1910 U.S. Open: Alex Smith wins at Philadelphia Cricket Club
Alex Smith won the 1910 U.S. Open at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 298 (+6), beating John McDermott and Macdonald Smith in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1910 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 17, 1910 to June 20, 1910
- Course
- Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Edition
- 16th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Alex Smith · Scotland · born Dundee, Angus, Scotland
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 298 (+6)
- Runners-up
- John McDermott, Macdonald Smith
- Playoff
- 18 holes; Smith 71
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Smith | 298 | +6 |
| T2 | John McDermott | ||
| T2 | Macdonald Smith |
What happened at the 1910 U.S. Open
Alex Smith won a three-way playoff with 71, beating the teenage McDermott and his own brother Macdonald.
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).