1916 U.S. Open: Chick Evans wins at Minikahda Club
Chick Evans (an amateur) won the 1916 U.S. Open at Minikahda Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota with 286 (−2), by 2 strokes over Jock Hutchison.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1916 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 29, 1916 to June 30, 1916
- Course
- Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Edition
- 22nd U.S. Open
- Champion
- Chick Evans · USA · amateur · born Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 286 (−2) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Jock Hutchison
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chick Evans | 286 | −2 |
| 2 | Jock Hutchison |
What happened at the 1916 U.S. Open
Evans set a scoring record of 286 and won the U.S. Amateur the same year. Hutchison was two back.
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).