1897 U.S. Open: Joe Lloyd wins at Chicago G.C.
Joe Lloyd won the 1897 U.S. Open at Chicago G.C. in Wheaton, Illinois with 162, by 1 stroke over Willie Anderson.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1897 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- September 17, 1897
- Course
- Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Illinois
- Edition
- 3rd U.S. Open
- Champion
- Joe Lloyd · England · born Hoylake, Cheshire, England
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 162 · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Willie Anderson
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Lloyd | 162 |
| 2 | Willie Anderson |
What happened at the 1897 U.S. Open
Lloyd won the last 36-hole Open by one stroke. Anderson, the future four-time champion, was runner-up.
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).