1904 U.S. Open (golf)
Tournament information | |
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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 | |
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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]
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.
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Friday, July 8, 1904 (morning)
Place | Player | Score |
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T1 | ![]() |
75 |
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3 | ![]() |
76 |
4 | ![]() |
77 |
T5 | ![]() |
78 |
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George Thomson | ||
T8 | ![]() |
79 |
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T10 | ![]() |
80 |
John Campbell | ||
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Second round
[edit]Friday, July 8, 1904 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
75-76=151 |
2 | ![]() |
75-78=153 |
T3 | ![]() |
76-79=155 |
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79-76=155 | |
5 | ![]() |
80-76=156 |
T6 | ![]() |
78-79=157 |
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83-74=157 | |
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80-77=157 | |
T9 | ![]() |
77-82=159 |
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78-81=159 |
Third round
[edit]Saturday, July 9, 1904 (morning)
Place | Player | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
76-79-74=229 |
T2 | ![]() |
75-78-78=231 |
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75-76-80=231 | |
T4 | ![]() |
83-74-78=235 |
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80-76-79=235 | |
T6 | ![]() |
80-81-75=236 |
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78-79-79=236 | |
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80-77-79=236 | |
9 | ![]() |
77-82-80=239 |
T10 | David Robertson | 82-78-80=240 |
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80-82-78=240 | |
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82-82-76=240 |
Final round
[edit]Saturday, July 9, 1904 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Score | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
75-78-78-72=303 | 200 |
2 | ![]() |
80-76-79-73=308 | 150 |
3 | ![]() |
76-79-74-80=309 | 125 |
T4 | ![]() |
80-81-75-78=314 | 90 |
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80-77-79-78=314 | ||
T6 | ![]() |
78-79-79-80=316 | 53 |
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75-76-80-85=316 | ||
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82-82-76-76=316 | ||
9 | ![]() |
83-74-78-82=317 | 30 |
10 | ![]() |
80-82-78-78=318 | 25 |
Amateurs: C. Egan (329), Hunter (331), Edwards (332), Phelps (348), Clingman (349), W. Egan (363)
References
[edit]- ^ "Expert golfers to begin play". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 8, 1904. p. 9.
- ^ a b c d "Anderson again champion". Chicago Sunday Tribune. July 10, 1904. p. 1, sec. 2.
- ^ a b c d e f 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. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Easterners lead in golf tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 9, 1904. p. 10.