| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 10–11, 1902 |
| Location | Garden City, New York |
| Course(s) | Garden City Golf Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Format | Stroke play − 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 83 |
| Cut | none |
| Winner's share | $200 |
| Champion | |
 Laurie Auchterlonie | |
| 307 | |
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Garden City Golf Club
Garden City Golf Club
The 1902 U.S. Open was the eighth U.S. Open, held October 10–11 at Garden City Golf ClubinGarden City, New York, on Long Island, east of New York City.[1] Laurie Auchterlonie established a new 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record to win his only major title, six strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis.[2][3][4]
Auchterlonie posted rounds of 78-78-74-77 and became the first in U.S. Open history to card four sub-80 rounds. His 307 total was six shots better than the previous championship record, set by Harry Vardonin1900.[4]
Clear skies greeted the field on Friday for the first two rounds.[5] The weather worsened on Saturday, with cloudy skies in the morning and a pouring rain in the afternoon. The adverse playing conditions didn't seem to affect the scoring; in fact many players played well in the final round in the rain. John Shippen, playing out of Marine Field Club in New York, became the first American-born player to finish in the money in a U.S. Open.[6]
The improvement in scores were in large part due to the introduction of the Haskell golf ball, which soon replaced the gutta-percha ball as the prominent golf ball in use.
Friday, October 10, 1902 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Campbell |
77 |
| 2 | Laurie Auchterlonie |
78 |
| T3 | Willie Anderson |
79 |
 Arthur Griffiths
| ||
| Jack Park
| ||
| Alex Smith
| ||
| Harry Turpie
| ||
| T8 | David Brown |
80 |
| Donald Ross
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| Charles Thorn
|
Friday, October 10, 1902 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurie Auchterlonie |
78-78=156 |
| 2 | Stewart Gardner |
82-76=158 |
| 3 | Alex Ross |
80-83=160 |
| T4 | Willie Anderson |
79-82=161 |
| Willie Smith |
82-79=161 | |
| 6 | Charles Thorn |
80-82=162 |
| 7 | Donald Ross |
80-83=163 |
| T8 | David Hunter[7] |
83-81=164 |
 John Shippen |
83-81=164 | |
| Walter Travis (a) |
82-82=164 | |
| Harry Turpie |
79-85=164 |
Saturday, October 11, 1902 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurie Auchterlonie |
78-78-74=230 |
| 2 | Stewart Gardner |
82-76-77=235 |
| 3 | Willie Anderson |
79-82-76=237 |
| T4 | John Shippen |
83-81-75=239 |
| Walter Travis (a) |
82-82-75=239 | |
| T6 | Donald Ross |
80-83-78=241 |
| Willie Smith |
82-79-80=241 | |
| T8 | Jack Campbell |
77-87-79=243 |
| Charles Thorn |
80-82-80=242 | |
| Harry Turpie |
79-85-78=242 |
Saturday, October 11, 1902 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurie Auchterlonie |
78-78-74-77=307 | 200 |
| T2 | Stewart Gardner |
82-76-77-78=313 | 150 |
| Walter Travis (a) |
82-82-75-74=313 | 0 | |
| 4 | Willie Smith |
82-79-80-75=316 | 125 |
| T5 | Willie Anderson |
79-82-76-81=318 | 90 |
| John Shippen |
83-81-75-79=318 | ||
| 7 | Charles Thorn |
80-82-80-77=319 | 70 |
| 8 | Harry Turpie |
79-85-78-78=320 | 50 |
| 9 | Donald Ross |
80-83-78-81=322 | 40 |
| 10 | Alex Ross |
83-77-84-79=323 | 30 |
Amateurs: Travis (313), Murphy (341), Watson (345), Livingston (348), Seeley (353),
Lockwood (356), Macdonald (357), Croker (360).
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