1908 U.S. Open (golf)

1908 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	August 27–29, 1908
Location	South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Course(s)	Myopia Hunt Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field	84, 48 after cut
Cut	183
Winner's share	$300
Champion
	Fred McLeod
	322

The 1908 U.S. Open was the fourteenth U.S. Open, held August 27–29 at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, northeast of Boston. Fred McLeod defeated 1899 champion Willie Smith in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title.[1][2]

Myopia
Hunt Club

Location in the United States

Myopia
Hunt Club

Location in Massachusetts

High winds on Thursday caused scores in the first two rounds to soar, with only two players managing to break 80. Willie Smith carded rounds of 77-82 for a three-stroke lead over Myopia club pro John Jones, with brother Alec Smith four back and Fred McLeod five behind.[3]

On Friday, Smith struggled to an 85 in the third round in the morning but still held the lead by one over McLeod and two over Alex. In the final round that afternoon, McLeod tied for lowest score of the tournament by carding a 77, while Smith managed a 78 to force a playoff.[4]

In the playoff on Saturday, McLeod and Smith were even through 13 holes, but McLeod took the lead at the 14th after Smith missed a par putt. McLeod dominated the rest of the way, going 1-under on the last five holes to shoot a 77 to Smith's 83.[1] McLeod only broke 80 in one round of the tournament, while Smith and Gilbert Nicholls were the only players to shoot in the 70s twice. The winning score of 322 was the third-highest in U.S. Open history.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Finish
Willie Smith	Scotland	1899	77	82	85	78	322	2
Alex Smith	Scotland	1906	80	83	83	81	327	3
Willie Anderson	Scotland	1901, 1903, 1904, 1905	85	86	80	79	330	4
Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	1902	85	83	83	95	346	T21
Horace Rawlins	England	1895	85	89	88	84	346	T21
Alec Ross	Scotland	1907	89	85	91	82	347	T23
Joe Lloyd	England	1897	90	90	WD

Source:[3][2][4]

Did not play: Harry Vardon (1900), Fred Herd (1898), James Foulis (1896).

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 27, 1908 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Willie Smith	Scotland	77
2	Alex Smith	Scotland	80
3	John Jones	England	81
T4	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	82
T4	Fred McLeod	Scotland	82
T6	Herbert Barker	England	84
T6	Richard Kimball	United States	84
T8	Willie Anderson	Scotland	85
	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland
	Alex Campbell	United States
	Tom McNamara	United States

Source:[2][3]

Second round

Thursday, August 27, 1908 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Willie Smith	Scotland	77-82=159
2	John Jones	England	81-81=162
3	Alex Smith	Scotland	80-83=163
4	Fred McLeod	Scotland	82-82=164
T5	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	82-84=166
T5	Gilbert Nicholls	England	89-77=166
T7	Jack Hobens	Scotland	86-81=167
T7	Tom McNamara	United States	85-82=167
T9	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	85-83=168
T9	Alex Campbell	United States	85-83=168

Source:[2][3]

Third round

Friday, August 28, 1908 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Willie Smith	Scotland	77-82-85=244
2	Fred McLeod	Scotland	82-82-81=245
3	Alex Smith	Scotland	80-83-83=246
4	John Jones	England	81-81-87=249
5	Peter Robertson	Scotland	89-84-77=250
T6	Willie Anderson	Scotland	85-86-80=251
T6	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	85-83-83=251
8	Jack Hobens	Scotland	86-81-85=252
T9	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	82-84-87=253
	Richard Kimball	United States	84-86-83=253
	Tom McNamara	United States	85-82-86=253

Source:[2][4]

Final round

Friday, August 28, 1908 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money ($)
T1	Fred McLeod	Scotland	82-82-81-77=322	Playoff
T1	Willie Smith	Scotland	77-82-85-78=322	Playoff
3	Alex Smith	Scotland	80-83-83-81=327	100
4	Willie Anderson	Scotland	85-86-80-79=330	80
5	John Jones	England	81-81-87-82=331	70
T6	Jack Hobens	Scotland	86-81-85-81=333	45
T6	Peter Robertson	Scotland	89-84-77-83=333	45
T8	Percy Barrett	England	94-80-86-78=338	28
T8	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	82-84-87-85=338	28
T10	Richard Kimball	United States	84-86-83-86=339	0
T10	Tom McNamara	United States	85-82-86-86=339	0

Source:[2][4]

Amateurs: Travis (347), Hylan (356), J. Anderson (357).

Playoff

Saturday, August 29, 1908

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money ($)
1	Fred McLeod	Scotland	39-38=77	300
2	Willie Smith	Scotland	38-45=83	150

Source:[1]

References

"M'Leod takes golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. August 30, 1908. p. 3, sec. 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. 210–11. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
"Smith of Mexico leads golfers". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 28, 1908. p. 7.
"Smith and M'Leod tied at Myopia". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 29, 1908. p. 7.

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[mldtgtl-1] "M'Leod takes golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. August 30, 1908. p. 3, sec. 3.

[majofgolf-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. pp. 210–11. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[smithmex-3] "Smith of Mexico leads golfers". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 28, 1908. p. 7.

[tieatmy-4] "Smith and M'Leod tied at Myopia". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 29, 1908. p. 7.

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