohn	Scotland	84-83-89-82=338

Source:[4][5]

Amateurs: Macdonald (355), Johnstone (356), Holabird (361), Stuart (362), Egan (379).

Winner's scorecards

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Round 1	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	40	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	39	79
Round 2	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	38	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	40	78
Round 3	5	3	5	5	4	6	4	4	3	39	3	3	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	37	76
Round 4	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	4	40	3	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	40	80

Source:[3]

References

1. "Englishmen lead at golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 5, 1900. p. 5.
2. "Win medals on Wheaton links". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 4, 1900. p. 4.
3. "Vardon golf champion" (PDF). New York Times. October 6, 1900. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
4. "Harry Vardon golf champion". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 6, 1900. p. 5.
5. Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). "The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008". p. 203. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

External links

• 1900 U.S. Open
• USGA Championship Database