1898 U.S. Open: Fred Herd wins at Myopia Hunt Club
Fred Herd won the 1898 U.S. Open at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts with 328, by 7 strokes over Alex Smith.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1898 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 17, 1898 to June 18, 1898
- Course
- Myopia Hunt Club, South Hamilton, Massachusetts
- Edition
- 4th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Fred Herd · Scotland · born St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 328 · won by 7 strokes
- Runner-up
- Alex Smith
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Herd | 328 |
| 2 | Alex Smith |
What happened at the 1898 U.S. Open
This was the first 72-hole Open, and Herd won it easily in his debut. Smith's seven-shot deficit was the first of his three runner-up finishes.
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).