The 1899 U.S. Open was the fifth U.S. Open, held September 14–15 at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Maryland. Willie Smith won his only major title, a record eleven strokes ahead of three runners-up.

On Thursday, Smith and future four-time champion Willie Anderson co-led with 77 in the morning and Anderson took the lead in the afternoon at 158, with Smith a stroke back. In the third round on Friday morning, Anderson's 85 allowed Smith to take a four-stroke lead over Alex Campbell, and his 77 in the afternoon distanced him from the field; Campbell ballooned to 94 and fell to twelfth.

Playing out of Midlothian Country Club in Chicago, Smith was the only player to record three sub-80 rounds, and did not score higher than a seven on any hole in the championship. Val Fitzjohn, George Low, and Bert Way tied for second, eleven strokes Smith's margin of victory was the largest in the U.S. Open for 101 years, until Tiger Woods won by fifteen shots in 2000. Smith's brother Alex, a future two-time champion, finished seventh.

Smith won a gold medal and was given custody of the Championship Cup for a year.

Round summaries First round Thursday, September 14, 1899 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 Willie Anderson 77 Willie Smith 3 Bert Way 80 T4 Henry Gullane 81 Horace RawlinsT6 George Low 82 Alexander Patrick Writ Thompson T9 Alex Campbell 83 David Foulis Arthur Smith Source:

Second round Thursday, September 14, 1899 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScore1 Willie Anderson 77-81=1582 Willie Smith 77-82=1593 George Low 82-79=161T4 Alex Campbell 83-80=163 Alex Smith 82-81=163T6 Val Fitzjohn 85-80=165 Alexander Patrick 82-83=165 Bert Way 80-85=1659 Horace Rawlins 81-85=16610 Henry Gullane 81-86=167 Source:

Third round Friday, September 15, 1899 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 Willie Smith 77-82-79=2382 Alex Campbell 83-80-79=242T3 Willie Anderson 77-81-85=243 Jack Park 88-80-75=2435 Val Fitzjohn 85-80-79=244T6 Alex Smith 82-81-82=245 Bert Way 80-85-80=245T8 Henry Gullane 81-86-80=247 Peter Walker 84-86-77=24710 George Low 82-79-89=250 Source:

Final round Friday, September 15, 1899 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney ($)1 Willie Smith 77-82-79-77=315 150T2 Val Fitzjohn 85-80-79-82=326 125 George Low 82-79-89-76=326 Bert Way 80-85-80-81=3265 Willie Anderson 77-81-85-84=327 806 Jack Park 88-80-75-85=328 707 Alex Smith 82-81-82-85=330 508 Henry Gullane 81-86-80-84=331 25T9 Laurie Auchterlonie 86-87-82-78=333 0 Peter Walker 84-86-77-86=333 Source:

References

External links USGA Championship Database