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.

Smith was the co-leader with Stewart Gardner at 156 after the first 36 holes on Thursday. 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 First round Thursday, September 22, 1905 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 Joe Lloyd 75 2 Alex Smith 763 Stewart Gardner 78 T4 Peter Robertson79 Alec Ross T6 Fred McLeod80 James Maiden Bernard Nicholls Harry TurpieT10 Willie Anderson 81 Percy Barrett Fred Mackenzie John Mackie Tom McNamara Bob Peebles Arthur Smith Walter Travis (a) George Turnbull Bert Way Source:

Second round Thursday, September 22, 1905 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreT1 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=1597 Tom McNamara 81-79=160T8 Willie Anderson 81-80=161 Percy Barrett 81-80=161 Joe Lloyd 75-86=161 Walter Travis (a) 81-80=161 Source:

Third round Friday, September 22, 1905 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 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=240T7 Stewart Gardner 78-78-85=241 Walter Travis (a) 81-80-80=241T9 George Cumming 85-82-75=242 Gilbert Nicholls 82-76-84=242 Source:

Final round Friday, September 22, 1905 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney ($)1 Willie Anderson 81-80-76-77=314 2002 Alex Smith 76-80-80-80=316 150T3 Percy Barrett 81-80-77-79=317 113 Peter Robertson 79-80-81-77=3175 Stewart Gardner 78-78-85-77=318 806 Alex Campbell 82-76-80-81=319 70T7 Jack Hobens 82-80-81-78=321 45 Gilbert Nicholls 82-76-84-79=3219 George Cumming 85-82-75-81=323 3010 Arthur Smith 81-77-80-86=324 25 Source:

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

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External links USGA Championship Database