The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th U.S. Open, held August 20–21 at

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, a suburb southwest of

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. 21-year-old

Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger ...

held off amateur

Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans Jr. (July 18, 1890 – November 6, 1979) was an American amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans, who won the 1910 Western Open, became the first amateur to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a ...

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

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. 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)'' Source:

Second round

''Thursday, August 20, 1914 (afternoon)'' Source:

Third round

''Friday, August 21, 1914 (morning)'' Source:

Final round

''Friday, August 21, 1914 (afternoon)'' Source: :(a) denotes

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References

External links

USGA Championship Database
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