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1900 U.S. Open (golf)

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1900 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesOctober 4–5, 1900
LocationWheaton, Illinois
Course(s)Chicago Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field62[1]
Cutnone
Prize fund$800
Winner's share$200
Champion
Jersey Harry Vardon
313
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The 1900 U.S. Open was the sixth U.S. Open, held October 4–5 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.[2] On a tour of the United States from Britain, Harry Vardon won his only U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of his great rival, J.H. Taylor.[3][4][5]

In the U.S. to promote the Vardon Flyer Ball, Vardon made his first appearance at the U.S. Open. Taylor was also in America on business and decided to enter, creating a highly anticipated matchup between the two great British rivals. Together they formed two-thirds of the Great Triumvirate that dominated British golf at the turn of the century (the third, James Braid, never played in the U.S. Open).

On Thursday morning, Taylor opened with 76 for a two-shot lead, but an 82 in the afternoon put him one back of Vardon after 36 holes.[1] On Friday morning, Vardon's 76 opened up a four-stroke lead over Taylor, who was seven clear of the field. Despite an 80 in the afternoon for 313, Vardon prevailed by two, as Taylor shot 78 for 315. Local Chicago pro David Bell was a distant third at 322.[4][5]

Neither Vardon nor Taylor won another major outside The Open Championship, which they won a combined eleven times. Vardon did not play in the U.S. Open again until 1913, when he and Ted Ray lost a playoff to amateur Francis Ouimet. He was also runner-up in his third and final Open appearance, in 1920. Taylor played the U.S. Open only once more, also in 1913, and was thirtieth.

Course

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Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Burn 460 5 10 Pond (In) 140 3
2 East 330 4 11 Lodge (In) 270 4
3 Corner 340 4 12 Hillside 330 4
4 Gables 415 4 13 Long (In) 500 5
5 Far 320 4 14 Mound 290 4
6 Long (Out) 520 5 15 Gopher 350 4
7 Lodge (Out) 285 4 16 Horseshoe 310 4
8 Ginger Ale 260 4 17 Home View 320 4
9 Pond (Out) 160 3 18 Home 420 5
Out 3,090 37 In 2,930 37
Total 6,020 74

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, October 4, 1900 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 England J.H. Taylor 76
2 Scotland David Bell 78
3 Jersey Harry Vardon 79
4 Scotland Tom Hutchinson 81
5 Scotland Willie Smith 82
6 Scotland Willie Anderson 83
T7 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 84
Scotland Val Fitzjohn
Scotland George Low
Scotland Bobby Simpson
Scotland Harry Turpie

Source:[1][5]

Second round

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Thursday, October 4, 1900 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
1 Jersey Harry Vardon 79-78=157
2 England J.H. Taylor 76-82=158
3 Scotland David Bell 78-83=161
T4 Scotland Alex Campbell 86-77=163
Scotland Stewart Gardner 85-78=163
6 Scotland George Low 84-80=164
7 Scotland Willie Smith 82-83=165
8 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 84-82=166
9 Scotland Val Fitzjohn 84-83=167
T10 Scotland Tom Hutchinson 81-87=168
Scotland Bobby Simpson 84-84=168

Source:[1][5]

Third round

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Friday, October 5, 1900 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Jersey Harry Vardon 79-78-76=233
2 England J.H. Taylor 76-82-79=237
T3 Scotland David Bell 78-83-83=244
Scotland Willie Smith 82-83-79=244
5 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 84-82-80=246
6 Scotland Stewart Gardner 85-78-84=247
7 Scotland Tom Hutchinson 81-87-81=249
T8 Scotland Willie Anderson 83-88-79=250
Scotland George Low 84-80-85=250
Scotland Harry Turpie 84-87-79=250

Source:[4][5]

Final round

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Friday, October 5, 1900 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money ($)
1 Jersey Harry Vardon 79-78-76-80=313 200
2 England J.H. Taylor 76-82-79-78=315 150
3 Scotland David Bell 78-83-83-78=322 125
T4 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 84-82-80-81=327 90
Scotland Willie Smith 82-83-79-83=327
6 Scotland George Low 84-80-85-82=331 70
7 Scotland Tom Hutchinson 81-87-81-84=333 50
8 Scotland Harry Turpie 84-87-79-84=334 25
9 Scotland Stewart Gardner 85-78-84-89=336 0
10 Scotland Val Fitzjohn 84-83-89-82=338

Source:[4][5]

Amateurs: Macdonald (355), Johnstone (356), Holabird (361), Stuart (362), Egan (379).

Winner's scorecards

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Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18  In  Total
Round 1 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 40 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 39 79
Round 2 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 38 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 40 78
Round 3 5 3 5 5 4 6 4 4 3 39 3 3 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 37 76
Round 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 40 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 40 80

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Englishmen lead at golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 5, 1900. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Win medals on Wheaton links". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 4, 1900. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b "Vardon golf champion" (PDF). New York Times. October 6, 1900. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Harry Vardon golf champion". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 6, 1900. p. 5.
  5. ^ a b c d e f 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. 203. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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