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1909 U.S. Open (golf)

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1909 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 24–25, 1909
LocationEnglewood, New Jersey
Course(s)Englewood Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Field79, 66 after cut
Cut165 (+21)
Winner's share$300
Champion
England George Sargent
290 (+2)
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The 1909 U.S. Open was the fifteenth U.S. Open, held June 24–25 at Englewood Golf Club in Englewood, New Jersey, north of downtown New York City (Manhattan). George Sargent established a new U.S. Open scoring record to win his only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara.[1][2]

In the opening round on Thursday morning, David Hunter made U.S. Open history as the first player to break 70, but he had some problems in the second round when he hit his ball into a brook and subsequently used four niblick shots in getting out.[3] After reaching the turn in 47 he made a nice recovery on the back nine and came home in 37 for 84 (he had another 84 in the third round and finished thirtieth). McNamara also had a sub-70 score with 69 in the second round and led by four strokes midway at 142.[4]

McNamara carried a two-stroke lead over Sargent into the final round on Friday afternoon. Sargent birdied the final hole for 71 and his third consecutive round of 72 or better. McNamara struggled over the final 18 holes with 77 and finished four back of Sargent.[1] Sargent's winning total of 290 broke the U.S. Open scoring record by five shots. Bob Peebles was well positioned after three rounds on 222 but struggled and fell back into the pack with a final round 78.

John McDermott made his U.S. Open debut at age 17 and was 49th. He placed in the top-ten in each of the next five, with consecutive wins in 1911 and 1912, the first American-born champion. Four-time champion Willie Anderson tied for fourth in his penultimate U.S. Open. Horace Rawlins, the inaugural champion fourteen years earlier in 1895, made his last cut in the championship and finished sixtieth.

Due to financial problems, Englewood closed in 1977, making it one of two U.S. Open courses that no longer exist, the other being the original site at Fresh Meadow Country Club which hosted in 1932.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, June 24, 1909 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 David Hunter 68 −4
2 Scotland Andrew Campbell 71 −1
T3 United States Walter Travis (a) 72 E
F.R. Upton (a)
T5 United States Tom McNamara 73 +1
England Gilbert Nicholls
T7 John Campbell 74 +2
Charles Rowe
T7 England Herbert Barker 75 +3
United States Jack Burke Sr.
Scotland Alex Campbell
England George Sargent
England Herbert Strong

Source:[2][4]

Second round

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Thursday, June 24, 1909 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Tom McNamara 73-69=142 −2
2 Scotland Andrew Campbell 71-75=146 +2
3 England George Sargent 75-72=147 +3
T4 Scotland Alex Campbell 75-73=148 +4
England Gilbert Nicholls 73-75=148
T6 Scotland Bob Peebles 76-73=149 +5
Scotland Alex Smith 76-73=149
8 United States Walter Travis (a) 72-78=150 +6
T9 Scotland Peter Robertson 79-72=151 +7
Charles Rowe 74-77=151
F.R. Upton (a) 72-79=151

Source:[2][4]

Third round

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Friday, June 25, 1909 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Tom McNamara 73-69-75=217 +1
2 England George Sargent 75-72-72=219 +3
3 Scotland Bob Peebles 76-73-73=222 +6
T4 Scotland Andrew Campbell 71-75-77=223 +7
Scotland Alex Smith 76-73-74=223
6 Scotland Jack Hobens 75-78-72=225 +9
7 Scotland Isaac Mackie 77-75-74=226 +10
T8 Scotland Tom Anderson, Jr. 78-74-75=227 +11
England Herbert Barker 75-79-73=227
United States Mike Brady 76-77-74=227
Scotland George Low 78-75-74=227
England Gilbert Nicholls 73-75-79=227
Charles Rowe 74-77-76=227

Source:[1][2]

Final round

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Friday, June 25, 1909 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 England George Sargent 75-72-72-71=290 +2 300
2 United States Tom McNamara 73-69-75-77=294 +6 150
3 Scotland Alex Smith 76-73-74-72=295 +7 100
T4 Scotland Willie Anderson 79-74-76-70=299 +11 70
Scotland Jack Hobens 75-78-72-74=299
Scotland Isaac Mackie 77-75-74-73=299
T7 Scotland Tom Anderson, Jr. 78-74-75-73=300 +12 35
England Herbert Barker 75-79-73-73=300
Scotland Andrew Campbell 71-75-77-77=300
Scotland Bob Peebles 76-73-73-78=300
United States Walter Travis (a) 72-78-77-73=300 0

Source:[1][2]

Amateurs: Travis (+12), Upton (+16), Douglas (+23), Tiffany (+30),
                 Morgan (+36), Behr (+37), Kirkby (+40), Watson (+40)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "George Sargent is golf champion". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 26, 1909. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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. 212. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Fast Golf in Open". New York Tribune. June 25, 1909. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Boston golfer gets low score". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 25, 1909. p. 13.
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