1912 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1912 U.S. Open was the 18th U.S. Open, held August 1–2 at the Country Club of Buffalo in Amherst, New York, a suburb east of Buffalo. (The course is now Grover Cleveland Golf Course, owned by Erie County. The Country Club of Buffalo relocated several miles east in 1926 to Williamsville (42.972°N 78.727°W / 42.972; -78.727).) Twenty-year-old John McDermott successfully defended his U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara.[2]

1912 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesAugust 1–2, 1912
LocationAmherst, New York
Course(s)Country Club of Buffalo
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par74
Length6,326 yards (5,784 m)[1]
Field120, 78 after cut
Cut166 (+18)
Winner's share$300
Champion
John McDermott
294 (−2)
Country Club
of Buffalo
Location in the United States
Country Club
of Buffalo
Location in New York

At the end of the second round on Thursday, Mike Brady, Percy Barrett, and Alex Smith were tied for the lead, with defending champion McDermott two back.[3]

In the third round on Friday morning, played in rainy conditions with thunderstorms threatening to disrupt play, McDermott managed to card a 74 despite hitting two drives out of bounds. He still trailed Brady by three going into the final round in the afternoon, but Brady struggled on his way to a 79 and 299 total. McNamara, seven back at the start of the round, fired a course-record 69 to post 296; his 142 over the last two rounds was a new tournament record, but not enough to catch McDermott. Despite a bogey on the last hole, McDermott carded a 71 for a 294 total, two shots ahead of McNamara.[2]

McDermott, age 20, was already a two-time U.S. Open champion, but by 1914 his golf career was over. After a series of personal setbacks, he began suffering from mental illness and spent most of the rest of his life in a mental institution.

Jim Barnes, a future champion in 1921, tied for 18th in his first U.S. Open. Horace Rawlins, the winner of the inaugural Open in 1895, made his final appearance and missed the cut.

The par-6 tenth hole measured 606 yards (554 m), the longest hole in U.S. Open history up to that point and the only time a hole was given a par more than five.

Course

(present-day Grover Cleveland Golf Course)

HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
13454106066
23154114004
34064123404
43804132103
54555141703
63004155165
71253161553
84305175405
93004183334
Out3,05637In3,27037
Source:[1]Total6,32674

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
John McDermott United States191174757471294−21
Alex Smith Scotland1906, 191077707775299+3T3
George Sargent England190972787677303+76
Fred McLeod Scotland190879777577308+12T13
Alec Ross Scotland19078285CUT
Horace Rawlins England18958885CUT

Source:[3][4]

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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 1, 1912 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Mike Brady United States72−2
Dan Kenny Canada
George Sargent England
T4Frank Peebles Scotland73−1
Walter Travis (a) United States
T6Grange Alves Scotland74E
Percy Barrett England
 Canada
Alex Campbell Scotland
Jack Campbell Scotland
Jack Croke United States
John McDermott United States
Tom McNamara United States
David Ogilvie Scotland

Source:[3]

Second round

Thursday, August 1, 1912 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Percy Barrett England
 Canada
74-73=147−1
Mike Brady United States72-75=147
Alex Smith Scotland77-70=147
T4Jack Campbell Scotland74-75=149+1
John McDermott United States74-75=149
Frank Peebles Scotland73-76=149
T7Jim Barnes England77-73=150+2
George Sargent England72-78=150
T10Tom Anderson, Jr. Scotland75-76=151+3
Alex Campbell Scotland74-77=151

Source:[3]

Third round

Friday, August 2, 1912 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mike Brady United States72-75-73=220−2
2John McDermott United States74-75-74=223+1
3Alex Smith Scotland77-70-77=224+2
4George Sargent England72-78-76=226+4
5Tom McNamara United States74-80-73=227+5
6Otto Hackbarth United States77-77-75=229+7
T7Charlie Murray Canada75-78-77=230+8
Walter Travis (a) United States73-79-78=230
T9Alex Campbell Scotland74-77-80=231+9
Jack Dowling United States76-79-76=231

Source:[2]

Final round

Friday, August 2, 1912 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1John McDermott United States74-75-74-71=294−2300
2Tom McNamara United States74-80-73-69=296E150
T3Mike Brady United States72-75-73-79=299+390
Alex Smith Scotland77-70-77-75=299
5Alex Campbell Scotland74-77-80-71=302+670
6George Sargent England72-78-76-77=303+760
T7Jack Dowling United States76-79-76-74=305+945
Otto Hackbarth United States77-77-75-76=305
9Charlie Murray Canada75-78-77-76=306+1040
T10Tom Anderson, Jr. Scotland75-76-81-75=307+1125
Frank Peebles Scotland73-76-83-75=307
Walter Travis (a) United States73-79-78-77=3070

Source:[2]

Amateurs: Travis (+11), J. Anderson (+14), Gardner (+23), Lee (+29).

References

  1. "Start Open golf play today". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 1, 1912. p. 14.
  2. "M'Dermott tops Open golf field". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 3, 1912. p. 10.
  3. "Three tie in golf tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 2, 1912. p. 12.
  4. 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. 215–6. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

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