1921 U.S. Open (golf)


The 1921 U.S. Open was the 25th U.S. Open, held July 21–22 at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.. Jim Barnes won his only U.S. Open, nine strokes ahead of runners-up Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod, both former champions. It was the third of Barnes' four major championships.
Barnes shot an opening round 69 on Thursday morning and led wire-to-wire; he led McLeod by four after the second round, and by seven through 54 holes. President Warren G. Harding was in attendance for the final round on Friday afternoon and presented the championship cup and medal to Barnes. Barnes' play was described by Evening Star sports reporter Walter R. McCallum as "a remarkable brand of golf by playing with the most implicit confidence and coolness".
Chick Evans, the 1916 champion, edged 19-year-old Bobby Jones by a single stroke for low amateur, finishing alone in fourth place. Two-time champion Alex Smith played in his last major and finished in a tie for fifth place.

Past champions in the field

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 21, 1921
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Barnes69−1
2George Duncan72+2
3Chick Evans 73+3
T4Clarence Hackney74+4
T4Emil Loeffler74+4
T4Fred McLeod
74+4
T7Leo Diegel75+5
T7Emmet French75+5
T7Jock Hutchison
75+5
T7Joe Kirkwood75+5
T7Charlie Murray75+5
T7Alex Smith75+5

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Second round

Thursday, July 21, 1921
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Barnes69-75=144+4
T2Fred McLeod
74-74=148+8
T2Charlie Murray75-73=148+8
4Bobby Jones 78-71=149+9
T5George Duncan72-78=150+10
T5Clarence Hackney74-76=150+10
T5Alex Smith75-75=150+10
T5Louis Tellier76-74=150+10
T9Chick Evans 73-78=151+11
T9Emil Loeffler74-77=151+11

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Third round

Friday, July 22, 1921
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Barnes69-75-73=217+7
T2Walter Hagen79-73-72=224+14
T2Fred McLeod
74-74-76=224+14
4Emil Loeffler74-77-74=225+15
T5Emmet French75-77-74=226+16
T5Bobby Jones 78-71-77=226+16
7Chick Evans 73-78-76=227+17
T8George Duncan72-78-78=228+28
T8Clarence Hackney74-76-78=228+28
T8Louis Tellier76-74-78=228+28

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Final round

Friday, July 22, 1921
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jim Barnes69-75-73-72=289+9500
T2Walter Hagen79-73-72-74=298+18250
T2Fred McLeod
74-74-76-74=298+18250
4Chick Evans 73-78-76-75=302+220
T5Emmet French75-77-74-77=303+23125
T5Bobby Jones 78-71-77-77=303+230
T5Alex Smith75-75-79-74=303+23125
T8George Duncan72-78-78-77=305+2585
T8Clarence Hackney74-76-78-77=305+2585
10Emil Loeffler74-77-74-81=306+2675

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