1910 U.S. Open (golf)

1910 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 18–20, 1910
Location	Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Course(s)	Philadelphia Cricket Club
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	73
Field	73, 52 after cut
Cut	167 (+21)
Winner's share	$300
Champion
Alex Smith
298 (+6)
«1909 1911»

Philadelphia 
Cricket Club

Location in the United States

The 1910 U.S. Open was the 16th U.S. Open, held June 18–20 at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, a suburb north of Philadelphia. Alex Smith prevailed in an 18-hole playoff over his brother Macdonald Smith and 18-year-old American John McDermott to win his second U.S. Open title.

Alex Smith opened with a pair of 76s to take the 36-hole lead on Thursday by two shots ahead of John McDermott, Gilbert Nicholls, Fred McLeod, and Tom Anderson. Smith carded a 79 in the third round on Friday morning that left him two behind McDermott, who shot a 75. In the final round, McDermott was the first to finish and posted another 75 and a 298 total. Macdonald Smith, Alex's younger brother, shot a 71 that also placed him at 298. McLeod had a chance to also post 298 after driving the 18th hole, but his putt for a 2 stayed out and he finished a shot back. Alex Smith also drove the green at the last needing only a two-putt to win, but he missed from 18 inches and tied with McDermott and his brother. Alex was not fazed by the near-miss in the playoff, shooting a 71 to beat McDermott by four and Macdonald by six.

McDermott would go on to win the next two U.S. Open titles, becoming both the youngest champion in tournament history as well as the first American-born winner. Four-time U.S. Open champion Willie Anderson played in his final U.S. Open here and finished in 11th place; he died four months later of epilepsy at age 31.

Final leaderboard

Friday, June 19, 1910

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Alex Smith	Scotland	73-73-79-73=298	+6	Playoff
	John McDermott	United States	74-74-75-75=298
	Macdonald Smith	Scotland	74-78-75-71=298
4	Fred McLeod	Scotland	78-70-78-73=299	+7	80
T5	Tom McNamara	United States	73-78-73-76=300	+8	65
	Gilbert Nicholls	England	73-75-77-75=300
7	Jack Hobens	Scotland	74-77-74-76=301	+9	50
T8	Tom Anderson, Jr.	Scotland	72-76-81-73=302	+10	30
	Herbert Barker	England	75-78-77-72=302
	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	77-76-75-74=302

Playoff

Saturday, June 20, 1910

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Alex Smith	Scotland	71	–2	300
2	John McDermott	United States	75	+2	150
3	Macdonald Smith	Scotland	77	+4	100

External links

• 1910 U.S. Open
• USGA Championship Database