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 |
