1911 U.S. Open (golf)

1911 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 23–26, 1911
Location	Wheaton, Illinois
Course(s)	Chicago Golf Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	76
Length	6,606 yards (6,041 m)
Field	72, 60 after cut
Cut	168 (+16)
Winner's share	$300
Champion
	John McDermott
	307 (+3), playoff
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Chicago
Golf Club

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Location in the United States

Chicago
Golf Club

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Location in Illinois

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]

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[]

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	468	5		10	241	4
2	358	4		11	510	5
3	337	4		12	330	4
4	418	4		13	519	5
5	334	4		14	300	4
6	568	5		15	364	4
7	310	4		16	318	4
8	315	4		17	348	4
9	141	3		18	427	5
Out	3,249	37		In	3,357	39
Source:^[1]			Total		6,606	76

Past champions in the field[]

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Fred McLeod	Scotland	1908	77	72	76	83	308	+4	4
George Sargent	England	1909	76	77	84	84	311	+7	T7
Alec Ross	Scotland	1907	74	75	81	82	312	+8	T9
Alex Smith	Scotland	1906, 1910	76	78	82	85	321	+17	T23

Source:^[3]

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

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Friday, June 23, 1911 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Herbert Barker	England	75	−1
T1	Alec Ross	Scotland	75	−1
T3	Mike Brady	United States	76	E
	George Sargent	England
	George Simpson	Scotland
T6	Fred McLeod	Scotland	77	+1
	Tom McNamara	United States
	Harry Turple	United States
T9	James Donaldson	Scotland	78	+2
	Otto Hackbarth	United States
	Albert Seckel (a)	United States
	Alex Smith	Scotland

Source:^[2]

Second round[]

Friday, June 23, 1911 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Fred McLeod	Scotland	77-72=149	−3
T1	Alec Ross	Scotland	74-75=149	−3
3	Otto Hackbarth	United States	78-74=152	E
T4	Mike Brady	United States	76-77=153	+1
	John McDermott	United States	81-72=153
	George Sargent	England	76-77=153
	George Simpson	Scotland	76-77=153
	Harry Turpie	United States	77-76=153
T9	Gilbert Nicholls	England	76-78=154	+2
T9	Alex Smith	Scotland	78-76=154	+2

Source:^[2]

Third round[]

Saturday, June 24, 1911 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Fred McLeod	Scotland	77-72-76=225	−3
T2	John McDermott	United States	81-72-75=228	E
T2	Gilbert Nicholls	England	76-78-74=228	E
T4	Alex Campbell	Scotland	81-77-72=230	+2
	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	80-77-73=230
	Alec Ross	Scotland	74-75-81=230
T7	Mike Brady	United States	76-77-79=232	+4
T7	George Simpson	Scotland	76-77-79=232	+4
T9	Herbert Barker	England	75-81-77=233	+5
T9	Peter Robertson	Scotland	79-76-78=233	+5

Source:^[3]

Final round[]

Saturday, June 24, 1911 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	John McDermott	United States	81-72-75-79=307	+3	Playoff
	Mike Brady	United States	76-77-79-75=307
	George Simpson	Scotland	76-77-79-75=307
4	Fred McLeod	Scotland	77-72-76-83=308	+4	80
T5	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	80-77-73-79=309	+5	65
T5	Gilbert Nicholls	England	76-78-74-81=309	+5	65
T7	Herbert Barker	England	75-81-77-78=311	+7	45
T7	George Sargent	England	76-77-84-74=311	+7	45
T9	Peter Robertson	Scotland	79-76-78-79=312	+8	25
T9	Alec Ross	Scotland	74-75-81-82=312	+8	25

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

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	John McDermott	United States	39-41=80	+4	300
2	Mike Brady	United States	43-39=82	+6	150
3	George Simpson	Scotland	44-41=85	+9	100

Source:^[1]

Scorecard[]

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5
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
Simpson	E	+1	+3	+4	+5	+6	+6	+6	+7	+8	+7	+7	+8	+8	+9	+10	+10	+10

Source:^[1]

	Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey

References[]

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

External links[]

Coordinates: 41°50′56″N 88°06′54″W / 41.849°N 88.115°W / 41.849; -88.115

[mdwopti-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Davis, J.G. (June 27, 1911). "M'Dermott wins Open golf title". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.

[rsandmld-2] Davis, J.G. (June 24, 1911). "Ross and M'Leod lead for honors". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 15.

[trptie-3] Davis, J.G. (June 25, 1911). "Triple tie for Open golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.

[pftoltd-4] Davis, J.G. (June 26, 1911). "Play for title on links today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.

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