1911 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1911 U.S. Open was the 17th U.S. Open, held June 23–26 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago. Nineteen-year-old John McDermott became the first American-born champion by defeating Mike Brady and George Simpson in an 18-hole playoff.[1]

1911 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 23–26, 1911
LocationWheaton, Illinois
Course(s)Chicago Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par76
Length6,606 yards (6,041 m)[1][2]
Field72, 60 after cut
Cut168 (+16)
Winner's share$300
Champion
John McDermott
307 (+3), playoff
Chicago 
Golf Club
Location in the United States
Chicago 
Golf Club
Location in Illinois

Two past champions, Alec Ross and Fred McLeod, shared the 36-hole lead on Friday evening at 149 (−3), with McDermott, Brady, and Simpson four shots back at 153, in a five-way tie for fourth.[2]

Ross struggled on a rainy Saturday with 81-82 for 312 (+8) and fell into a tie for ninth. McLeod had a three-stroke lead after 54 holes, but finished with 83 for 308. Simpson posted 79-75 for 307, while Brady tied Simpson with a final round 75. McDermott made a birdie on the final hole for 79 to join Simpson and Brady, forcing a three-way playoff.[3] Sunday was an idle day.[4]

In the playoff on Monday afternoon,[4] McDermott led Brady by four after the turn, with Simpson one more back.[1] Brady then played the next four holes in one-under par while McDermott made three consecutive bogeys, evening up the contest with four holes remaining. McDermott took the lead at the 15th after Brady missed a four-footer (1.2 m) for par, then sealed the championship with an approach to the par-5 18th that settled ten feet (3 m) from the hole. He two-putted for birdie and 80, two strokes ahead of Brady and five clear of Simpson at 85.[1]

At 19, McDermott became the youngest U.S. Open champion, a mark that still stands, and was also its first American-born champion. He successfully defended his title the following year, but by 1914 he began suffering from mental illness and his career was essentially over at age 23.

The Open Championship in England was held June 26−30 at Sandwich.

This was the first U.S. Open since the death of four-time champion Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905); he had played in the previous fourteen editions and died the previous October at age 31.

Course

HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
14685102414
23584115105
33374123304
44184135195
53344143004
65685153644
73104163184
83154173484
91413184275
Out3,24937In3,35739
Source:[1]Total6,60676

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Fred McLeod Scotland190877727683308+44
George Sargent England190976778484311+7T7
Alec Ross Scotland190774758182312+8T9
Alex Smith Scotland1906, 191076788285321+17T23

Source:[3]

Did not play: Laurie Auchterlonie (1902), Harry Vardon (1900), Willie Smith (1899).

Round summaries

First round

Friday, June 23, 1911 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Herbert Barker England75−1
Alec Ross Scotland
T3Mike Brady United States76E
George Sargent England
George Simpson Scotland
T6Fred McLeod Scotland77+1
Tom McNamara United States
Harry Turple United States
T9James Donaldson Scotland78+2
Otto Hackbarth United States
Albert Seckel (a) United States
Alex Smith Scotland

Source:[2]

Second round

Friday, June 23, 1911 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Fred McLeod Scotland77-72=149−3
Alec Ross Scotland74-75=149
3Otto Hackbarth United States78-74=152E
T4Mike Brady United States76-77=153+1
John McDermott United States81-72=153
George Sargent England76-77=153
George Simpson Scotland76-77=153
Harry Turpie United States77-76=153
T9Gilbert Nicholls England76-78=154+2
Alex Smith Scotland78-76=154

Source:[2]

Third round

Saturday, June 24, 1911 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Fred McLeod Scotland77-72-76=225−3
T2John McDermott United States81-72-75=228E
Gilbert Nicholls England76-78-74=228
T4Alex Campbell Scotland81-77-72=230+2
Jock Hutchison Scotland80-77-73=230
Alec Ross Scotland74-75-81=230
T7Mike Brady United States76-77-79=232+4
George Simpson Scotland76-77-79=232
T9Herbert Barker England75-81-77=233+5
Peter Robertson Scotland79-76-78=233

Source:[3]

Final round

Saturday, June 24, 1911 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1John McDermott United States81-72-75-79=307+3Playoff
Mike Brady United States76-77-79-75=307
George Simpson Scotland76-77-79-75=307
4Fred McLeod Scotland77-72-76-83=308+480
T5Jock Hutchison Scotland80-77-73-79=309+565
Gilbert Nicholls England76-78-74-81=309
T7Herbert Barker England75-81-77-78=311+745
George Sargent England76-77-84-74=311
T9Peter Robertson Scotland79-76-78-79=312+825
Alec Ross Scotland74-75-81-82=312

Source:[3]

Amateurs: Seckel (+9), Sawyer (+15), Phelps (+16), Gardner (+17), Egan (+17), Watson (+17),
                 Ames (+22), Sellers (+31), Devol (+37).

Playoff

Monday, June 26, 1911

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1John McDermott United States39-41=80+4300
2Mike Brady United States43-39=82+6150
3George Simpson Scotland44-41=85+9100

Source:[1]

Scorecard

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15 161718
Par544445443454544445
McDermott+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+4+4+5+5+5+5+4
Brady−1+1+2+2+3+4+5+5+6+5+5+4+5+5+6+6+6+6
SimpsonE+1+3+4+5+6+6+6+7+8+7+7+8+8+9+10+10+10

Source:[1]

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References

  1. Davis, J.G. (June 27, 1911). "M'Dermott wins Open golf title". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.
  2. Davis, J.G. (June 24, 1911). "Ross and M'Leod lead for honors". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 15.
  3. Davis, J.G. (June 25, 1911). "Triple tie for Open golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. Davis, J.G. (June 26, 1911). "Play for title on links today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.

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