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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