1904 U.S. Open (golf)

1904 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	July 8–9, 1904
Location	Golf, Illinois
Course(s)	Glen View Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Length	6,266 yards (5,730 m)
Field	69, 47 after cut
Cut	174
Winner's share	$200
Champion
	Willie Anderson
	303

The 1904 U.S. Open was the tenth U.S. Open, held July 8–9 at Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago.[1] Defending champion Willie Anderson won the third of his four U.S. Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls.[2][3]

Glen View
Club

Location in the United States

Glen View
Club

Location in Illinois

Anderson shared the lead with Stewart Gardner at 75 on Friday morning, but a 78 in the afternoon dropped him two behind after 36 holes.[4] In the third round on Saturday morning, Fred Mackenzie shot 74 to take a two-stroke lead over Anderson and Gardner after 54 holes. Mackenzie and Gardner fell back in the afternoon; Mackenzie's 80 took him down to third and Gardner's 85 dropped him to sixth. Anderson had 72 for the lowest round in U.S. Open history, and his 303 also established a new championship low. Nicholls posted a 73 in the final round to finish ascend the leaderboard to second place.[2][3]

Anderson was the first to successfully defend a U.S. Open title, and he would become the first to win three straight the following year, yet to be equaled.

For the first time, the U.S. Open adopted a cut after 36 holes, eliminating those more than fifteen shots behind tenth place.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Finish
Willie Anderson	Scotland	1901, 1903	75	78	78	72	303	1
Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	1902	80	81	75	78	314	T4
James Foulis	Scotland	1896	83	74	78	82	317	9
Horace Rawlins	England	1895	79	76	86	81	322	14

Source:[2][3]

Did not play: Harry Vardon (1900), Willie Smith (1899), Fred Herd (1898), Joe Lloyd (1897).

Round summaries

First round

Friday, July 8, 1904 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
T1	Willie Anderson	Scotland	75
T1	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	75
3	Fred Mackenzie	Scotland	76
4	Jack Hobens	Scotland	77
T5	Percy Barrett	England	78
	Alex Smith	Scotland
	George Thomson
T8	David Foulis	Scotland	79
T8	Horace Rawlins	England	79
T10	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	80
	John Campbell
	Bernard Nicholls	England
	Gilbert Nicholls	England
	Donald Ross	Scotland

Source:[3][4]

Second round

Friday, July 8, 1904 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	75-76=151
2	Willie Anderson	Scotland	75-78=153
T3	Fred Mackenzie	Scotland	76-79=155
T3	Horace Rawlins	England	79-76=155
5	Gilbert Nicholls	England	80-76=156
T6	Percy Barrett	England	78-79=157
	James Foulis	Scotland	83-74=157
	Bernard Nicholls	England	80-77=157
T9	Jack Hobens	Scotland	77-82=159
T9	Alex Smith	Scotland	78-81=159

Source:[3][4]

Third round

Saturday, July 9, 1904 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Fred Mackenzie	Scotland	76-79-74=229
T2	Willie Anderson	Scotland	75-78-78=231
T2	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	75-76-80=231
T4	James Foulis	Scotland	83-74-78=235
T4	Gilbert Nicholls	England	80-76-79=235
T6	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	80-81-75=236
	Percy Barrett	England	78-79-79=236
	Bernard Nicholls	England	80-77-79=236
9	Jack Hobens	Scotland	77-82-80=239
T10	David Robertson		82-78-80=240
	Donald Ross	Scotland	80-82-78=240
	Bobby Simpson	Scotland	82-82-76=240

Source:[2][3]

Final round

Saturday, July 9, 1904 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money ($)
1	Willie Anderson	Scotland	75-78-78-72=303	200
2	Gilbert Nicholls	England	80-76-79-73=308	150
3	Fred Mackenzie	Scotland	76-79-74-80=309	125
T4	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	80-81-75-78=314	90
T4	Bernard Nicholls	England	80-77-79-78=314	90
T6	Percy Barrett	England	78-79-79-80=316	53
	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	75-76-80-85=316
	Bobby Simpson	Scotland	82-82-76-76=316
9	James Foulis	Scotland	83-74-78-82=317	30
10	Donald Ross	Scotland	80-82-78-78=318	25

Source:[2][3]

Amateurs: C. Egan (329), Hunter (331), Edwards (332), Phelps (348), Clingman (349), W. Egan (363)

References

"Expert golfers to begin play". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 8, 1904. p. 9.
"Anderson again champion". Chicago Sunday Tribune. July 10, 1904. p. 1, sec. 2.
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. 208. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
"Easterners lead in golf tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 9, 1904. p. 10.

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[egtbpl-1] "Expert golfers to begin play". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 8, 1904. p. 9.

[anwnt04-2] "Anderson again champion". Chicago Sunday Tribune. July 10, 1904. p. 1, sec. 2.

[majofgolf-3] 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. 208. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

[eligt-4] "Easterners lead in golf tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 9, 1904. p. 10.

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