The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th U.S. Open, held August 20–21 at Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago. 21-year-old Walter Hagen held off amateur Chick Evans by a single stroke to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles. It was the first of Hagen's eleven major championships.
Hagen opened with a U.S. Open record 68, a stroke ahead of defending champion Francis Ouimet. He led Tom McNamara by a shot after 36 holes, then took a two-stroke lead over McNamara into the final round, with Ouimet three back. McNamara and Ouimet, however, fell back with rounds of 83 and 78, respectively. That left the hard-charging Evans as the last player capable of catching Hagen. Evans needed a two on the 18th to tie, but his chip from the edge of the green came up just short. Hagen birdied the 18th for the fourth consecutive round, a feat unmatched by any U.S. Open champion before or since, and prevailed by one over Evans. Evans' 141 over the final 36 holes set a new U.S. Open record, but it was broken just two years later.
Two-time champion John McDermott, age 22, tied for ninth in his sixth and final U.S. Open appearance.
Round summaries First round Thursday, August 20, 1914 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Walter Hagen 68 −42 Francis Ouimet (a) 69 −3T3 James Donaldson 72 E Tom McNamara Louis Tellier T6 Jim Barnes 73 +1 George Simpson T8 J. J. O'Brien 74 +2 George Sargent T10 Jack Burke Sr. 75 +3 Source:
Second round Thursday, August 20, 1914 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Walter Hagen 68-74=142−2 2 Tom McNamara 72-71=143 −1 3 Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76=145 +1 T4 Joe Mitchell 77-69=146 +2 J. J. O'Brien 74-72=146 T6 Alec Ross 72-75=147 +3 James Simpson 76-71=147 Louis Tellier 72-75=147 T9 Jim Barnes 73-76=149 +5 George Simpson 73-76=149 Tom Kerrigan 76-73=149 Source:
Third round Friday, August 21, 1914 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Walter Hagen 68-74-75=217 +1 2 Tom McNamara 72-71-76=219 +3 3 Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76-75=220 +4 T4 Chick Evans (a) 76-74-71=221 +5 Louis Tellier 72-75-74=221 6 J. J. O'Brien 74-72-77=223 +7 T7 Mike Brady 78-72-74=224 +8 George Simpson 76-71-77=224 T9 James Donaldson 72-79-74=225 +9 John McDermott 77-74-74=225 George Sargent 74-77-74=225 Source:
Final round Friday, August 21, 1914 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Walter Hagen 68-74-75-73=290 +2 3002 Chick Evans (a) 76-74-71-70=291 +3 0T3 Fred McLeod 78-73-75-71=297 +9 125 George Sargent 74-77-74-72=297T5 Mike Brady 78-72-74-74=298 +10 75 James Donaldson 72-79-74-73=298 Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76-75-78=298 08 Louis Tellier 72-75-74-78=299 +11 60T9 John McDermott 77-74-74-75=300 +12 45 Arthur Smith 79-73-76-72=300 Source: (a) denotes amateur
References
External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1914