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1915 U.S. Open (golf)

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1915 U.S. Open
Travers with the winner's cup
Tournament information
DatesJune 17−18, 1915
LocationSpringfield, New Jersey
Course(s)Baltusrol Golf Club
Old Course (no longer exists)
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par74
Length6,212 yards (5,680 m)[1]
Field66 players
Winner's share($300)
Champion
United States Jerome Travers (a)
297 (+1)
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Baltusrol  is located in the United States
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Walter Hagen
Mike Brady
Tom McNamara

The 1915 U.S. Open was the 21st U.S. Open, held June 17–18 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Four-time U.S. Amateur champion Jerome Travers captured his only U.S. Open title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara.[1] The championship was played on the original course at Baltusrol, now known as the Old Course, which no longer exists.

Future U.S. Open champions Jim Barnes and Chick Evans shared the first round lead, with Travers five behind. After a 72 in the second round, Travers pulled to within two-shots of leaders Barnes and Louis Tellier.[2]

Travers took the lead in the third round with a 73, a shot ahead of Barnes, Tellier, Bob MacDonald, and Mike Brady, with McNamara two behind. MacDonald shot a 78 in the final round to finish in third, while Barnes and Tellier both shot 79 to finish in fourth. McNamara posted a 75 to total 298 as Travers made the turn at 39, and needed a 37 on the back-nine to win the title. His drive at the 10th went out of bounds, while his second shot found the rough. His third shot cleared the water surrounding the green and settled less than three feet (0.9 m) from the hole. He managed to save par with a 15-footer (4.5 m) at the 11th, three-putted for bogey at the 12th, but then made a birdie at 15. Pars over the final three holes saw him finish with a 76 and a 297 total.[3]

Shortly after this win, Travers announced his retirement from competitive golf and never played in the U.S. Open again.

Defending champion Walter Hagen finished nine strokes back, in a tie for tenth place.

The Old Course at Baltusrol was plowed under three years later in 1918 by course architect A. W. Tillinghast to create the Upper and Lower Courses.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, June 17, 1915 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
T1 England Jim Barnes 71 −3
United States Chick Evans (a)
3 Scotland Bob MacDonald 72 −2
T4 Scotland Jock Hutchison 74 E
Scotland Fred McLeod
T6 Davis Ogilvie 75 +1
England George Sargent
France Louis Tellier
T9 United States Mike Brady 76 +2
Scotland Alex Campbell
Joe Mitchell
United States Jerome Travers (a)

Source:[2]

Second round

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Thursday, June 17, 1915 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
T1 England Jim Barnes 71-75=146 −2
France Louis Tellier 75-71=146
3 United States Mike Brady 76-71=147 −1
4 United States Jerome Travers (a) 76-72=148 E
T5 Scotland Bob MacDonald 72-77=149 +1
United States Tom McNamara 78-71=149
7 Scotland Fred McLeod 74-76=150 +2
T8 United States Walter Hagen 78-73=151 +3
Scotland Alex Campbell 76-75=151
T10 United States Chick Evans (a) 71-81=152 +4
Scotland George Low 78-74=152
England George Sargent 75-77=152

Source:[2]

Third round

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Friday, June 18, 1915 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jerome Travers (a) 76-72-73=221 −1
T2 United States Mike Brady 76-71-75=222 E
Scotland Bob MacDonald 72-77-73=222
France Louis Tellier 75-71-76=222
5 United States Tom McNamara 78-71-74=223 +1
T6 England Jim Barnes 71-75-79=225 +3
Scotland Alex Campbell 76-75-74=225
8 Scotland Fred McLeod 74-76-76=226 +4
9 United States Walter Hagen 78-73-76=227 +5
10 Scotland George Low 78-74-76=228 +6

Source:[3]

Final round

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Friday, June 18, 1915 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Jerome Travers (a) 76-72-73-76=297 +1 0
2 United States Tom McNamara 78-71-74-75=298 +2 300
3 Scotland Bob MacDonald 72-77-73-78=300 +4 150
T4 England Jim Barnes 71-75-79-76=301 +5 90
France Louis Tellier 75-71-76-79=301
6 United States Mike Brady 76-71-75-80=302 +6 70
7 Scotland George Low 78-74-76-75=303 +7 60
T8 Scotland Jock Hutchison 74-79-76-76=305 +9 45
Scotland Fred McLeod 74-76-76-79=305
T10 Scotland Alex Campbell 76-75-74-81=306 +10 6
United States Emmet French 77-79-75-75=306
United States Walter Hagen 78-73-76-79=306
United States Tom Kerrigan 78-75-76-77=306
England Gilbert Nicholls 78-81-73-74=306
Scotland Jack Park 77-77-75-77=306
England Wilfrid Reid 77-78-75-76=306
England George Sargent 75-77-79-75=306

Source:[3]

Amateurs: Travers (+1), Evans (+11), Stone (+12), Ouimet (+21).

References

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  1. ^ a b Hinckley, Rockwell (June 19, 1915). "Golf". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Harry C. (June 18, 1915). "Eastern pros tie for lead in golf meet". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b c Smith, Harry C. (June 19, 1915). "Travers wins golf classic at Baltusrol". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 10.
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