1913 U.S. Open: Francis Ouimet wins at The Country Club
Francis Ouimet (an amateur) won the 1913 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts with 304, beating Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1913 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- September 18, 1913 to September 20, 1913
- Course
- The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts
- Edition
- 19th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Francis Ouimet · USA · amateur · born Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 304 · score to par disputed
- Runners-up
- Harry Vardon, Ted Ray
- Playoff
- 18 holes; Ouimet 72
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Ouimet | 304 |
| T2 | Harry Vardon | |
| T2 | Ted Ray |
What happened at the 1913 U.S. Open
The 20-year-old amateur Ouimet tied Britain's two best players, then beat both in the playoff with 72. It was a landmark moment for American golf.
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).