1902 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1902 U.S. Open was the eighth U.S. Open, held October 10–11 at Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York, on Long Island, east of New York City.[1] Laurie Auchterlonie established a new 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record to win his only major title, six strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis.[2][3][4]

1902 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesOctober 10–11, 1902
LocationGarden City, New York
Course(s)Garden City Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field83
Cutnone
Winner's share$200
Champion
Laurie Auchterlonie
307
Garden City Golf Club
Location in the United States
Garden City Golf Club 
Location in New York

Auchterlonie posted rounds of 78-78-74-77 and became the first in U.S. Open history to card four sub-80 rounds. His 307 total was six shots better than the previous championship record, set by Harry Vardon in 1900.[4]

Clear skies greeted the field on Friday for the first two rounds.[5] The weather worsened on Saturday, with cloudy skies in the morning and a pouring rain in the afternoon. The adverse playing conditions didn't seen to affect the scoring; in fact many players played well in the final round in the rain. John Shippen, playing out of Marine Field Club in New York, became the first American-born player to finish in the money in a U.S. Open.[6]

The improvement in scores were in large part due to the introduction of the Haskell golf ball, which soon replaced the gutta-percha ball as the prominent golf ball in use.

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
Willie Smith Scotland1899827980753164
Willie Anderson Scotland190179827681318T5
Horace Rawlins England189589837979330T16
James Foulis Scotland189681888281332T20
Fred Herd Scotland18988279838933324

Source:[2][3]

Did not play: Harry Vardon (1900), Joe Lloyd (1897).

Round summaries

First round

Friday, October 10, 1902 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Jack Campbell Scotland77
2Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland78
T3Willie Anderson Scotland79
Arthur Griffiths [7] Wales
Jack Park Scotland
Alex Smith Scotland
Harry Turpie Scotland
T8David Brown Scotland80
Donald Ross Scotland
Charles Thorn Scotland

Source:[3][5]

Second round

Friday, October 10, 1902 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland78-78=156
2Stewart Gardner Scotland82-76=158
3Alex Ross Scotland80-83=160
T4Willie Anderson Scotland79-82=161
Willie Smith Scotland82-79=161
6Charles Thorn Scotland80-82=162
7Donald Ross Scotland80-83=163
T8David Hunter [8] Scotland83-81=164
John Shippen United States83-81=164
Walter Travis (a) United States82-82=164
Harry Turpie Scotland79-85=164

Source:[3][5]

Third round

Saturday, October 11, 1902 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland78-78-74=230
2Stewart Gardner Scotland82-76-77=235
3Willie Anderson Scotland79-82-76=237
T4John Shippen United States83-81-75=239
Walter Travis (a) United States82-82-75=239
T6Donald Ross Scotland80-83-78=241
Willie Smith Scotland82-79-80=241
T8Jack Campbell Scotland77-87-79=243
Charles Thorn Scotland80-82-80=242
Harry Turpie Scotland79-85-78=242

Source:[2][3]

Final round

Saturday, October 11, 1902 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney ($)
1Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland78-78-74-77=307200
T2Stewart Gardner Scotland82-76-77-78=313150
Walter Travis (a) United States82-82-75-74=3130
4Willie Smith Scotland82-79-80-75=316125
T5Willie Anderson Scotland79-82-76-81=31890
John Shippen United States83-81-75-79=318
7Charles Thorn Scotland80-82-80-77=31970
8Harry Turpie Scotland79-85-78-78=32050
9Donald Ross Scotland80-83-78-81=32240
10Alex Ross Scotland83-77-84-79=32330

Source:[2][3]

Amateurs: Travis (313), Murphy (341), Watson (345), Livingston (348), Seeley (353),
                 Lockwood (356), Macdonald (357), Croker (360).

References
  1. "Pros to tee off today". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 10, 1902. p. 7.
  2. "Auchterlonie is Open champion". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 12, 1902. p. 1, sec. 2.
  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. pp. 204–5. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  4. "Auchterlonie Wins Open Championship at Garden City – Travis Ties for Second Place". The Fitchburg Sentinel. Fitchburg, Massachusetts. October 13, 1902. p. 1.
  5. "Best score by Glen View pro". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1902. p. 6.
  6. "Open Golf Champion". The Saint Paul Globe. Minnesota. October 12, 1902. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144483278
  8. https://www.antiquegolfscotland.com/antiquegolf/maker.php3?makerid=1137

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