The 1913 U.S. Open was the 19th U.S. Open, held September 18–20 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Amateur Francis Ouimet, age 20, won his only U.S. Open title in an 18-hole playoff, five strokes ahead of Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray.

The four rounds were played over two days, Thursday and Friday. After 36 holes, Vardon and Wilfrid Reid co-led at 147 (+1), and after the third round on Friday morning, Ouimet, Vardon, and Ray were tied for the lead at 225 (+6). All three shot 79 in the afternoon and remained tied for the lead at the end of regulation at 304 (+12).

In the Saturday playoff round, all were tied at even-par 38 at the turn, then Ouimet had a bogey-free back nine 34 for 72 (−1), Vardon was second with 77, and Ray came in third with a 78. It was widely hailed as a stunning upset over the strongly-favored Britons and increased the popularity of the game in the United States.

Ouimet's victory was the first of eight wins by amateurs at the U.S. Open; Bobby Jones won four and the last was Johnny Goodman in 1933, .

The U.S. Open returned to the course for the 50th and 75th anniversaries in 1963 and 1988, and the U.S. Amateur was held at The Country Club on the centennial anniversary in 2013; it also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1999. All four events, except the 2013 U.S. Amateur, were won by Americans. The 2022 U.S. Open, again played at The Country Club, was won by Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick.

Vardon, the 1900 champion, won a sixth British Open in 1914. Ray, the British Open champion in 1912, won the U.S. Open in 1920.

The tournament inspired the Mark Frost book The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf (2002). The book was adapted into the film The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), directed by Bill Paxton.

Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar1Polo Field4305 10Redan14032Cottage300411Stockton39043Pond435512Paddock41544Hospital300413Maiden32045Newton420414Quarry47056Bakers275415Liverpool37047Plateau185316Clyde12538Corner380417Elbow36049Himalayas520518Home4104 Out 3,24538In 2,99035Source: Total 6,24573

Round summaries First round Thursday, September 18, 1913 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Alec Ross 71 −2 Macdonald Smith 3 Jack Croke 72 −1T4 Robert Andrews (a) 73 E Walter Hagen Tom McNamaraT5 Jim Barnes 74 +1 John McDermottT7 Fred Herreshoff (a) 75 +2 Wilfrid Reid Herbert Strong Harry Vardon Source:

Second round Thursday, September 18, 1913 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Wilfrid Reid 75-72=147 +1 Harry Vardon 75-72=147T3 Ted Ray 79-70=149 +3 Herbert Strong 75-74=149 T5 Jim Barnes 74-76=150 +4 Macdonald Smith 71-79=150T7 Walter Hagen 73-78=151 +5 Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74=151 Alec Ross 71-80=151 George Sargent 75-76=151 Source:

Third round Friday, September 19, 1913 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74-74=225 +6 Ted Ray 79-70-76=225 Harry Vardon 75-72-78=2254 Walter Hagen 73-78-76=227 +8 5 Jim Barnes 74-76-78=228 +9T6 John McDermott 74-79-77=230 +11 George Sargent 75-76-79=230 Macdonald Smith 71-79-80=230T9 Pat Doyle 78-80-73=231 +12 Herbert Strong 75-74-82=231 Louis Tellier 76-76-79=231 Source:

Final round Friday, September 19, 1913 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74-74-79=304 +12 Playoff Ted Ray 79-70-76-79=304 Harry Vardon 75-72-78-79=304 T4 Walter Hagen 73-78-76-80=307 +15 78 Jim Barnes 74-76-78-79=307 Macdonald Smith 71-79-80-77=307 Louis Tellier 76-76-79-76=3078 John McDermott 74-79-77-78=308 +16 509 Herbert Strong 75-74-82-79=310 +18 4010 Pat Doyle 78-80-73-80=311 +19 30 Source:

Amateurs: Ouimet (+12), Fownes (+20), Herreshoff (+26), Travers (+30)

Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par545444345 344454344 Ouimet+6+6+6+6+8+9+9+11+11+13+13+14+13+13+13+13+12+12 Vardon +6+7+8+9+10+10+10+10+10+10+11+11+12+12+12+12+12+12 Ray +6+7+6+8+7+7+9+10+11+12+11+12+11+11+11+12+12+12 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogeyDouble bogey Source:

Playoff Saturday, September 20, 1913 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Francis Ouimet (a) 38-34=72 −1 02 Harry Vardon 38-39=77 +4 3003 Ted Ray 38-40=78 +5 150 Source:

Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par545444345 344454344 OuimetEE−1−1EE+1EEEEEEEEE−1−1 Vardon EE−1−1E−1EEE+1+1+2+1+1+1+1+2+4 Ray EEEE+1+1+1EE+1+1+2+2+2+4+5+6+5 Source:

References

External links Results at USGA site USOpen.com – 1913