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Saturday 18 June 1898Men’s majorsYear in Review
Herd wins U.S. Open
Myopia Hunt Club, South Hamilton, Massachusetts · Friday 17 to Saturday 18 June 1898
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
U.S. Open
Myopia Hunt Club, South Hamilton
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Alex Smith
To par not yet researched.
The golfer
b. 1873-11-26, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland; Scotland; 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet