1899 U.S. Open: Willie Smith wins at Baltimore C.C.
Willie Smith won the 1899 U.S. Open at Baltimore C.C. in Baltimore, Maryland with 315, by 11 strokes over Val Fitzjohn and George Low Sr. and Bert Way.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1899 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- September 14, 1899 to September 15, 1899
- Course
- Baltimore C.C., Baltimore, Maryland
- Edition
- 5th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Willie Smith · Scotland · born Dundee, Angus, Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 315 · won by 11 strokes
- Runners-up
- Val Fitzjohn, George Low Sr., Bert Way
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Smith | 315 |
| T2 | Val Fitzjohn | |
| T2 | George Low Sr. | |
| T2 | Bert Way |
What happened at the 1899 U.S. Open
Smith's 11-stroke margin is still the second-largest in Open history. Three players tied for a distant second.
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).