The first U.S. Open was played at the 9-hole Newport Golf and Country Club in Newport, R.I., in 1895. The 1895 U.S. Open was the first one ever played. It took place at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island, with four rounds of nine holes each, 36 holes total. All 36 holes were contested in one day, Oct. 4, 1895.
And Horace Rawlins was the first U.S. Open champion.
Fourteen players (including four amateurs) entered, and 10 of them completed the tournament. In addition to the 10 golfers listed below, there was also William Norton, who withdrew after 18 holes; plus Charles B. Macdonald, Winthrop Rutherford and Lawrence Stoddart, each of whom withdrew before play began.
The U.S. Open was played one day after the completion of the very first U.S. Amateur (won by Macdonald), which was contested on the same course. (The Open and Amateur were played on the same course each of the first three years of their existences.) The Amateur is the tournament that actually got most of the fanfare; the first Open has been described as something of an “afterthought” by the USGA, which itself had only existed since December of 1894.
Rawlins won by two strokes over Willie Dunn and by three over James Foulis and amateur Andrew Smith. For winning, Rawlins received a gold medal and $150; the total amount of money handed out in Year 1 was $335.
Rawlins was runner-up the following year (to Foulis), and played in 15 U.S. Opens total, the last in 1912.
Rawlins was an Englishman by birth, a golf professional by trade. In those days that meant working at a club - there was no pro golf tour to play, although pro golfers would often play challenge matches and exhibitions, as well as the occasional tournament.
The 1895 U.S. Open was just the third tournament Rawlins had ever played in, but he had one big advantage over most of the others in the field: local knowledge. Rawlins was the assistant pro at the host course, Newport Country Club. (William Davis, who finished fifth, was the club’s head pro and the designer of the original nine holes on which this tournament was played.)
Fun historical note: The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open tournaments at Newport were originally supposed to be played in September. But they were postponed a month while Newport hosted America’s Cup yachting event during September.
In 1995 - the 100th anniversary of the first Amateur and Open at Newport CC - the club again hosted the U.S. Amateur, with Tiger Woods the winner. Annika Sorenstam won a U.S. Women’s Open there in 2006.
1895 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1895 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island (a-amateur):
Horace Rawlins 45-46-41-41–173 $150
Willie Dunn 43-46-44-42–175 $100
James Foulis 46-43-44-43–176 $50
a-Andrew Smith 47-43-44-42–176
William Davis 45-49-42-42–178 $25
Willie Campbell 41-48-42-48–179 $10
John Harland 45-48-43-47–183
John Patrick 46-48-46-43–183
Samuel Tucker 49-48-45-43–185
John Reid 49-51-55-51–206
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The first U.S. Open was played at the 9-hole Newport Golf and Country Club in Newport, R.I., in 1895. The 1895 U.S. Open was the first one ever played. It took place at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island, with four rounds of nine holes each, 36 holes total. All 36 holes were contested in one day, Oct. 4, 1895.
And Horace Rawlins was the first U.S. Open champion.
Fourteen players (including four amateurs) entered, and 10 of them completed the tournament. In addition to the 10 golfers listed below, there was also William Norton, who withdrew after 18 holes; plus Charles B. Macdonald, Winthrop Rutherford and Lawrence Stoddart, each of whom withdrew before play began.
The U.S. Open was played one day after the completion of the very first U.S. Amateur (won by Macdonald), which was contested on the same course. (The Open and Amateur were played on the same course each of the first three years of their existences.) The Amateur is the tournament that actually got most of the fanfare; the first Open has been described as something of an “afterthought” by the USGA, which itself had only existed since December of 1894.
Rawlins won by two strokes over Willie Dunn and by three over James Foulis and amateur Andrew Smith. For winning, Rawlins received a gold medal and $150; the total amount of money handed out in Year 1 was $335.
Rawlins was runner-up the following year (to Foulis), and played in 15 U.S. Opens total, the last in 1912.
Rawlins was an Englishman by birth, a golf professional by trade. In those days that meant working at a club - there was no pro golf tour to play, although pro golfers would often play challenge matches and exhibitions, as well as the occasional tournament.
The 1895 U.S. Open was just the third tournament Rawlins had ever played in, but he had one big advantage over most of the others in the field: local knowledge. Rawlins was the assistant pro at the host course, Newport Country Club. (William Davis, who finished fifth, was the club’s head pro and the designer of the original nine holes on which this tournament was played.)
Fun historical note: The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open tournaments at Newport were originally supposed to be played in September. But they were postponed a month while Newport hosted America’s Cup yachting event during September.
In 1995 - the 100th anniversary of the first Amateur and Open at Newport CC - the club again hosted the U.S. Amateur, with Tiger Woods the winner. Annika Sorenstam won a U.S. Women’s Open there in 2006.
1895 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1895 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island (a-amateur):
Horace Rawlins 45-46-41-41–173 $150
Willie Dunn 43-46-44-42–175 $100
James Foulis 46-43-44-43–176 $50
a-Andrew Smith 47-43-44-42–176
William Davis 45-49-42-42–178 $25
Willie Campbell 41-48-42-48–179 $10
John Harland 45-48-43-47–183
John Patrick 46-48-46-43–183
Samuel Tucker 49-48-45-43–185
John Reid 49-51-55-51–206
Oakmont Country Club: The Historic, Major Championship Golf Course
Merion Golf Club
1995 U.S. Open: Pavin Comes Through in the Clutch
1913 US Open: Ouimet’s Unlikely Victory Spurs Growth of US Golf
1973 US Open: 63 Reasons Johnny Miller Won
Famous Male Golfers
Meet Shinnecock Hills, One of America’s Historic Golf Clubs
1966 US Open: A Famous Charge, an Infamous Collapse
US Open Aces: Every Hole-in-One in Tournament History
The U.S. Open’s Most Golfed Courses
1974 U.S. Open: ‘The Massacre at Winged Foot’
1999 US Open: Payne Stewart’s Last Win
2008 US Open: Tiger Woods Wins a Thriller
The 2020 U.S. Open: Players, Dates, Golf Course and Ticket Info
12 Black Golfers and Golf Innovators You Should Know
Tiger Woods’ US Open Wins, Records and Yearly Scores
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The first U.S. Open was played at the 9-hole Newport Golf and Country Club in Newport, R.I., in 1895. The 1895 U.S. Open was the first one ever played. It took place at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island, with four rounds of nine holes each, 36 holes total. All 36 holes were contested in one day, Oct. 4, 1895.
And Horace Rawlins was the first U.S. Open champion.
Fourteen players (including four amateurs) entered, and 10 of them completed the tournament. In addition to the 10 golfers listed below, there was also William Norton, who withdrew after 18 holes; plus Charles B. Macdonald, Winthrop Rutherford and Lawrence Stoddart, each of whom withdrew before play began.
The U.S. Open was played one day after the completion of the very first U.S. Amateur (won by Macdonald), which was contested on the same course. (The Open and Amateur were played on the same course each of the first three years of their existences.) The Amateur is the tournament that actually got most of the fanfare; the first Open has been described as something of an “afterthought” by the USGA, which itself had only existed since December of 1894.
Rawlins won by two strokes over Willie Dunn and by three over James Foulis and amateur Andrew Smith. For winning, Rawlins received a gold medal and $150; the total amount of money handed out in Year 1 was $335.
Rawlins was runner-up the following year (to Foulis), and played in 15 U.S. Opens total, the last in 1912.
Rawlins was an Englishman by birth, a golf professional by trade. In those days that meant working at a club - there was no pro golf tour to play, although pro golfers would often play challenge matches and exhibitions, as well as the occasional tournament.
The 1895 U.S. Open was just the third tournament Rawlins had ever played in, but he had one big advantage over most of the others in the field: local knowledge. Rawlins was the assistant pro at the host course, Newport Country Club. (William Davis, who finished fifth, was the club’s head pro and the designer of the original nine holes on which this tournament was played.)
Fun historical note: The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open tournaments at Newport were originally supposed to be played in September. But they were postponed a month while Newport hosted America’s Cup yachting event during September.
In 1995 - the 100th anniversary of the first Amateur and Open at Newport CC - the club again hosted the U.S. Amateur, with Tiger Woods the winner. Annika Sorenstam won a U.S. Women’s Open there in 2006.
1895 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1895 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island (a-amateur):
Horace Rawlins 45-46-41-41–173 $150
Willie Dunn 43-46-44-42–175 $100
James Foulis 46-43-44-43–176 $50
a-Andrew Smith 47-43-44-42–176
William Davis 45-49-42-42–178 $25
Willie Campbell 41-48-42-48–179 $10
John Harland 45-48-43-47–183
John Patrick 46-48-46-43–183
Samuel Tucker 49-48-45-43–185
John Reid 49-51-55-51–206
The first U.S. Open was played at the 9-hole Newport Golf and Country Club in Newport, R.I., in 1895. The 1895 U.S. Open was the first one ever played. It took place at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island, with four rounds of nine holes each, 36 holes total. All 36 holes were contested in one day, Oct. 4, 1895.
And Horace Rawlins was the first U.S. Open champion.
Fourteen players (including four amateurs) entered, and 10 of them completed the tournament. In addition to the 10 golfers listed below, there was also William Norton, who withdrew after 18 holes; plus Charles B. Macdonald, Winthrop Rutherford and Lawrence Stoddart, each of whom withdrew before play began.
The U.S. Open was played one day after the completion of the very first U.S. Amateur (won by Macdonald), which was contested on the same course. (The Open and Amateur were played on the same course each of the first three years of their existences.) The Amateur is the tournament that actually got most of the fanfare; the first Open has been described as something of an “afterthought” by the USGA, which itself had only existed since December of 1894.
Rawlins won by two strokes over Willie Dunn and by three over James Foulis and amateur Andrew Smith. For winning, Rawlins received a gold medal and $150; the total amount of money handed out in Year 1 was $335.
Rawlins was runner-up the following year (to Foulis), and played in 15 U.S. Opens total, the last in 1912.
Rawlins was an Englishman by birth, a golf professional by trade. In those days that meant working at a club - there was no pro golf tour to play, although pro golfers would often play challenge matches and exhibitions, as well as the occasional tournament.
The 1895 U.S. Open was just the third tournament Rawlins had ever played in, but he had one big advantage over most of the others in the field: local knowledge. Rawlins was the assistant pro at the host course, Newport Country Club. (William Davis, who finished fifth, was the club’s head pro and the designer of the original nine holes on which this tournament was played.)
Fun historical note: The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open tournaments at Newport were originally supposed to be played in September. But they were postponed a month while Newport hosted America’s Cup yachting event during September.
In 1995 - the 100th anniversary of the first Amateur and Open at Newport CC - the club again hosted the U.S. Amateur, with Tiger Woods the winner. Annika Sorenstam won a U.S. Women’s Open there in 2006.
1895 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1895 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island (a-amateur):
Horace Rawlins 45-46-41-41–173 $150
Willie Dunn 43-46-44-42–175 $100
James Foulis 46-43-44-43–176 $50
a-Andrew Smith 47-43-44-42–176
William Davis 45-49-42-42–178 $25
Willie Campbell 41-48-42-48–179 $10
John Harland 45-48-43-47–183
John Patrick 46-48-46-43–183
Samuel Tucker 49-48-45-43–185
John Reid 49-51-55-51–206
Oakmont Country Club: The Historic, Major Championship Golf Course
Merion Golf Club
1995 U.S. Open: Pavin Comes Through in the Clutch
1913 US Open: Ouimet’s Unlikely Victory Spurs Growth of US Golf
1973 US Open: 63 Reasons Johnny Miller Won
Famous Male Golfers
Meet Shinnecock Hills, One of America’s Historic Golf Clubs
1966 US Open: A Famous Charge, an Infamous Collapse
US Open Aces: Every Hole-in-One in Tournament History
The U.S. Open’s Most Golfed Courses
1974 U.S. Open: ‘The Massacre at Winged Foot’
1999 US Open: Payne Stewart’s Last Win
2008 US Open: Tiger Woods Wins a Thriller
The 2020 U.S. Open: Players, Dates, Golf Course and Ticket Info
12 Black Golfers and Golf Innovators You Should Know
Tiger Woods’ US Open Wins, Records and Yearly Scores
Oakmont Country Club: The Historic, Major Championship Golf Course
Oakmont Country Club: The Historic, Major Championship Golf Course
Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club
1995 U.S. Open: Pavin Comes Through in the Clutch
1995 U.S. Open: Pavin Comes Through in the Clutch
1913 US Open: Ouimet’s Unlikely Victory Spurs Growth of US Golf
1913 US Open: Ouimet’s Unlikely Victory Spurs Growth of US Golf
1973 US Open: 63 Reasons Johnny Miller Won
1973 US Open: 63 Reasons Johnny Miller Won
Famous Male Golfers
Famous Male Golfers
Meet Shinnecock Hills, One of America’s Historic Golf Clubs
Meet Shinnecock Hills, One of America’s Historic Golf Clubs
1966 US Open: A Famous Charge, an Infamous Collapse
1966 US Open: A Famous Charge, an Infamous Collapse
US Open Aces: Every Hole-in-One in Tournament History
US Open Aces: Every Hole-in-One in Tournament History
The U.S. Open’s Most Golfed Courses
The U.S. Open’s Most Golfed Courses
1974 U.S. Open: ‘The Massacre at Winged Foot’
1974 U.S. Open: ‘The Massacre at Winged Foot’
1999 US Open: Payne Stewart’s Last Win
1999 US Open: Payne Stewart’s Last Win
2008 US Open: Tiger Woods Wins a Thriller
2008 US Open: Tiger Woods Wins a Thriller
The 2020 U.S. Open: Players, Dates, Golf Course and Ticket Info
The 2020 U.S. Open: Players, Dates, Golf Course and Ticket Info
12 Black Golfers and Golf Innovators You Should Know
12 Black Golfers and Golf Innovators You Should Know
Tiger Woods’ US Open Wins, Records and Yearly Scores
Tiger Woods’ US Open Wins, Records and Yearly Scores
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