1895 U.S. Open Golf Championship: The First Winner
The 1895 tournament was the inaugural event, the very first U.S. Open golf tournament played.
Winner: Horace Rawlins, 173
Where it was played: Newport Golf Club in Newport, Rhode Island
Tournament dates: October 4, 1895
Leader after first round: Willie Dunn, James Foulis and Willie Campbell, 89
Notable Notes: The golfers played four 9-hole rounds, which were combined into two 18-hole scores. The first U.S. Open champion was Horace Rawlins, who beat 10 other golfers. Rawlins shot 82 in the second round, the lowest score of the tournament.
Final Scores
Horace Rawlins | 45-46-41-41—173 |
Willie Dunn | 43-46-44-42—175 |
James Foulis | 46-43-44-43—176 |
a-Andrew Smith | 47-43-44-42—176 |
William Davis | 45-49-42-42—178 |
Willie Campbell | 41-48-42-48—179 |
John Harland | 45-48-43-47—183 |
John Patrick | 46-48-46-43—183 |
Samuel Tucker | 49-48-45-43—185 |
John Reid | 49-51-55-51—206 |