1921 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1921 U.S. Open was the 25th time the tournament was played. Jim Barnes led wire-to-wire and won by nine strokes.

Winner: Jim Barnes, 289

Where it was played: Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland

Tournament dates: July 21-22, 1921

Leader after first round: Jim Barnes, 69

Leader after second round: Jim Barnes, 144

Leader after third round: Jim Barnes, 217

What Happened in the 1921 U.S. Open Golf Tournament

Jim Barnes and Walter Hagen engaged in some notable duels in their careers. But this was not one of them, despite the fact that Barnes won and Hagen was second (tied with Fred McLeod). That's because Barnes dominated the 1921 U.S. Open after starting with a first-round 69 — a full 10 strokes better than Hagen's opening round.

So although Hagen was runner-up to Barnes, he was a distant runner-up. Barnes won by nine strokes.

For Barnes, it was his only U.S. Open win, and the third of his four victories in majors. He led wire-to-wire. His 36-hole lead was four over McLeod (the 1908 U.S. Open champ), and his 54-hole lead was seven over McLeod and Hagen.

The tournament was played in Chevy Chase, Maryland, close enough to Washington, D.C., for American President Warren Harding to attend on the final day. He presented the championship trophy to Barnes, making Barnes the only golfer to receive the U.S. Open trophy from the United States president.

Chick Evans, 1916 U.S. Open winner, edged Bobby Jones, playing in just his second U.S. Open, for low amateur honors. The 19-year-old Jones finished tied for fifth place. Like Jones, Gene Sarazen was 19 and playing in his second U.S. Open; he finished 17th. Two-time U.S. Open champ (1906, 1910) Alex Smith made is final start in a major and tied Jones for fifth.

1921 U.S. Open Final Scores

Jim Barnes 69-75-73-72—289
Walter Hagen 79-73-72-74—298
Fred McLeod 74-74-76-74—298
a-Chick Evans 73-78-76-75—302
Emmet French 75-77-74-77—303
a-Bobby Jones 78-71-77-77—303
Alex Smith 75-75-79-74—303
George Duncan 72-78-78-77—305
Clarence Hackney 74-76-78-77—305
Emil Loeffler Jr. 74-77-74-81—306
Alfred Hackbarth 80-76-82-69—307
Eddie Loos 76-79-75-78—308
Cyril Walker 78-76-76-79—309
Mike Brady 77-80-78-75—310
a-Jess Sweetser 78-78-77-77—310
Louis Tellier 76-74-78-82—310
Gene Sarazen 83-74-77-77—311
Laurie Ayton 81-74-74-83—312
Jock Hutchison 75-83-77-77—312
Peter O'Hara 81-82-76-73—312
Charles Murray 75-73-82-83—313
Johnny Golden 77-77-82-78—314
Otto Hackbarth 79-76-80-79—314
Harry Hampton 80-78-79-77—314
Charles Mothersole 81-78-79-76—314
Tom Boyd 81-79-79-76—315
Bobby Cruickshank 75-77-80-83—315
Leo Diegel 75-82-83-75—315
a-Jesse Guilford 79-75-78-83—315
P.O. Hart 83-80-76-77—316
Pat O'Hara 77-78-79-82—316
Al Watrous 78-76-83-80—317
Joe Kirkwood 75-81-80-82—318
William Trovinger 79-83-79-77—318
Robert Barnett 81-81-80-77—319
Tom Kerrigan 73-81-86-79—319
William Leach 79-83-77-81—320
Johnny Farrell 79-79-81-82—321
Jack Gordon 78-83-81-81—323
Joe Novak 80-78-85-81—324
Wilfred Thomson 79-80-82-83—324
James West 81-81-77-85—324
a-Nelson Whitney 79-80-85-80—324
Joe Sylvester 81-82-84-78—325
Eddie Towns 80-77-82-86—325
Charles Betchler 82-81-82-81—326
Charles Thom 82-86-78-80—326
Charles Clare 86-74-80-87—327
George McLean 81-79-80-87—327
Fred Canausa 77-85-84-82—328
Wallie Nelson 78-82-84-85—329
T.J. Rajoppi 84-89-77-79—329
Frank Coltart 84-82-81-83—330
a-Robert Finkenstaedt 82-80-85-83—330
Alex Campbell 80-86-84-81—331
W.J. Damen 81-84-79-87—331
Jack Forrester 78-88-89-78—333
Jack Pirie 82-80-87-84—333
J. Victor East 81-83-83-86—333
Al Natale 88-83-73-90—334
James Ferguson 87-80-86-82—335
Jack Park 85-82-85-84—336
Isaac Mackie 81-83-84-89—337
Alex Cunningham 91-81-84-82—338

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