1919 U.S. Open: Walter Hagen wins at Brae Burn C.C.
Walter Hagen won the 1919 U.S. Open at Brae Burn C.C. in West Newton, Massachusetts with 301 (+17), beating Mike Brady in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1919 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 9, 1919 to June 12, 1919
- Course
- Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Massachusetts
- Edition
- 23rd U.S. Open
- Champion
- Walter Hagen · USA · born Rochester, New York, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 301 (+17)
- Runner-up
- Mike Brady
- Playoff
- 18 holes, 77–78
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Hagen | 301 | +17 |
| 2 | Mike Brady |
What happened at the 1919 U.S. Open
Brady blew a five-shot 54-hole lead, the largest ever lost by a non-winner (USGA). Hagen then won the playoff by one.
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).