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Alex Smith

Scotland · born , Dundee, Angus, Scotland · died

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 1906 U.S. Open
  • Last major 1910 U.S. Open
  • Runner-up in majors 3 times

Wins

  1. 1906 U.S. Open Onwentsia Club · 295 · by 7 strokes from Willie Smith
  2. 1910 U.S. Open Philadelphia Cricket Club · 298 (+6) · won a playoff against John McDermott and Macdonald Smith

Near misses

  1. 1898 U.S. Open Myopia Hunt Club · runner-up to Fred Herd
  2. 1901 U.S. Open Myopia Hunt Club · runner-up to Willie Anderson · playoff: 18 holes, 85–86
  3. 1905 U.S. Open Myopia Hunt Club · runner-up to Willie Anderson

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Next in the chain: Willie Anderson's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1906 U.S. Open

    Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, IL · 295 · by 7 strokes from Willie Smith

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1906.

    Career line, 1898–1910

    U.S. Open
    1898 U.S. Open: runner-up to Fred Herd1901 U.S. Open: runner-up to Willie Anderson1905 U.S. Open: runner-up to Willie Anderson1906 U.S. Open: won1910 U.S. Open: won
    190019051910

    5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up

    Alex Smith was born on January 28, 1874, in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Smith won 2 major championships: 2 U.S. Opens (1906, 1910).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1906 U.S. Open Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, IL · 295 · by 7 strokes from Willie Smith
    2. 1910 U.S. Open Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA · 298 (+6) · won a playoff against John McDermott and Macdonald Smith (18 holes; Smith 71)

    Near misses

    1. 1898 U.S. Open Myopia Hunt Club · runner-up to Fred Herd
    2. 1901 U.S. Open Myopia Hunt Club · runner-up to Willie Anderson · playoff: 18 holes, 85–86
    3. 1905 U.S. Open Myopia Hunt Club · runner-up to Willie Anderson

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 11 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)