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

Glen View
Club

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Location in the United States

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. Willie Anderson won his second consecutive, and third overall, U.S. Open title, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls.

Defending champion Anderson shared the lead with Stewart Gardner at the end of the first round. He fell two behind Gardner, however, after the second. In the third round, Fred Mackenzie shot a 74 to take a two-shot lead over Anderson and Gardner heading to the last. Mackenzie and Gardner fell back during the final round, with Mackenzie shooting an 80 to finish in 3rd and Gardner carding 85 to fall to 6th. Anderson, however, posted a 72, the lowest round in U.S. Open history. His 303 total also established a new tournament record. Nicholls posted a 73 in the final round to finish in 2nd place.

Anderson became the first golfer to successfully defend his U.S. Open title, and he would become the first to win three straight with his fourth title the following year.

For the first time the U.S. Open adopted a cut after 36-holes, eliminating any players that were not within 15-shots of 10th place after the second round.

Final leaderboard

Saturday, July 9, 1904

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
	Bernard Nicholls	England	80-77-79-78=314
T6	Percy Barrett	England	78-79-79-80=316	53
	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	75-76-80-85=316
	Robert 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

External links

• 1904 U.S. Open
• USGA Championship Database