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1902 U.S. Open (golf)

Golf tournament

Field	Value
name	1902 U.S. Open
dates	October 10–11, 1902
location	Garden City, New York
course	Garden City Golf Club
org	USGA
format	Stroke play − 72 holes
field	83
cut	none
winners_share	$200
champion	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie
score	307
previous	1901
next	1903

|USA |USA New York The 1902 U.S. Open was the eighth U.S. Open, held October 10–11 at Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York, on Long Island, east of New York City. Laurie Auchterlonie established a new 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record to win his only major title, six strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis.

Auchterlonie posted rounds of 78-78-74-77 and became the first in U.S. Open history to card four sub-80 rounds. His 307 total was six shots better than the previous championship record, set by Harry Vardon in 1900.

Clear skies greeted the field on Friday for the first two rounds. The weather worsened on Saturday, with cloudy skies in the morning and a pouring rain in the afternoon. The adverse playing conditions didn't seem to affect the scoring; in fact many players played well in the final round in the rain. John Shippen, playing out of Marine Field Club in New York, became the first American-born player to finish in the money in a U.S. Open.

The improvement in scores were in large part due to the introduction of the Haskell golf ball, which soon replaced the gutta-percha ball as the prominent golf ball in use.

Round summaries

First round

Friday, October 10, 1902 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	SCO Jack Campbell	77
2	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie	78
T3	SCO Willie Anderson	79
WAL Arthur Griffiths
SCO Jack Park
SCO Alex Smith
SCO Harry Turpie
T8	SCO David Brown	80
SCO Donald Ross
SCO Charles Thorn

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Second round

Friday, October 10, 1902 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score
1	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie	78-78=156
2	SCO Stewart Gardner	82-76=158
3	SCO Alex Ross	80-83=160
T4	SCO Willie Anderson	79-82=161
SCO Willie Smith	82-79=161
6	SCO Charles Thorn	80-82=162
7	SCO Donald Ross	80-83=163
T8	SCO David Hunter	83-81=164
USA John Shippen	83-81=164
USA Walter Travis (a)	82-82=164
SCO Harry Turpie	79-85=164

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Third round

Saturday, October 11, 1902 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie	78-78-74=230
2	SCO Stewart Gardner	82-76-77=235
3	SCO Willie Anderson	79-82-76=237
T4	USA John Shippen	83-81-75=239
USA Walter Travis (a)	82-82-75=239
T6	SCO Donald Ross	80-83-78=241
SCO Willie Smith	82-79-80=241
T8	SCO Jack Campbell	77-87-79=243
SCO Charles Thorn	80-82-80=242
SCO Harry Turpie	79-85-78=242

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Final round

Saturday, October 11, 1902 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	Money ($)
1	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie	78-78-74-77=307	200
T2	SCO Stewart Gardner	82-76-77-78=313	150
USA Walter Travis (a)	82-82-75-74=313	0
4	SCO Willie Smith	82-79-80-75=316	125
T5	SCO Willie Anderson	79-82-76-81=318	90
USA John Shippen	83-81-75-79=318
7	SCO Charles Thorn	80-82-80-77=319	70
8	SCO Harry Turpie	79-85-78-78=320	50
9	SCO Donald Ross	80-83-78-81=322	40
10	SCO Alex Ross	83-77-84-79=323	30

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Amateurs: Travis (313), Murphy (341), Watson (345), Livingston (348), Seeley (353), Lockwood (356), Macdonald (357), Croker (360).

References

(October 10, 1902). "Pros to tee off today". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(October 12, 1902). "Auchterlonie is Open champion". Chicago Sunday Tribune.
Brenner, Morgan G.. (2009). "The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008".
(October 13, 1902). "Auchterlonie Wins Open Championship at Garden City – Travis Ties for Second Place". The Fitchburg Sentinel.
(October 11, 1902). "Best score by Glen View pro". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(October 12, 1902). "Open Golf Champion". The Saint Paul Globe.
"Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland: Clubmakers".

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