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1913 U.S. Open (golf)

May 08, 2024

The 1913 U.S. Open was the 19th U.S. Open, held September 18–20 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Amateur Francis Ouimet, age 20, won his only U.S. Open title in an 18-hole playoff, five strokes ahead of Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray.[1][2][3]

1913 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 18–20, 1913
LocationBrookline, Massachusetts
Course(s)The Country Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,235 yards (5,701 m)[1]
Field66 players, 54 after cut
Cut165 (+19)
Winner's share($300)
Champion
Francis Ouimet (a)
304 (+12), playoff
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The Country Club 
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Location in the United States
The Country Club 
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Location in Massachusetts
1913 winner Francis Ouimet holding a horseshoe; with Eddie Lowery his 10-year-old caddy, with a white towel around his neck
Vardon, Ouimet, and Ray
Vardon at the 1913 U.S. Open
Fred McLeod and Harry Vardon at the 1913 U.S. Open

The four rounds were played over two days, Thursday and Friday. After 36 holes, Vardon and Wilfrid Reid co-led at 147 (+1),[4][5] and after the third round on Friday morning, Ouimet, Vardon, and Ray were tied for the lead at 225 (+6). All three shot 79 in the afternoon and remained tied for the lead at the end of regulation at 304 (+12).[6][7][8]

In the Saturday playoff round, all were tied at even-par 38 at the turn, then Ouimet had a bogey-free back nine 34 for 72 (−1), Vardon was second with 77, and Ray came in third with a 78.[1][3] It was widely hailed as a stunning upset over the strongly-favored Britons and increased the popularity of the game in the United States.

Ouimet's victory was the first of eight wins by amateurs at the U.S. Open; Bobby Jones won four and the last was Johnny Goodman in 1933, 91 years ago.

The U.S. Open returned to the course for the 50th and 75th anniversaries in 1963 and 1988, and the U.S. Amateur was held at The Country Club on the centennial anniversary in 2013; it also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1999. All four events, except the 2013 U.S. Amateur, were won by Americans. The 2022 U.S. Open, again played at The Country Club, was won by Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick.

Vardon, the 1900 champion, won a sixth British Open in 1914. Ray, the British Open champion in 1912, won the U.S. Open in 1920.

The tournament inspired the Mark Frost book The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf (2002). The book was adapted into the film The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), directed by Bill Paxton.[9]

Course edit

Main article: The Country Club
Hole Name Yards Par    Hole Name Yards Par
1 Polo Field 430 5 10 Redan 140 3
2 Cottage 300 4 11 Stockton 390 4
3 Pond 435 5 12 Paddock 415 4
4 Hospital 300 4 13 Maiden 320 4
5 Newton 420 4 14 Quarry 470 5
6 Bakers 275 4 15 Liverpool 370 4
7 Plateau 185 3 16 Clyde 125 3
8 Corner 380 4 17 Elbow 360 4
9 Himalayas 520 5 18 Home 410 4
Out 3,245 38 In 2,990 35
Source:[1][4][6] Total 6,245 73

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, September 18, 1913 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
T1   Alec Ross 71 −2
  Macdonald Smith
3   Jack Croke 72 −1
T4 Robert Andrews 73 E
  Walter Hagen
  Tom McNamara
T5   Jim Barnes 74 +1
  John McDermott
T7   Fred Herreshoff (a) 75 +2
  Wilfrid Reid
  Herbert Strong
  Harry Vardon

Source:[4][5]

Second round edit

Thursday, September 18, 1913 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
T1   Wilfrid Reid 75-72=147 +1
  Harry Vardon 75-72=147
T3   Ted Ray 79-70=149 +3
  Herbert Strong 75-74=149
T5   Jim Barnes 74-76=150 +4
  Macdonald Smith 71-79=150
T7   Walter Hagen 73-78=151 +5
  Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74=151
  Alec Ross 71-80=151
  George Sargent 75-76=151

Source:[4][5]

Third round edit

Friday, September 19, 1913 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
T1   Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74-74=225 +6
  Ted Ray 79-70-76=225
  Harry Vardon 75-72-78=225
4   Walter Hagen 73-78-76=227 +8
5   Jim Barnes 74-76-78=228 +9
T6   John McDermott 74-79-77=230 +11
  George Sargent 75-76-79=230
  Macdonald Smith 71-79-80=230
T9   Pat Doyle 78-80-73=231 +12
  Herbert Strong 75-74-82=231
  Louis Tellier 76-76-79=231

Source:[6][7]

Final round edit

Friday, September 19, 1913 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1   Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74-74-79=304 +12 Playoff
  Ted Ray 79-70-76-79=304
  Harry Vardon 75-72-78-79=304
T4   Walter Hagen 73-78-76-80=307 +15 78
  Jim Barnes 74-76-78-79=307
  Macdonald Smith 71-79-80-77=307
  Louis Tellier 76-76-79-76=307
8   John McDermott 74-79-77-78=308 +16 50
9   Herbert Strong 75-74-82-79=310 +18 40
10   Pat Doyle 78-80-73-80=311 +19 30

Source:[6][7]

Amateurs: Ouimet (+12), Fownes (+20), Herreshoff (+26), Travers (+30)

Scorecard edit

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4
  Ouimet +6 +6 +6 +6 +8 +9 +9 +11 +11 +13 +13 +14 +13 +13 +13 +13 +12 +12
  Vardon +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +11 +11 +12 +12 +12 +12 +12 +12
  Ray +6 +7 +6 +8 +7 +7 +9 +10 +11 +12 +11 +12 +11 +11 +11 +12 +12 +12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[7]

Playoff edit

Saturday, September 20, 1913

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Francis Ouimet (a) 38-34=72 −1 0
2   Harry Vardon 38-39=77 +4 300
3   Ted Ray 38-40=78 +5 150

Source:[1][3]

Scorecard edit

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4
  Ouimet E E −1 −1 E E +1 E E E E E E E E E −1 −1
  Vardon E E −1 −1 E −1 E E E +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +4
  Ray E E E E +1 +1 +1 E E +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +4 +5 +6 +5

Source:[1][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Darwin, Bernard (September 21, 1913). "Francis Ouimet scores triumph in golf tourney". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ Sheridan, Hal (September 21, 1913). "Ouimet's great victory makes him hero of golfers". Pittsburg Press. p. 21.
  3. ^ a b c d "American Open golf championship". Glasgow Herald. (Scotland). September 22, 1913. p. 9.
  4. ^ a b c d Darwin, Bernard (September 19, 1913). "English golfers perform superbly". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 15.
  5. ^ a b c "Golf in America - the Open championship". Glasgow Herald. (Scotland). September 19, 1913. p. 9.
  6. ^ a b c d Darwin, Bernard (September 20, 1913). "Golfers battle over soggy links in final rounds". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13.
  7. ^ a b c d "Golf in America - tie for championship". Glasgow Herald. (Scotland). September 20, 1913. p. 7.
  8. ^ "Ouimet Ties Great English Golfers. Twenty-Year-Old Schoolboy's Wonderful Performance in National Open Golf". The New York Times. September 20, 1913. Retrieved January 2, 2011. An American youth, Francis Ouimet, a stripling scarcely out of his teens, carved a niche for himself in international sporting history here to-day when he tied with England's famous professional golfers, Harry Vardon and Edward Ray, in the final round of the national open championship.
  9. ^ Holcomb, Mark (September 27, 2005). "The Greatest Game Ever Played". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

External links edit

  • Results at USGA site

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The 1913 U S Open was the 19th U S Open held September 18 20 at The Country Club in Brookline Massachusetts a suburb southwest of Boston Amateur Francis Ouimet age 20 won his only U S Open title in an 18 hole playoff five strokes ahead of Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray 1 2 3 1913 U S OpenTournament informationDatesSeptember 18 20 1913LocationBrookline MassachusettsCourse s The Country ClubOrganized byUSGAFormatStroke play 72 holesStatisticsPar73Length6 235 yards 5 701 m 1 Field66 players 54 after cutCut165 19 Winner s share 300 ChampionFrancis Ouimet a 304 12 playoff 19121914 The Country Club class notpageimage Location in the United States The Country Club class notpageimage Location in Massachusetts 1913 winner Francis Ouimet holding a horseshoe with Eddie Lowery his 10 year old caddy with a white towel around his neck Vardon Ouimet and Ray Vardon at the 1913 U S Open Fred McLeod and Harry Vardon at the 1913 U S Open The four rounds were played over two days Thursday and Friday After 36 holes Vardon and Wilfrid Reid co led at 147 1 4 5 and after the third round on Friday morning Ouimet Vardon and Ray were tied for the lead at 225 6 All three shot 79 in the afternoon and remained tied for the lead at the end of regulation at 304 12 6 7 8 In the Saturday playoff round all were tied at even par 38 at the turn then Ouimet had a bogey free back nine 34 for 72 1 Vardon was second with 77 and Ray came in third with a 78 1 3 It was widely hailed as a stunning upset over the strongly favored Britons and increased the popularity of the game in the United States Ouimet s victory was the first of eight wins by amateurs at the U S Open Bobby Jones won four and the last was Johnny Goodman in 1933 91 years ago The U S Open returned to the course for the 50th and 75th anniversaries in 1963 and 1988 and the U S Amateur was held at The Country Club on the centennial anniversary in 2013 it also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1999 All four events except the 2013 U S Amateur were won by Americans The 2022 U S Open again played at The Country Club was won by Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick Vardon the 1900 champion won a sixth British Open in 1914 Ray the British Open champion in 1912 won the U S Open in 1920 The tournament inspired the Mark Frost book The Greatest Game Ever Played Harry Vardon Francis Ouimet and the Birth of Modern Golf 2002 The book was adapted into the film The Greatest Game Ever Played 2005 directed by Bill Paxton 9 Contents 1 Course 2 Round summaries 2 1 First round 2 2 Second round 2 3 Third round 2 4 Final round 2 4 1 Scorecard 2 5 Playoff 2 5 1 Scorecard 3 References 4 External linksCourse editMain article The Country Club Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par 1 Polo Field 430 5 10 Redan 140 3 2 Cottage 300 4 11 Stockton 390 4 3 Pond 435 5 12 Paddock 415 4 4 Hospital 300 4 13 Maiden 320 4 5 Newton 420 4 14 Quarry 470 5 6 Bakers 275 4 15 Liverpool 370 4 7 Plateau 185 3 16 Clyde 125 3 8 Corner 380 4 17 Elbow 360 4 9 Himalayas 520 5 18 Home 410 4 Out 3 245 38 In 2 990 35 Source 1 4 6 Total 6 245 73Round summaries editFirst round edit Thursday September 18 1913 morning Place Player Score To par T1 nbsp Alec Ross 71 2 nbsp Macdonald Smith 3 nbsp Jack Croke 72 1 T4 Robert Andrews 73 E nbsp Walter Hagen nbsp Tom McNamara T5 nbsp Jim Barnes 74 1 nbsp John McDermott T7 nbsp Fred Herreshoff a 75 2 nbsp Wilfrid Reid nbsp Herbert Strong nbsp Harry Vardon Source 4 5 Second round edit Thursday September 18 1913 afternoon Place Player Score To par T1 nbsp Wilfrid Reid 75 72 147 1 nbsp Harry Vardon 75 72 147 T3 nbsp Ted Ray 79 70 149 3 nbsp Herbert Strong 75 74 149 T5 nbsp Jim Barnes 74 76 150 4 nbsp Macdonald Smith 71 79 150 T7 nbsp Walter Hagen 73 78 151 5 nbsp Francis Ouimet a 77 74 151 nbsp Alec Ross 71 80 151 nbsp George Sargent 75 76 151 Source 4 5 Third round edit Friday September 19 1913 morning Place Player Score To par T1 nbsp Francis Ouimet a 77 74 74 225 6 nbsp Ted Ray 79 70 76 225 nbsp Harry Vardon 75 72 78 225 4 nbsp Walter Hagen 73 78 76 227 8 5 nbsp Jim Barnes 74 76 78 228 9 T6 nbsp John McDermott 74 79 77 230 11 nbsp George Sargent 75 76 79 230 nbsp Macdonald Smith 71 79 80 230 T9 nbsp Pat Doyle 78 80 73 231 12 nbsp Herbert Strong 75 74 82 231 nbsp Louis Tellier 76 76 79 231 Source 6 7 Final round edit Friday September 19 1913 afternoon Place Player Score To par Money T1 nbsp Francis Ouimet a 77 74 74 79 304 12 Playoff nbsp Ted Ray 79 70 76 79 304 nbsp Harry Vardon 75 72 78 79 304 T4 nbsp Walter Hagen 73 78 76 80 307 15 78 nbsp Jim Barnes 74 76 78 79 307 nbsp Macdonald Smith 71 79 80 77 307 nbsp Louis Tellier 76 76 79 76 307 8 nbsp John McDermott 74 79 77 78 308 16 50 9 nbsp Herbert Strong 75 74 82 79 310 18 40 10 nbsp Pat Doyle 78 80 73 80 311 19 30 Source 6 7 Amateurs Ouimet 12 Fownes 20 Herreshoff 26 Travers 30 Scorecard edit Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 nbsp Ouimet 6 6 6 6 8 9 9 11 11 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 nbsp Vardon 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 nbsp Ray 6 7 6 8 7 7 9 10 11 12 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 Cumulative tournament scores relative to par Birdie Bogey Double bogey Source 7 Playoff edit Saturday September 20 1913 Place Player Score To par Money 1 nbsp Francis Ouimet a 38 34 72 1 0 2 nbsp Harry Vardon 38 39 77 4 300 3 nbsp Ted Ray 38 40 78 5 150 Source 1 3 Scorecard edit Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 nbsp Ouimet E E 1 1 E E 1 E E E E E E E E E 1 1 nbsp Vardon E E 1 1 E 1 E E E 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 nbsp Ray E E E E 1 1 1 E E 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 Source 1 3 References edit a b c d e f Darwin Bernard September 21 1913 Francis Ouimet scores triumph in golf tourney Chicago Sunday Tribune p 1 sports Sheridan Hal September 21 1913 Ouimet s great victory makes him hero of golfers Pittsburg Press p 21 a b c d American Open golf championship Glasgow Herald Scotland September 22 1913 p 9 a b c d Darwin Bernard September 19 1913 English golfers perform superbly Chicago Daily Tribune p 15 a b c Golf in America the Open championship Glasgow Herald Scotland September 19 1913 p 9 a b c d Darwin Bernard September 20 1913 Golfers battle over soggy links in final rounds Chicago Daily Tribune p 13 a b c d Golf in America tie for championship Glasgow Herald Scotland September 20 1913 p 7 Ouimet Ties Great English Golfers Twenty Year Old Schoolboy s Wonderful Performance in National Open Golf The New York Times September 20 1913 Retrieved January 2 2011 An American youth Francis Ouimet a stripling scarcely out of his teens carved a niche for himself in international sporting history here to day when he tied with England s famous professional golfers Harry Vardon and Edward Ray in the final round of the national open championship Holcomb Mark September 27 2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played The Village Voice Retrieved April 9 2021 External links editResults at USGA site USOpen com 1913 42 18 54 N 71 08 53 W 42 315 N 71 148 W 42 315 71 148 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