1895 U.S. Open: Horace Rawlins wins at Newport G.C.
Horace Rawlins won the 1895 U.S. Open at Newport G.C. in Newport, Rhode Island with 173, by 2 strokes over Willie Dunn.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1895 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- October 4, 1895
- Course
- Newport G.C., Newport, Rhode Island
- Edition
- 1st U.S. Open
- Champion
- Horace Rawlins · England · born Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 173 · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Willie Dunn
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Rawlins | 173 |
| 2 | Willie Dunn |
What happened at the 1895 U.S. Open
Rawlins won the first Open: 36 holes in one day with 11 entrants. He shot 91-82 to finish two ahead of Dunn.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).