1912 U.S. Open: John McDermott wins at Country Club of Buffalo
John McDermott won the 1912 U.S. Open at Country Club of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York with 294 (−2), by 2 strokes over Tom McNamara.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1912 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- August 1, 1912 to August 2, 1912
- Course
- Country Club of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
- Edition
- 18th U.S. Open
- Champion
- John McDermott · USA · born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 294 (−2) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Tom McNamara
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McDermott | 294 | −2 |
| 2 | Tom McNamara |
What happened at the 1912 U.S. Open
McDermott won again, by two, and became the first to finish 72 holes under par. McNamara was runner-up for the second 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).