The 1905 U.S. Open was the 11th U.S. Open, held September 21–22 at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, northeast of Boston. Willie Anderson won his third consecutive U.S. Open title, and his record fourth overall, two strokes ahead of runner-up Alex Smith.[1][2]

1905 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 21–22, 1905
LocationSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts
Course(s)Myopia Hunt Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field78, 57 after cut
Cut175
Winner's share$200
Champion
Scotland Willie Anderson
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Smith was the co-leader with Stewart Gardner at 156 after the first 36 holes on Thursday.[3] Following the third round on Friday morning, Smith led Anderson by a shot, but a third consecutive 80 in the afternoon dropped him to second place. Five strokes back after the second round, Anderson closed with 76 and 77 for 314, two strokes ahead of Smith. Scoring conditions at Myopia were very difficult; the lowest score posted was 75, by 1897 champion Joe Lloyd in the opening round. His next best was 83 in the third round.

Anderson's feat of three consecutive U.S. Open titles remains unmatched, while his four wins were later equaled by three others: Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus. Anderson played in the next five editions with three top-five finishes and was eleventh in his last appearance in 1910; he died four months later at age 31.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, September 22, 1905 (morning)

Place Player Score
1   Joe Lloyd 75
2   Alex Smith 76
3   Stewart Gardner 78
T4   Peter Robertson 79
  Alec Ross
T6   Fred McLeod 80
  James Maiden
  Bernard Nicholls
  Harry Turpie
T10   Willie Anderson 81
  Percy Barrett
  Fred Mackenzie
John Mackie
  Tom McNamara
  Bob Peebles
Arthur Smith
  Walter Travis (a)
  George Turnbull
  Bert Way

Source:[2][3]

Second round

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Thursday, September 22, 1905 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
T1   Stewart Gardner 78-78=156
  Alex Smith 76-80=156
T3   Alex Campbell 82-76=158
  Gilbert Nicholls 82-76=158
Arthur Smith 81-77=158
6   Peter Robertson 79-80=159
7   Tom McNamara 81-79=160
T8   Willie Anderson 81-80=161
  Percy Barrett 81-80=161
  Joe Lloyd 75-86=161
  Walter Travis (a) 81-80=161

Source:[2][3]

Third round

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Friday, September 22, 1905 (morning)

Place Player Score
1   Alex Smith 76-80-80=236
2   Willie Anderson 81-80-76=237
T3   Percy Barrett 81-80-77=238
  Alex Campbell 82-76-80=238
Arthur Smith 81-77-80=238
6   Peter Robertson 79-80-81=240
T7   Stewart Gardner 78-78-85=241
  Walter Travis (a) 81-80-80=241
T9   George Cumming 85-82-75=242
  Gilbert Nicholls 82-76-84=242

Source:[1][2]

Final round

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Friday, September 22, 1905 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money ($)
1   Willie Anderson 81-80-76-77=314 200
2   Alex Smith 76-80-80-80=316 150
T3   Percy Barrett 81-80-77-79=317 113
  Peter Robertson 79-80-81-77=317
5   Stewart Gardner 78-78-85-77=318 80
6   Alex Campbell 82-76-80-81=319 70
T7   Jack Hobens 82-80-81-78=321 45
  Gilbert Nicholls 82-76-84-79=321
9   George Cumming 85-82-75-81=323 30
10   Arthur Smith 81-77-80-86=324 25

Source:[1][2]

Amateurs: Lockwood (325), Travis (325).

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Anderson wins title". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 23, 1905. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c d e Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. p. 208. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Eastern golfers get low scores". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 22, 1905. p. 6.
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