1905 U.S. Open (golf)

1905 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	September 21–22, 1905
Location	South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Course(s)	Myopia Hunt Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field	78, 57 after cut
Cut	175
Winner's share	$200
Champion
	Willie Anderson
	314

Myopia
Hunt Club

Location in the United States

Myopia
Hunt Club

Location in Massachusetts

The 1905 U.S. Open was the 11th U.S. Open, held September 21–22 at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, northeast of Boston. Willie Anderson won his third consecutive U.S. Open title, and his record fourth overall, two strokes ahead of runner-up Alex Smith.^[1]^[2]

Smith was the co-leader with Stewart Gardner at 156 after the first 36 holes on Thursday.^[3] Following the third round on Friday morning, Smith led Anderson by a shot, but a third consecutive 80 in the afternoon dropped him to second place. Five strokes back after the second round, Anderson closed with 76 and 77 for 314, two strokes ahead of Smith. Scoring conditions at Myopia were very difficult; the lowest score posted was 75, by 1897 champion Joe Lloyd in the opening round. His next best was 83 in the third round.

Anderson's feat of three consecutive U.S. Open titles remains unmatched, while his four wins were later equaled by three others: Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus. Anderson played in the next five editions with three top-five finishes and was eleventh in his last appearance in 1910; he died four months later at age 31.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Finish
Willie Anderson	Scotland	1901, 1903, 1904	81	80	76	77	314	1
Willie Smith	Scotland	1899	86	81	76	83	326	T11
Joe Lloyd	England	1897	75	86	83	84	328	T16
Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	1902	85	82	79	86	332	24
Horace Rawlins	England	1895	84	90	78	88	340	T37

Source:^[1]^[2]

Did not play: Harry Vardon (1900), Fred Herd (1898), James Foulis (1896).

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, September 22, 1905 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Joe Lloyd	England	75
2	Alex Smith	Scotland	76
3	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	78
T4	Peter Robertson	Scotland	79
T4	Alec Ross	Scotland	79
T6	Fred McLeod	Scotland	80
	James Maiden	Scotland
	Bernard Nicholls	England
	Harry Turpie	Scotland
T10	Willie Anderson	Scotland	81
	Percy Barrett	England
	Fred Mackenzie	Scotland
	John Mackie
	Tom McNamara	United States
	Bob Peebles	United States
	Arthur Smith
	Walter Travis (a)	United States
	George Turnbull	Scotland
	Bert Way	England

Source:^[2]^[3]

Second round

Thursday, September 22, 1905 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score
T1	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	78-78=156
T1	Alex Smith	Scotland	76-80=156
T3	Alex Campbell	Scotland	82-76=158
	Gilbert Nicholls	England	82-76=158
	Arthur Smith		81-77=158
6	Peter Robertson	Scotland	79-80=159
7	Tom McNamara	United States	81-79=160
T8	Willie Anderson	Scotland	81-80=161
	Percy Barrett	England	81-80=161
	Joe Lloyd	England	75-86=161
	Walter Travis (a)	United States	81-80=161

Source:^[2]^[3]

Third round

Friday, September 22, 1905 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Alex Smith	Scotland	76-80-80=236
2	Willie Anderson	Scotland	81-80-76=237
T3	Percy Barrett	England	81-80-77=238
	Alex Campbell	Scotland	82-76-80=238
	Arthur Smith		81-77-80=238
6	Peter Robertson	Scotland	79-80-81=240
T7	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	78-78-85=241
T7	Walter Travis (a)	United States	81-80-80=241
T9	George Cumming	Scotland	85-82-75=242
T9	Gilbert Nicholls	England	82-76-84=242

Source:^[1]^[2]

Final round

Friday, September 22, 1905 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money ($)
1	Willie Anderson	Scotland	81-80-76-77=314	200
2	Alex Smith	Scotland	76-80-80-80=316	150
T3	Percy Barrett	England	81-80-77-79=317	113
T3	Peter Robertson	Scotland	79-80-81-77=317	113
5	Stewart Gardner	Scotland	78-78-85-77=318	80
6	Alex Campbell	Scotland	82-76-80-81=319	70
T7	Jack Hobens	Scotland	82-80-81-78=321	45
T7	Gilbert Nicholls	England	82-76-84-79=321	45
9	George Cumming	Scotland	85-82-75-81=323	30
10	Arthur Smith		81-77-80-86=324	25

Source:^[1]^[2]

Amateurs: Lockwood (325), Travis (325).

References

1 2 3 4 "Anderson wins title". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 23, 1905. p. 6.
1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 208. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
1 2 3 "Eastern golfers get low scores". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 22, 1905. p. 6.

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Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 70°51′32″W / 42.609°N 70.859°W / 42.609; -70.859

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[anwnti05-1] 1 2 3 4 "Anderson wins title". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 23, 1905. p. 6.

[majofgolf-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 208. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

[gglwsco-3] 1 2 3 "Eastern golfers get low scores". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 22, 1905. p. 6.

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