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Golf tournament

1899 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	September 14–15, 1899
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Course(s)	Baltimore Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field	72
Prize fund	$750
Winner's share	$150
Champion
Willie Smith
315
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The 1899 U.S. Open was the fifth U.S. Open, held September 14–15 at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Maryland. Willie Smith won his only major title, a record eleven strokes ahead of three runners-up.

On Thursday, Smith and future four-time champion Willie Anderson co-led with 77 in the morning and Anderson took the lead in the afternoon at 158, with Smith a stroke back. In the third round on Friday morning, Anderson's 85 allowed Smith to take a four-stroke lead over Alex Campbell, and his 77 in the afternoon distanced him from the field; Campbell ballooned to 94 and fell to twelfth.

Playing out of Midlothian Country Club in Chicago, Smith was the only player to record three sub-80 rounds, and did not score higher than a seven on any hole in the championship. Val Fitzjohn, George Low, and Bert Way tied for second, eleven strokes behind. Smith's margin of victory was the largest in the U.S. Open for 101 years, until Tiger Woods won by fifteen shots in 2000. Smith's brother Alex, a future two-time champion, finished seventh.

Smith won a gold medal and was given custody of the Championship Cup for a year.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, September 14, 1899 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	Willie Anderson	77
1	Willie Smith	77
3	Bert Way	80
T4	Henry Gullane	81
T4	Horace Rawlins	81
T6	George Low	82
	Alexander Patrick
	Writ Thompson
T9	Alex Campbell	83
	David Foulis
	Arthur Smith

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Second round

Thursday, September 14, 1899 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score
1	Willie Anderson	77-81=158
2	Willie Smith	77-82=159
3	George Low	82-79=161
T4	Alex Campbell	83-80=163
T4	Alex Smith	82-81=163
T6	Val Fitzjohn	85-80=165
	Alexander Patrick	82-83=165
	Bert Way	80-85=165
9	Horace Rawlins	81-85=166
10	Henry Gullane	81-86=167

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Third round

Friday, September 15, 1899 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	Willie Smith	77-82-79=238
2	Alex Campbell	83-80-79=242
T3	Willie Anderson	77-81-85=243
T3	Jack Park	88-80-75=243
5	Val Fitzjohn	85-80-79=244
T6	Alex Smith	82-81-82=245
T6	Bert Way	80-85-80=245
T8	Henry Gullane	81-86-80=247
T8	Peter Walker	84-86-77=247
10	George Low	82-79-89=250

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Final round

Friday, September 15, 1899 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	Money ($)
1	Willie Smith	77-82-79-77=315	150
T2	Val Fitzjohn	85-80-79-82=326	125
	George Low	82-79-89-76=326
	Bert Way	80-85-80-81=326
5	Willie Anderson	77-81-85-84=327	80
6	Jack Park	88-80-75-85=328	70
7	Alex Smith	82-81-82-85=330	50
8	Henry Gullane	81-86-80-84=331	25
T9	Laurie Auchterlonie	86-87-82-78=333	0
T9	Peter Walker	84-86-77-86=333	0

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References

"Open tourney on today". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 14, 1899. p. 7.
^ Murphy, James Shields (September 16, 1899). "Smith is the champion". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 6.
^ "New Golf Champion of the United States". The San Francisco Call. September 16, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
^ Murphy, James Shields (September 15, 1899). "Anderson in the lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 8.
^ 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. 202. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
"The Golf Championship". North Adams Transcript. Massachusetts. September 16, 1899.

External links

USGA Championship Database

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