1913 U.S. Open: Ouimet's Shock Victory
Winner: Francis Ouimet, 304
Where it was played: The Country Club in Brookline, Massachussetts
Tournament dates: September 18-20, 1913
Leader after first round: Macdonald Smith and Alex Ross, 71
Leader after second round: Harry Vardon, 147
Leader after third round: Francis Ouimet, Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, 225
Notable Notes: British legends Harry Vardon and Ted Ray were on an exhibition tour of the United States, and were such big stars the USGA delayed the U.S. Open until September just so they could make it to the tournament. But little-known amateur Francis Ouimet, who grew up across the street from the golf club, instead won in a playoff over Vardon and Ray. Ouimet's victory had a huge impact on golf in the USA, helping spread the game out of the circle of wealthy and to the masses. This tournament is subject of a Mark Frost book, The Greatest Game Ever Played, and also a Hollywood motion picture of the same name.
Final Scores
| a-Francis Ouimet | 77-74-74-79—304 |
| Harry Vardon | 75-72-78-79—304 |
| Ted Ray | 79-70-76-79—304 |
| Jim Barnes | 74-76-78-79—307 |
| Walter Hagen | 73-78-76-80—307 |
| Macdonald Smith | 71-79-80-77—307 |
| Louis Tellier | 76-76-79-76—307 |
| John McDermott | 74-79-77-78—308 |
| Herbert Strong | 75-74-82-79—310 |
| Pat Doyle | 78-80-73-80—311 |
| a-W.C. Fownes Jr. | 79-75-78-80—312 |
| Elmer Loving | 76-80-75-81—312 |
| Alex Campbell | 77-80-76-80—313 |
| Mike Brady | 83-74-78-80—315 |
| Matt Campbell | 83-80-77-76—316 |
| a-Fred Herreshoff | 75-78-83-82—318 |
| Jock Hutchison | 77-76-80-85—318 |
| Tom McNamara | 73-86-75-84—318 |
| Wilfred Reid | 75-72-85-86—318 |
| Alex Smith | 82-75-82-79—318 |
| a-Robert Andrews | 83-73-83-80—319 |
| Jack Croke | 72-83-83-81—319 |
| Charles Murray | 80-80-80-79—319 |
| Peter Robertson | 79-80-78-82—319 |
| George Sargent | 75-76-79-89—319 |
| Charles Thom | 76-76-84-85—321 |
| Jack Dowling | 77-77-82-85—321 |
| Bob Macdonald | 80-79-84-79—322 |
| a-Jerome Travers | 78-78-81-85—322 |
| Frank Belwood | 79-83-80-81—323 |
| James Donaldson | 79-76-85-83—323 |
| J.H. Taylor | 81-80-78-84—323 |
| Jack Hobens | 78-79-84-83—324 |
| Albert Murray | 76-82-81-85—324 |
| David Ogilvie | 81-77-82-84—324 |
| Herbert Barker | 80-79-85-82—326 |
| Alex Ross | 71-80-93-82—326 |
| Tom Anderson Jr. | 82-83-82-80—327 |
| Fred McLeod | 80-85-82-80—327 |
| Tom Vardon | 85-78-79-85—327 |
| John Shippen | 81-73-87-87—328 |
| James Thomson | 80-80-84-84—328 |
| Willie Maguire | 85-80-82-82—329 |
| Walter Fovargue | 79-83-81-87—330 |
| Karl Keffer | 79-84-81-88—332 |
| Joe Sylvester | 81-81-87-83—332 |
| George Cummings | 81-79-88-86—334 |
| Tom Bonnar | 86-79-85-88—338 |
| Robert Thomson | 84-79-90-87—340 |
