1919 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 9–12, 1919
Location	West Newton, Massachusetts
Course(s)	Brae Burn Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,435 yards (5,884 m) [1]
Field	131, 66 after cut
Cut	170 (+28)
Prize fund	$1,300 [2]
Winner's share	$475
Champion
Walter Hagen
301 (+17)
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Brae Burn CC

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Location in the United States

Brae Burn CC 

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Location in Massachusetts

The 1919 U.S. Open was the 23rd U.S. Open, held June 9–12 at Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb west of Boston. In the first U.S. Open since 1916, Walter Hagen defeated Mike Brady by one stroke in an 18-hole playoff to win his second and final U.S. Open. ^{[3] [4] [5]} It was the second of Hagen's eleven major titles. The championship was not held in 1917 and 1918 due to the First World War.

Charles Hoffner, age 22, opened the tournament with a 72 to take the first round lead, ^[6] but he fell off the pace with a 78 in the second round. Mike Brady carded consecutive rounds of 74 to take the 36-hole lead by two over Hoffner, with Walter Hagen in a group three back. ^[7] Brady shot 73 in the third round and opened up a commanding five-shot lead over Hagen. In the final round, he stumbled to an 80 for 301 total, allowing Hagen back into the championship. Hagen had a 10-footer (3 m) to win at the 18th, but his putt lipped out. ^[8]

In the playoff the next day, Hagen carried a two-stroke lead to the 17th but then bogeyed to see his lead cut to one. But both players made par on the 18th, giving Hagen the title. Hagen's victory in the playoff came after he partied with entertainer Al Jolson all night before showing up to play.

This was the first U.S. Open to be played over three days, with the first and second rounds played on the first two days and the third and final rounds played on the last day (Wednesday). It reverted to the two-day schedule the following year; the three-day schedule returned in 1926 and the four-day schedule began in 1965.

Willie Chisholm set an unfortunate tournament record in the first round at the par-3 8th hole. His approach shot landed in a rocky ravine and he took several shots to get out. He eventually settled for an 18 on the hole, a dubious record that would stand until a 19 was recorded in 1938.

Defending champion Chick Evans finished twelve strokes back in tenth place and was the low amateur. ^[8]

Round summaries

First round

Monday, June 9, 1919

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Charles Hoffner	72	+1
T2	George Bowden	73	+2
	Louis Tellier
4	Mike Brady	74	+3
5	Francis Ouimet (a)	76	+5
T6	Jim Barnes	77	+6
	Chick Evans (a)
	Otto Hackbarth
	Tom Mulgrew
	Alec Ross

Source: ^[6]

Second round

Tuesday, June 10, 1919

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Mike Brady	74-74=148	+6
2	Charles Hoffner	72-78=150	+8
T3	George Bowden	73-78=151	+9
	Walter Hagen	78-73=151
	Louis Tellier	73-78=151
T6	John Cowan	79-74=153	+11
	Chick Evans (a)	77-76=153
	Tom McNamara	80-73=153
9	Jock Hutchison	78-76=154	+12
T10	Jim Barnes	77-78=155	+13
	Fred McLeod	78-77=155
	Francis Ouimet (a)	76-79=155
	Alec Ross	77-78=155

Source: ^[7]

Third round

Wednesday, June 11, 1919   (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Mike Brady	74-74-73=221	+8
2	Walter Hagen	78-73-75=226	+13
3	George Bowden	73-78-76=227	+14
4	John Cowan	79-74-75=228	+15
5	Jock Hutchison	78-76-76=230	+17
T6	George McLean	81-75-76=232	+19
	Tom McNamara	80-73-79=232
8	Louis Tellier	73-78-82=233	+20
T9	Jim Barnes	77-78-79=234	+21
	Fred McLeod	78-77-79=234

Source: ^[8]

Final round

Wednesday, June 11, 1919   (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ( $)
T1	Walter Hagen	78-73-75-75=301	+17	Playoff
	Mike Brady	74-74-73-80=301
T3	Jock Hutchison	78-76-76-76=306	+22	118
	Tom McNamara	80-73-79-74=306
T5	George McLean	81-75-76-76=308	+24	66
	Louis Tellier	73-78-82-75=308
7	John Cowan	79-74-75-81=309	+25	52
8	Fred McLeod	78-77-79-78=312	+28	42
T9	George Bowden	73-78-76-86=313	+29	33
	Chick Evans (a)	77-76-82-78=313		0

Source: ^{[8] [9]}

(a) denotes amateur

Playoff

Thursday, June 12, 1919

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ( $)
1	Walter Hagen	77	+6	475
2	Mike Brady	78	+7	237

Source: ^{[4] [9]}

References

External links

• USGA Championship Database
• USOpen.com - 1919

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