1916 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1916 U.S. Open was the 22nd U.S. Open, held June 29–30 at Minikahda Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Amateur Chick Evans led wire-to-wire and set a new U.S. Open scoring record to win his only U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jock Hutchison.[3]

1916 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 29–30, 1916
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota
Course(s)Minikahda Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par72 [1][2]
Length6,150 yards (5,624 m)[1][2]
Field62 players
CutNone
Winner's share($300)
Champion
Chick Evans (a)
286 (−2)
Minneapolis 
Location in the United States
Minneapolis 
Location in Minnesota

There were 94 entries and on-site qualifying was held and only the defending champion was exempt. Qualifying was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, and each day half the field played 36 holes for 32 places in the starting field of 64.[4][5]

Evans opened the championship on Thursday with rounds of 70-69, the first in history to break 140 in the first two rounds of a U.S. Open.[6][7] He led by three over Wilfrid Reid, who went out of contention after a 79 (+7) in the third round. Evans carded a 74 to maintain his three-shot advantage after 54 holes, with Jim Barnes as the nearest pursuer. After a double-bogey at the fourth hole, Evans recovered with a birdie at the next and matched Barnes through the front nine. At the par-5 12th, Evans found the green in two shots and two-putted for a birdie. He finished with a round of 73 to Barnes' 74. Hutchison, nine back after two rounds, moved up to second place with a 68 (−4), the lowest score to date in the final round of a U.S. Open.[2] As the top professional, he took home the winner's share of the purse.

Evans' total of 286 established a new U.S. Open scoring record that stood for two decades, until 1936. Three months later, he won the U.S. Amateur championship at Merion near Philadelphia and became the first to win both titles in the same year. Evans won the U.S. Amateur again in 1920.

Like previous editions, this U.S. Open was scheduled for just two days, at 36 holes each. Not held in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I, it resumed in 1919 and was stretched to three days, with 18 holes on each of the first two days and 36 holes on the third. It reverted to the two-day format in 1920, then went to the three-day schedule in 1926.

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3104601305302653002204104003,0251603855354753653353551603553,1256,150
Par453544344363455444343672

Source:[8]

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
George Sargent England190975717275293+5T4
Walter Hagen United States191473767571295+77
Alec Ross Scotland190773767675300+12T15
Fred McLeod Scotland190874757777303+15T25

Source:[2][3][7][8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 29, 1916  (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Chick Evans (a) United States70−2
Wilfrid Reid England
T3Jim Barnes England71−1
Jack Dowling United States
T5Alex Campbell Scotland73+1
W. Clark
Walter Hagen United States
Jock Hutchison Scotland
Gilbert Nicholls England
Bob Peebles
Alec Ross Scotland

Source:[7]

Second round

Thursday, June 29, 1916  (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Chick Evans (a) United States70-69=139−5
2Wilfrid Reid England70-72=142−2
T3Jim Barnes England71-74=145+1
Bob Peebles73-72=145
T5Bob MacDonald Scotland74-72=146+2
George Sargent England75-71=146
7Jack Dowling United States71-76=147+3
T8Mike Brady United States75-73=148+4
J. Ferguson75-73=148
Jock Hutchison Scotland73-75=148
J. J. O'Brien United States76-72=148
Tom Vardon Jersey76-72=148

Source:[7]

Third round

Friday, June 30, 1916  (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Chick Evans (a) United States70-69-74=213−3
2Jim Barnes England71-74-71=216E
3George Sargent England75-71-72=218+2
T4Jock Hutchison Scotland73-75-72=220+4
Gilbert Nicholls England73-76-71=220
T6J. J. O'Brien United States76-72-73=221+5
Bob Peebles73-72-76=221
Wilfrid Reid England70-72-79=221
Louis Tellier France74-75-72=221
10Jack Dowling United States71-76-75=222+6

Source:[2][3][7][8]

Final round

Friday, June 30, 1916  (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Chick Evans (a) United States70-69-74-73=286−20
2Jock Hutchison Scotland73-75-72-68=288E300
3Jim Barnes England71-74-71-74=290+2150
T4Gilbert Nicholls England73-76-71-73=293+583
Wilfrid Reid England70-72-79-72=293
George Sargent England75-71-72-75=293
7Walter Hagen United States73-76-75-71=295+760
8Bob MacDonald Scotland74-72-77-73=296+850
T9Mike Brady United States75-73-75-74=297+930
J. J. O'Brien United States76-72-73-76=297
Tom Vardon Jersey76-72-75-74=297

Source:[2][3][7][8]

(a) denotes amateur

References
  1. ""Chick" Evans wins title at Minneapolis". Youngstown Daily Vindicator. (Ohio). July 1, 1916. p. 9.
  2. Sixty, Billy (July 1, 1916). "Golf". Milwaukee Journal. p. 8.
  3. "Evans wins National Open golf title". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 1, 1916. p. 10.
  4. Ritchie, J.H. (June 29, 1916). "Second flight honors captured by Simpson". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.
  5. Trenham, Peter C. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members" (PDF). Philadelphia Section PGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  6. "Chick Evans Jr. is a Comeback". Grand Forks Daily Herald. North Dakota. June 30, 1916. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  7. Ritchie, J.H. (June 30, 1916). "Evans leads in national golf tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 14.
  8. Evans, Chick (July 1916). "The Open Championship" (PDF). The American Golfer. pp. 169–174.

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