1905 U.S. Open: Willie Anderson wins at Myopia Hunt Club
Willie Anderson won the 1905 U.S. Open at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts with 314, by 2 strokes over Alex Smith.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1905 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- September 21, 1905 to September 22, 1905
- Course
- Myopia Hunt Club, South Hamilton, Massachusetts
- Edition
- 11th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Willie Anderson · Scotland · born North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
- Champion's title
- 4th U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 314 · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Alex Smith
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Anderson | 314 |
| 2 | Alex Smith |
What happened at the 1905 U.S. Open
Anderson won his fourth title and third in a row. Smith was runner-up for the third time.
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).