1914 U.S. Open: Hagen Arrives
The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th time the tournament was played, and it marked the debut of Walter Hagen on the national golf scene.
Winner: Walter Hagen, 290
Where it was played: Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois
Tournament dates: August 20-21, 1914
Leader after first round: Walter Hagen, 68
Leader after second round: Walter Hagen, 142
Leader after third round: Walter Hagen, 217
Notable Notes: Walter Hagen made his first headline showing in the golf world, winning his first U.S. Open and the first of his eventual 11 major champioships. Hagen won wire-to-wire after becoming, in the first round, the first golfer to shoot 68 in a U.S. Open.
Final Scores
| Walter Hagen | 68-74-75-73—290 |
| a-Chick Evans | 76-74-71-70—291 |
| Fred McLeod | 78-73-75-71—297 |
| George Sargent | 74-77-74-72—297 |
| Mike Brady | 78-72-74-74—298 |
| James Donaldson | 72-79-74-73—298 |
| a-Francis Ouimet | 69-76-75-78—298 |
| Louis Tellier | 72-75-74-78—299 |
| John McDermott | 77-74-74-75—300 |
| Arthur Smith | 79-73-76-72—300 |
| a-William Rautenbush | 76-75-75-75—301 |
| James Simpson | 76-71-77-77—301 |
| Jim Barnes | 73-76-80-73—302 |
| Charles Hoffner | 77-76-77-72—302 |
| Tom McNamara | 72-71-76-83—302 |
| Joe Mitchell | 77-69-77-79—302 |
| J.J. O'Brien | 74-72-77-79—302 |
| Robert Peebles | 78-75-74-75—302 |
| George Simpson | 73-76-76-77—302 |
| Dan Kenney | 76-75-76-76—303 |
| Tom Kerrigan | 76-73-77-77—303 |
| Alex Ross | 72-75-82-76—305 |
| a-Warren Wood | 77-73-77-78—305 |
| Walter Fovargue | 81-71-77-77—306 |
| Jack Munro | 83-74-75-75—307 |
| Robert Thompson | 79-75-78-75—307 |
| Otto Hackbarth | 82-75-77-75—309 |
| Fred Brand | 78-74-76-82—310 |
| Jack Burke Sr. | 75-77-77-81—310 |
| Chester Nelson | 77-81-77-75—310 |
| Tom Vardon | 76-76-77-82—311 |
| William Bell | 79-79-75-79—312 |
| a-Kenneth Edwards | 77-76-81-78—312 |
| Herbert Lagerblade | 75-78-75-84—312 |
| Willie Kidd | 80-77-81-75—313 |
| Alex Taylor | 80-77-77-79—313 |
| Charles W. Hall | 76-77-81-81—315 |
| Jack Jolly | 81-77-79-78—315 |
| George Cummings | 77-81-80-78—316 |
| a-Jack Neville | 78-77-80-81—316 |
| John Gatherum | 78-77-82-80—317 |
| a-Dave McKay | 77-82-79-79—317 |
| Andrew Campbell | 83-80-73-82—318 |
| Dick Hackbarth | 73-84-82-80—319 |
| Jack Croke | 77-83-82-78—320 |
| A.G. Herr | 80-78-79-83—320 |
| Willie Maguire | 77-80-81-82—320 |
| James Green | 80-81-79-82—322 |
| Frank Adams | 80-81-84-80—325 |
| James Thompson | 81-77-84-83—325 |
