The 1907 U.S. Open was the thirteenth U.S. Open, held June 20–21 at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood of

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Philadelphia.

Alec Ross Alexander Ross (15 September 1879 – 25 June 1952) was a Scottish professional golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working a ...

posted four sub-80 rounds to win his only

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title, two strokes ahead of runner-up

Gilbert Nicholls Gilbert Ernest Nicholls (July 23, 1878 – January 17, 1950) was an English-American professional golfer, prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He had eight top-10 finishes in the U.S. Open (golf), U.S. Open. Early life Nicholls w ...

. After the first 36 holes on Thursday, Ross owned a one-shot lead over Jack Hobens, who recorded the first hole-in-one in U.S. Open history in the second round. Hobens led Nicholls by one after the third round on Friday morning, but an 85 in the afternoon dropped him to fourth place. Ross began the round two behind Hobens and shot a 76 to prevail by two over Nicholls, who shot 79. Ross' older brother Donald, the famed golf course architect, finished tenth. Defending champion Alex Smith opted to play in the Open Championship in England, held on the same two days at Hoylake.

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, June 20, 1907 (morning)'' Source:

Second round

''Thursday, June 20, 1907 (afternoon)'' Source:

Third round

''Friday, June 21, 1907 (morning)'' Source:

Final round

''Friday, June 21, 1907 (afternoon)'' Source: Amateurs: Travers (324), Smith (328), Carr (334), West (335), Forrest (338), Cocharan (346).

References

External links

USGA Championship Database
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