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Golf tournament
1905 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 21–22, 1905
LocationSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts
Course(s)Myopia Hunt Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field78, 57 after cut
Cut175
Winner's share$200
Champion
Scotland Willie Anderson
314
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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.

Smith was the co-leader with Stewart Gardner at 156 after the first 36 holes on Thursday. 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.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, September 22, 1905 (morning)

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

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Second round

Thursday, September 22, 1905 (afternoon)

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

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Third round

Friday, September 22, 1905 (morning)

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

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Final round

Friday, September 22, 1905 (afternoon)

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Anderson wins title". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 23, 1905. p. 6.
  2. ^ 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. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Eastern golfers get low scores". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 22, 1905. p. 6.

External links

1905 Men's major golf championships
U.S. Open Championships

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