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1921 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 21–22, 1921
Location	Chevy Chase, Maryland
Course(s)	Columbia Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	70
Field	84
Cut	none
Winner's share	$500
Champion
Jim Barnes
289 (+9)
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The 1921 U.S. Open was the 25th U.S. Open, held July 21–22 at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Jim Barnes won his only U.S. Open, nine strokes ahead of runners-up Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod, both former champions. It was the third of Barnes' four major championships.

Barnes shot an opening round 69 on Thursday morning and led wire-to-wire; he led McLeod by four after the second round, and by seven through 54 holes. President Warren G. Harding was in attendance for the final round on Friday afternoon and presented the championship cup and medal to Barnes. Barnes' play was described by Evening Star sports reporter Walter R. McCallum as "a remarkable brand of golf by playing with the most implicit confidence and coolness".

Chick Evans, the 1916 champion, edged 19-year-old Bobby Jones by a single stroke for low amateur, finishing alone in fourth place. Two-time champion Alex Smith played in his last major and finished in a tie for fifth place.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 21, 1921 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Jim Barnes	69	−1
2	George Duncan	72	+2
3	Chick Evans (a)	73	+3
T4	Clarence Hackney	74	+4
	Emil Loeffler
	Fred McLeod
T7	Leo Diegel	75	+5
	Emmet French
	Jock Hutchison
	Joe Kirkwood
	Charlie Murray
	Alex Smith

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Second round

Thursday, July 21, 1921 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Jim Barnes	69-75=144	+4
T2	Fred McLeod	74-74=148	+8
	Charlie Murray	75-73=148
4	Bobby Jones (a)	78-71=149	+9
T5	George Duncan	72-78=150	+10
	Clarence Hackney	74-76=150
	Alex Smith	75-75=150
	Louis Tellier	76-74=150
T9	Chick Evans (a)	73-78=151	+11
	Emil Loeffler	74-77=151

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Third round

Friday, July 22, 1921 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Jim Barnes	69-75-73=217	+7
T2	Walter Hagen	79-73-72=224	+14
	Fred McLeod	74-74-76=224
4	Emil Loeffler	74-77-74=225	+15
T5	Emmet French	75-77-74=226	+16
	Bobby Jones (a)	78-71-77=226
7	Chick Evans (a)	73-78-76=227	+17
T8	George Duncan	72-78-78=228	+28
	Clarence Hackney	74-76-78=228
	Louis Tellier	76-74-78=228

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Final round

Friday, July 22, 1921 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jim Barnes	69-75-73-72=289	+9	500
T2	Walter Hagen	79-73-72-74=298	+18	250
	Fred McLeod	74-74-76-74=298
4	Chick Evans (a)	73-78-76-75=302	+22	0
T5	Emmet French	75-77-74-77=303	+23	125
	Bobby Jones (a)	78-71-77-77=303		0
	Alex Smith	75-75-79-74=303		125
T8	George Duncan	72-78-78-77=305	+25	85
	Clarence Hackney	74-76-78-77=305
10	Emil Loeffler	74-77-74-81=306	+26	75

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(a) denotes amateur

References

1. ^ Richardson, W.D. (July 23, 1921). "Barnes takes golf title; Evans fourth". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 7.
2. Walsh, David J. (July 23, 1921). "Barnes Open golf champion; ties record". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6.
3. ^ Richardson, W.D. (July 22, 1921). "Barnes first at half-way mark in golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13.
4. Walsh, David J. (July 22, 1921). "Abe Mitchell "picks-up" in golf title tourney". Milwaukee Journal. p. 20.
5. ^ McCallum, Walter R. (June 24, 1921). "Britons and Old Guard Fail in Golf Classic". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. p. 23. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
6. According to his naturalization certificate (available at Ancestry.com) Hackney became a U.S. citizen in May 1921

External links

• USGA Championship Database
• USOpen.com - 1921

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