1921 U.S. Open (golf)

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.

1921 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–22, 1921
LocationChevy Chase, Maryland
Course(s)Columbia Country Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par70
Field84
Cutnone
Winner's share$500
Champion
Jim Barnes
289 (+9)
Columbia CC 
Location in the United States
Columbia CC 
Location in Maryland

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.

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Walter Hagen United States1914, 191979737274298+18T2
Fred McLeod Scotland
 United States		190874747674298+18T2
Chick Evans (a) United States191673787675302+224
Alex Smith Scotland1906, 191075757974303+23T5
George Sargent England1909WD

Source:[1][3]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 21, 1921 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Barnes England69−1
2George Duncan Scotland72+2
3Chick Evans (a) United States73+3
T4Clarence Hackney United States74+4
Emil Loeffler United States
Fred McLeod Scotland
 United States
T7Leo Diegel United States75+5
Emmet French United States
Jock Hutchison Scotland
 United States
Joe Kirkwood Australia
Charlie Murray Canada
Alex Smith Scotland

Source:[3]

Second round

Thursday, July 21, 1921 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Barnes England69-75=144+4
T2Fred McLeod Scotland
 United States		74-74=148+8
Charlie Murray Canada75-73=148
4Bobby Jones (a) United States78-71=149+9
T5George Duncan Scotland72-78=150+10
Clarence Hackney United States74-76=150
Alex Smith Scotland75-75=150
Louis Tellier France76-74=150
T9Chick Evans (a) United States73-78=151+11
Emil Loeffler United States74-77=151

Source:[3]

Third round

Friday, July 22, 1921 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Barnes England69-75-73=217+7
T2Walter Hagen United States79-73-72=224+14
Fred McLeod Scotland
 United States		74-74-76=224
4Emil Loeffler United States74-77-74=225+15
T5Emmet French United States75-77-74=226+16
Bobby Jones (a) United States78-71-77=226
7Chick Evans (a) United States73-78-76=227+17
T8George Duncan Scotland72-78-78=228+28
Clarence Hackney United States74-76-78=228
Louis Tellier France76-74-78=228

Source:[1][3]

Final round

Friday, July 22, 1921 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jim Barnes England69-75-73-72=289+9500
T2Walter Hagen United States79-73-72-74=298+18250
Fred McLeod Scotland
 United States		74-74-76-74=298
4Chick Evans (a) United States73-78-76-75=302+220
T5Emmet French United States75-77-74-77=303+23125
Bobby Jones (a) United States78-71-77-77=3030
Alex Smith Scotland75-75-79-74=303125
T8George Duncan Scotland72-78-78-77=305+2585
Clarence Hackney United States[6]74-76-78-77=305
10Emil Loeffler United States74-77-74-81=306+2675

Source:[1][3]

(a) denotes amateur

References
  1. Richardson, W.D. (July 23, 1921). "Barnes takes golf title; Evans fourth". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 7.
  2. Walsh, David J. (July 23, 1921). "Barnes Open golf champion; ties record". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6.
  3. Richardson, W.D. (July 22, 1921). "Barnes first at half-way mark in golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13.
  4. Walsh, David J. (July 22, 1921). "Abe Mitchell "picks-up" in golf title tourney". Milwaukee Journal. p. 20.
  5. McCallum, Walter R. (June 24, 1921). "Britons and Old Guard Fail in Golf Classic". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. p. 23. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  6. According to his naturalization certificate (available at Ancestry.com) Hackney became a U.S. citizen in May 1921

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