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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Baltimore 

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Location in the United States

Baltimore CC

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Location in Maryland

The 1899 U.S. Open was the fifth U.S. Open, held September 14–15 at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Maryland. ^[1] Willie Smith won his only major title, a record eleven strokes ahead of three runners-up. ^{[2] [3]}

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. ^[4] 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, ^[2] 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. ^{[3] [5]} 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. ^[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, September 14, 1899 (morning)

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

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

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
	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

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

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
	Jack Park	88-80-75=243
5	Val Fitzjohn	85-80-79=244
T6	Alex Smith	82-81-82=245
	Bert Way	80-85-80=245
T8	Henry Gullane	81-86-80=247
	Peter Walker	84-86-77=247
10	George Low	82-79-89=250

Source: ^{[2] [5]}

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
	Peter Walker	84-86-77-86=333

Source: ^{[2] [5]}

References

External links

• USGA Championship Database

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