1910 U.S. Open (golf)

1910 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 18–20, 1910
Location	Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Course(s)	Philadelphia Cricket Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	73
Field	73, 52 after cut
Cut	167 (+21)
Winner's share	$300
Champion
Alex Smith
298 (+6)
«1909 1911»

Philadelphia
Cricket Club

Location in the United States

The 1910 U.S. Open was the 16th U.S. Open, held June 18–20 at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, a suburb north of Philadelphia. Alex Smith prevailed in an 18-hole playoff over his brother Macdonald Smith and 18-year-old American John McDermott to win his second U.S. Open title.^[1]

Alex Smith opened with a pair of 76s to take the 36-hole lead on Thursday by two shots ahead of John McDermott, Gilbert Nicholls, Fred McLeod, and Tom Anderson. Smith carded a 79 in the third round on Friday morning that left him two behind McDermott, who shot a 75. In the final round, McDermott was the first to finish and posted another 75 and a 298 total. Macdonald Smith, Alex's younger brother, shot a 71 that also placed him at 298. McLeod had a chance to also post 298 after driving the 18th hole, but his putt for a 2 stayed out and he finished a shot back. Alex Smith also drove the green at the last needing only a two-putt to win, but he missed from 18 inches and tied with McDermott and his brother. Alex was not fazed by the near-miss in the playoff, shooting a 71 to beat McDermott by four and Macdonald by six.

McDermott won the next two U.S. Open titles, becoming both the youngest champion in tournament history as well as the first American-born winner. Four-time U.S. Open champion Willie Anderson played in his final U.S. Open here and finished in 11th place; he died four months later of epilepsy at age 31.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 19, 1910

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Alex Smith	Scotland	73-73-79-73=298	+6	Playoff
	John McDermott	United States	74-74-75-75=298
	Macdonald Smith	Scotland	74-78-75-71=298
4	Fred McLeod	Scotland	78-70-78-73=299	+7	80
T5	Tom McNamara	United States	73-78-73-76=300	+8	65
T5	Gilbert Nicholls	England	73-75-77-75=300	+8	65
7	Jack Hobens	Scotland	74-77-74-76=301	+9	50
T8	Tom Anderson, Jr.	Scotland	72-76-81-73=302	+10	30
	Herbert Barker	England	75-78-77-72=302
	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	77-76-75-74=302

Playoff

Monday, June 20, 1910

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Alex Smith	Scotland	71	–2	300
2	John McDermott	United States	75	+2	150
3	Macdonald Smith	Scotland	77	+4	100

References

↑ "Alex Smith Champion: Wykagyl Professional Wins Triple Tie Play-Off in Open Golf Tournament". The New York Times. June 21, 1910.

External links

1910 Men's Major Golf Championships

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