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

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