1904 U.S. Open (golf)

1904 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 8–9, 1904
Location	Golf, Illinois
Course(s)	Glen View Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Length	6,266 yards (5,730 m)
Field	69, 47 after cut
Cut	174
Winner's share	$200
Champion
Willie Anderson
303
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Glen View
Club

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Location in the United States

Glen View
Club

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Location in Illinois

The 1904 U.S. Open was the tenth U.S. Open, held July 8–9 at Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago.^[1] Defending champion Willie Anderson won the third of his four U.S. Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls.^[2][3]

Anderson shared the lead with Stewart Gardner at 75 on Friday morning, but a 78 in the afternoon dropped him two behind after 36 holes.^[4] In the third round on Saturday morning, Fred Mackenzie shot 74 to take a two-stroke lead over Anderson and Gardner after 54 holes. Mackenzie and Gardner fell back in the afternoon; Mackenzie's 80 took him down to third and Gardner's 85 dropped him to sixth. Anderson had 72 for the lowest round in U.S. Open history, and his 303 also established a new championship low. Nicholls posted a 73 in the final round to finish ascend the leaderboard to second place.^[2][3]

Anderson was the first to successfully defend a U.S. Open title, and he would become the first to win three straight the following year, yet to be equaled.

For the first time, the U.S. Open adopted a cut after 36 holes, eliminating those more than fifteen shots behind tenth place.

Friday, July 8, 1904 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
T1	Willie Anderson	75
	Stewart Gardner
3	Fred Mackenzie	76
4	Jack Hobens	77
T5	Percy Barrett	78
	Alex Smith
	George Thomson
T8	David Foulis	79
	Horace Rawlins
T10	Laurie Auchterlonie	80
	John Campbell
	Bernard Nicholls
	Gilbert Nicholls
	Donald Ross

Source:^[3][4]

Friday, July 8, 1904 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score
1	Stewart Gardner	75-76=151
2	Willie Anderson	75-78=153
T3	Fred Mackenzie	76-79=155
	Horace Rawlins	79-76=155
5	Gilbert Nicholls	80-76=156
T6	Percy Barrett	78-79=157
	James Foulis	83-74=157
	Bernard Nicholls	80-77=157
T9	Jack Hobens	77-82=159
	Alex Smith	78-81=159

Source:^[3][4]

Saturday, July 9, 1904 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	Fred Mackenzie	76-79-74=229
T2	Willie Anderson	75-78-78=231
	Stewart Gardner	75-76-80=231
T4	James Foulis	83-74-78=235
	Gilbert Nicholls	80-76-79=235
T6	Laurie Auchterlonie	80-81-75=236
	Percy Barrett	78-79-79=236
	Bernard Nicholls	80-77-79=236
9	Jack Hobens	77-82-80=239
T10	David Robertson	82-78-80=240
	Donald Ross	80-82-78=240
	Bobby Simpson	82-82-76=240

Source:^[2][3]

Saturday, July 9, 1904 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	Money ($)
1	Willie Anderson	75-78-78-72=303	200
2	Gilbert Nicholls	80-76-79-73=308	150
3	Fred Mackenzie	76-79-74-80=309	125
T4	Laurie Auchterlonie	80-81-75-78=314	90
	Bernard Nicholls	80-77-79-78=314
T6	Percy Barrett	78-79-79-80=316	53
	Stewart Gardner	75-76-80-85=316
	Bobby Simpson	82-82-76-76=316
9	James Foulis	83-74-78-82=317	30
10	Donald Ross	80-82-78-78=318	25

Source:^[2][3]

Amateurs: C. Egan (329), Hunter (331), Edwards (332), Phelps (348), Clingman (349), W. Egan (363)

• USGA Championship Database

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