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
England Jim Barnes
289 (+9)
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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.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, July 21, 1921 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
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

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Second round

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Thursday, July 21, 1921 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
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

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Third round

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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

Source:[1][3]

Final round

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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

Source:[1][3]

(a) denotes amateur

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b 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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