Tournament information | |
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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) | |
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. [1] [2] 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, [3] [4] 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. [5] 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". [5]
Chick Evans, the 1916 champion, edged 19-year-old Bobby Jones by a single stroke for low amateur, finishing alone in fourth place. [1] Two-time champion Alex Smith played in his last major and finished in a tie for fifth place.
Thursday, July 21, 1921 (morning)
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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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 |
Source: [3]
Thursday, July 21, 1921 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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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 |
Source: [3]
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 |
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 [6] | 74-76-78-77=305 | |||
10 | Emil Loeffler | 74-77-74-81=306 | +26 | 75 |