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Willie Smith

Scotland · born , Dundee, Angus, Scotland · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1899 U.S. Open
  • Runner-up in majors 2 times

Wins

  1. 1899 U.S. Open Baltimore C.C. · 315 · by 11 strokes from Val Fitzjohn, George Low Sr. and Bert Way

Near misses

  1. 1906 U.S. Open Onwentsia Club · runner-up to Alex Smith
  2. 1908 U.S. Open Myopia Hunt Club · runner-up to Fred McLeod · playoff: 18 holes, 77–83
  3. 1910 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 308

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Alex Smith's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1899 U.S. Open

    Baltimore C.C., Baltimore, MD · 315 · by 11 strokes from Val Fitzjohn, George Low Sr. and Bert Way

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1899.

    Career line, 1899–1910

    U.S. Open
    1899 U.S. Open: won1906 U.S. Open: runner-up to Alex Smith1908 U.S. Open: runner-up to Fred McLeod
    The Open
    1910 The Open: finished T5
    190019051910

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

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10

    Willie Smith was born on October 8, 1876, in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Smith won one major championship: the 1899 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1899 U.S. Open Baltimore C.C., Baltimore, MD · 315 · by 11 strokes from Val Fitzjohn, George Low Sr. and Bert Way

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1906 U.S. Open Onwentsia Club · runner-up to Alex Smith
    2. 1908 U.S. Open Myopia Hunt Club · runner-up to Fred McLeod · playoff: 18 holes, 77–83
    3. 1910 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 308

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 8 (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)
    2. R&A 1910