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. 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, 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. 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".
Chick Evans, the 1916 champion, edged 19-year-old Bobby Jones by a single stroke for low amateur, finishing alone in fourth place. Two-time champion Alex Smith played in his last major and finished in a tie for fifth place.
Round summaries First round Thursday, July 21, 1921 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Jim Barnes 69 −1 2 George Duncan 72 +2 3 Chick Evans (a) 73 +3T4 Clarence Hackney 74 +4 Emil Loeffler Fred McLeod T7 Leo Diegel 75 +5 Emmet French Jock Hutchison Joe Kirkwood Charlie Murray Alex Smith Source:
Second round Thursday, July 21, 1921 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Jim Barnes 69-75=144 +4 T2 Fred McLeod 74-74=148 +8 Charlie Murray 75-73=1484 Bobby Jones (a) 78-71=149 +9T5 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:
Third round Friday, July 22, 1921 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Jim Barnes 69-75-73=217 +7 T2 Walter Hagen 79-73-72=224 +14 Fred McLeod 74-74-76=2244 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 +17T8 George Duncan 72-78-78=228 +28 Clarence Hackney 74-76-78=228 Louis Tellier 76-74-78=228 Source:
Final round Friday, July 22, 1921 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Jim Barnes 69-75-73-72=289 +9 500T2 Walter Hagen 79-73-72-74=298 +18 250 Fred McLeod 74-74-76-74=2984 Chick Evans (a) 73-78-76-75=302 +22 0T5 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 125T8 George Duncan 72-78-78-77=305 +25 85 Clarence HackneyAccording to his naturalization certificate (available at Ancestry.com) Hackney became a U.S. citizen in May 1921 74-76-78-77=30510 Emil Loeffler 74-77-74-81=306 +26 75 Source: (a) denotes amateur
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External links
USGA Championship Database