1898 U.S. Open (golf)

1898 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 17–18, 1898
Location	South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Course(s)	Myopia Hunt Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field	45
Winner's share	$150
Champion
Fred Herd
328
«1897 1899»

Myopia
Hunt Club

Location in the United States

The 1898 U.S. Open was the fourth U.S. Open, held June 17–18 at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, northeast of Boston.^[1] Scotland's Fred Herd captured his only major title, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Alex Smith.

For the first time the U.S. Open was expanded to 72-holes, meaning the players had to complete eight loops around Myopia's 9-hole course.^[1] Fred Herd trailed leader Willie Anderson by six shots after 36-holes, but he managed to pass Anderson with a 75 in the third round, the low round of the championship. Despite an 84 over the last 18-holes, Herd managed to prevail over Alex Smith by seven, with Anderson finishing in 3rd place eight shots back. Only Herd and Smith managed to break 80 in any round of the championship.

Herd's fondness for liquor was well-known, and after his win tournament officials required him to leave a deposit to prevent him from selling the trophy for drinking money. His brother Sandy would win The Open Championship in 1902.

Final leaderboard

Saturday, June 18, 1898

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money ($)
1	Fred Herd	Scotland	84-85-75-84=328	150
2	Alex Smith	Scotland	78-86-86-85=335	100
3	Willie Anderson	Scotland	81-82-87-86=336	50
4	Joe Lloyd	England	87-80-86-86=339	25
5	Willie Smith	Scotland	82-91-85-82=340	10
6	Willie Hoare	England	84-84-87-87=342	0
7	Willie Dunn, Jr.	Scotland	85-87-87-85=344
T8	John Jones	England	83-84-90-90=347
	Herbert Leeds (a)	United States	81-84-93-89=347
	Robert McAndrews	Scotland	85-90-86-86=347
	Bernard Nicholls	England	86-87-88-86=347

(a) denotes amateur

References

1 2 "Golf Experts to Meet". The Sun. June 17, 1898. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

External links

1898 Men's Major Golf Championships

U.S. Open The Open Championship

U.S. Open Championships

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