1906 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1906 U.S. Open was the twelfth U.S. Open, held June 28–29 at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Alex Smith won the first of his two U.S. Open titles, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Willie Smith, his younger brother and the 1899 champion.[1][2]

1906 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 28–29, 1906
LocationLake Forest, Illinois
Course(s)Onwentsia Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Length6,107 yards (5,584 m)
Field66, 55 after cut
Cut171
Winner's share$300
Champion
Alex Smith
295
Lake Forest 
Location in the United States
Lake Forest 
Location in Illinois

Willie Anderson, three-time defending champion and club pro at Onwentsia, was the heavy favorite.[3] He trailed Alex Smith by two strokes after the first 36 holes on Thursday,[4] and by three after the third round on Friday morning, but an 84 that afternoon dropped him to a distant fifth. Smith posted rounds of 73-74-73-75 for 295, a U.S. Open record and the first sub-300 winning score. Not only did his brother Willie finish in second, his brother-in-law James Maiden tied for third.[1]

Smith's win marked the end of a streak where Scottish-born players won seven consecutive major championships.

For the first time, no player from the inaugural U.S. Open in 1895 participated. Horace Rawlins, the first champion, had played in every edition until this year.

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
Willie Smith Scotland1899738174743022
Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland190276787576305T3
Willie Anderson Scotland1901, 1903,
1904, 1905		737674843075
James Foulis Scotland189683867976324T22

Source:[2]

Did not play: Harry Vardon (1900), Fred Herd (1898), Joe Lloyd (1897), Horace Rawlins (1895).

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 28, 1906 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
T1Willie Anderson Scotland73
Alex Smith Scotland
Willie Smith Scotland
4Jack Hobens Scotland75
T5Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland76
Alex Campbell Scotland
Gilbert Nicholls England
Alex Ross Scotland
James Watson
T10Walter Fovargue United States77
Bim Lovekin

Source:[2][4]

Second round

Thursday, June 28, 1906 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Alex Smith Scotland73-74=147
2Willie Anderson Scotland73-76=149
3James Maiden Scotland80-73=153
T4Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland76-78=154
Willie Smith Scotland73-81=154
T6George Cumming Scotland79-76=155
Alex Ross Scotland76-79=155
George Smith79-76=155
T9Fred Brand78-78=156
Stewart Gardner Scotland80-76=156
Bernard Nicholls England79-77=156

Source:[2][4]

Third round

Friday, June 29, 1906 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Alex Smith Scotland73-74-73=220
2Willie Anderson Scotland73-76-74=223
3Willie Smith Scotland73-81-74=228
4Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland76-78-75=229
T5James Maiden Scotland80-73-77=230
Alex Ross Scotland76-79-75=230
T7Chandler Egan (a) United States79-78-76=233
Stewart Gardner Scotland80-76-77=233
9Gilbert Nicholls England76-81-77=234
10Jack Hobens Scotland75-84-76=235

Source:[1][2]

Final round

Friday, June 29, 1906 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney ($)
1Alex Smith Scotland73-74-73-75=295300
2Willie Smith Scotland73-81-74-74=302150
T3Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland76-78-75-76=30590
James Maiden Scotland80-73-77-75=305
5Willie Anderson Scotland73-76-74-84=30770
6Alex Ross Scotland76-79-75-80=31060
7Stewart Gardner Scotland80-76-77-78=31150
T8Chandler Egan (a) United States79-78-76-80=3130
Gilbert Nicholls England76-81-77-79=31340
10Jack Hobens Scotland75-84-76-79=31430

Source:[1][2]

Amateurs: Egan (313), Wood (327), Hunter (332), Sellers (337), Potter (342).

References
  1. "A. Smith gains national honor". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 30, 1906. p. 10.
  2. 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. 209. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. "America's best golfers to play". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 28, 1906. p. 6.
  4. "Smith leader in Open golf event". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 29, 1906. p. 6.

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