1921 U.S. Open: Jim Barnes wins at Columbia C.C.
Jim Barnes won the 1921 U.S. Open at Columbia C.C. in Chevy Chase, Maryland with 289 (+9), by 9 strokes over Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1921 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- July 21, 1921 to July 22, 1921
- Course
- Columbia C.C., Chevy Chase, Maryland
- Edition
- 25th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Jim Barnes · England · born Lelant, Cornwall, England
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 289 (+9) · won by 9 strokes
- Runners-up
- Walter Hagen, Fred McLeod
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Barnes | 289 | +9 |
| T2 | Walter Hagen | ||
| T2 | Fred McLeod |
What happened at the 1921 U.S. Open
Barnes led wire-to-wire and won by nine. Two former champions shared second.
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).