1909 U.S. Open: Sargent's Major
The 1909 U.S. Open was the 15th time the tournament was played. This time, a Sargent was the major winner.
Winner: George Sargent, 290
Where it was played: Englewood Golf Club in Englewood, New Jersey
Tournament dates: June 24-25, 1909
Leader after first round: David Hunter, 68
Leader after second round: Tom McNamara, 142
Leader after third round: Tom McNamara, 217
Notable Notes: This was one of the best-scoring tournaments in the early history of the U.S. Open. George Sargent's winning total of 290 was a record at the time, and in the first round David Hunter became the first golfer to break 70 in a U.S. Open with a 68.
Final Scores
| George Sargent | 75-72-72-71--290 |
| Tom McNamara | 73-69-75-77--294 |
| Alex Smith | 76-73-74-72--295 |
| Willie Anderson | 79-74-76-70--299 |
| Jack Hobens | 75-78-72-74--299 |
| Isaac Mackie | 77-75-74-73--299 |
| Tom Anderson Jr. | 78-74-75-73--300 |
| Herbert Barker | 75-79-73-73--300 |
| Andrew Campbell | 71-75-77-77--300 |
| Tom Peebles | 76-73-73-78--300 |
| a-Walter Travis | 72-78-77-73--300 |
| Mike Brady | 76-77-74-75--302 |
| Alex Campbell | 75-73-81-74--303 |
| Fred McLeod | 78-76-74-75--303 |
| Orrin Terry | 78-80-73-73--304 |
| a-F.R. Upton Jr. | 72-79-78-75--304 |
| Gilbert Nicholls | 73-75-79-79--306 |
| Walter Fovargue | 80-76-77-74--307 |
| David Ogilvie | 76-78-79-74--307 |
| Peter Robertson | 79-72-78-79--308 |
| Charles Rowe | 74-77-76-81--308 |
| Jack Campbell | 74-79-75-81--309 |
| Laurie Auchterlonie | 78-75-77-81--311 |
| a-S. Findlay Douglas | 82-76-78-75--311 |
| Jock Hutchison | 79-76-77-79--311 |
| Tom Vardon | 80-75-82-74--311 |
| John Dingwall | 79-74-77-82--312 |
| George Low | 78-75-74-85--312 |
| James Maiden | 76-78-80-78--312 |
| Jack Burke Sr. | 75-78-81-79--313 |
| David Hunter | 68-84-84-77--313 |
| Charles Murray | 77-75-77-84--313 |
| George Sparling | 78-79-76-81--314 |
| James Thompson | 78-80-78-78--314 |
| Robert Thompson | 83-78-78-75--314 |
| Alex Ross | 76-79-78-84--317 |
| Walter Clark | 82-79-72-84--317 |
| Herbert Strong | 75-79-80-83--317 |
| Joe Mitchell | 83-78-79-78--318 |
| Albert H. Murray | 80-80-82-76--318 |
| Frederick Pye | 78-81-78-81--318 |
| a-Gilman Tiffany | 81-81-79-77--318 |
| Alex Cunningham | 82-77-82-79--320 |
| George Turnbull | 80-76-82-82--320 |
| Fred Brand | 77-75-83-86--321 |
| Richard Kimball | 77-82-77-85--321 |
| Robert Simpson | 84-76-77-84--321 |
| Jack Croke | 81-84-79-78--322 |
| Elijah Horton | 79-85-76-82--322 |
| John McDermott | 80-81-78-83--322 |
| George Gordon | 84-79-81-79--323 |
| a-W.F. Morgan Jr. | 78-84-84-78--324 |
| Harry Vinall | 80-80-83-81--324 |
| a-Max Behr | 81-83-83-78--325 |
| W.D. Robinson | 84-81-82-79--326 |
| William Byrne | 86-77-82-82--327 |
| L. Stanley Jacobs | 78-79-85-85--327 |
| a-Oswald Kirkby | 85-78-82-83--328 |
| a-R.C. Watson | 80-82-85-81--328 |
| Horace Rawlins | 82-83-81-83--329 |