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Monday 26 June 1911Men’s majorsYear in Review

McDermott wins U.S. Open

Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois · Friday 23 to Monday 26 June 1911

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 02 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).

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The name over time

  1. 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

Men's major

U.S. Open

Chicago G.C., Wheaton

2 of 5 researched

Winner

John McDermott

307Total
+3To par
playoff: 18 holes; McDermott 80, Brady 82, Simpson 85Margin
PlayoffDecided

Runner-up: Mike Brady

The golfer

b. 1891-08-12, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; USA; 1st major (card's count)

John McDermott’s player card · Source

Top 10

Not yet researched

What’s in the bag

No bag on file yet

From the papers

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