1914 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
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
What Happened in the 1914 U.S. Open
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 championships. Hagen won wire-to-wire, leading after each round of the tournament that was played over two days (36 holes per day) in the Chicago area.Hagen got off to a fast start, tying the U.S. Open 18-hole scoring record with a 68 in the first round. Hagen led Tom McNamara by one and defending champion, amateur Francis Ouimet, by three at the halfway mark. Those golfers were still 1-2-3 following the third round, with another amateur, Chick Evans, tied for fourth.
In the final round, McNamara (83) and Ouimet (78) fell away. But Hagen had to battle Evans down the stretch. Midlothian Country Club ended with a par-3, and Evans needed a birdie to tie Hagen. His tee ball was just off the green, and his chip shot came up short. Hagen had a 73 in the final round, Evans a 70, and Hagen won by a stroke, 290 to 291.
Hagen closed out the tournament with his own birdie. In fact, he birdied the 18th hole in all four rounds, the only golfer in U.S. Open history to do so. Evans went on to win the 1916 U.S. Open.
Johnny McDermott, winner of the 1911 and 1912 U.S. Opens, tied for ninth place in what his final appearance in the tournament. He was only 22 years old, but suffered mental health issues and spent most of the rest of his life in an institution.
1914 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 |
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Brenner, Morgan. The Majors of Golf, Volume 2, 2009, McFarland and Company.
United States Golf Association. U.S. Open Championship Record Book 2024.
United States Golf Association. History, Champions, 1914, https://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130502090855/http%3A//www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1914.html
