# 1921 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1921 U.S. Open was the 25th U.S. Open, held July 21–22 at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Jim Barnes won his only U.S. Open, nine strokes ahead of runners-up Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod, both former champions. It was the third of Barnes' four major championships.
Barnes shot an opening round 69 on Thursday morning and led wire-to-wire; he led McLeod by four after the second round, and by seven through 54 holes. President Warren G. Harding was in attendance for the final round on Friday afternoon and presented the championship cup and medal to Barnes. Barnes' play was described by Evening Star sports reporter Walter R. McCallum as "a remarkable brand of golf by playing with the most implicit confidence and coolness".
Chick Evans, the 1916 champion, edged 19-year-old Bobby Jones by a single stroke for low amateur, finishing alone in fourth place. Two-time champion Alex Smith played in his last major and finished in a tie for fifth place.

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, July 21, 1921 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Jim Barnes | 69 | −1 |
| 2 | George Duncan | 72 | +2 |
| 3 | Chick Evans (a) | 73 | +3 |
| T4 | Clarence Hackney | 74 | +4 |
| T4 | Emil Loeffler | 74 | +4 |
| T4 | Fred McLeod | 74 | +4 |
| T7 | Leo Diegel | 75 | +5 |
| T7 | Emmet French | 75 | +5 |
| T7 | Jock Hutchison | 75 | +5 |
| T7 | Joe Kirkwood | 75 | +5 |
| T7 | Charlie Murray | 75 | +5 |
| T7 | Alex Smith | 75 | +5 |
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### Second round

Thursday, July 21, 1921 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Jim Barnes | 69-75=144 | +4 |
| T2 | Fred McLeod | 74-74=148 | +8 |
| T2 | Charlie Murray | 75-73=148 | +8 |
| 4 | Bobby Jones (a) | 78-71=149 | +9 |
| T5 | George Duncan | 72-78=150 | +10 |
| T5 | Clarence Hackney | 74-76=150 | +10 |
| T5 | Alex Smith | 75-75=150 | +10 |
| T5 | Louis Tellier | 76-74=150 | +10 |
| T9 | Chick Evans (a) | 73-78=151 | +11 |
| T9 | Emil Loeffler | 74-77=151 | +11 |
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### Third round

Friday, July 22, 1921 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Jim Barnes | 69-75-73=217 | +7 |
| T2 | Walter Hagen | 79-73-72=224 | +14 |
| T2 | Fred McLeod | 74-74-76=224 | +14 |
| 4 | Emil Loeffler | 74-77-74=225 | +15 |
| T5 | Emmet French | 75-77-74=226 | +16 |
| T5 | Bobby Jones (a) | 78-71-77=226 | +16 |
| 7 | Chick Evans (a) | 73-78-76=227 | +17 |
| T8 | George Duncan | 72-78-78=228 | +28 |
| T8 | Clarence Hackney | 74-76-78=228 | +28 |
| T8 | Louis Tellier | 76-74-78=228 | +28 |
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### Final round

Friday, July 22, 1921 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Jim Barnes | 69-75-73-72=289 | +9 | 500 |
| T2 | Walter Hagen | 79-73-72-74=298 | +18 | 250 |
| T2 | Fred McLeod | 74-74-76-74=298 | +18 | 250 |
| 4 | Chick Evans (a) | 73-78-76-75=302 | +22 | 0 |
| T5 | Emmet French | 75-77-74-77=303 | +23 | 125 |
| T5 | Bobby Jones (a) | 78-71-77-77=303 | +23 | 0 |
| T5 | Alex Smith | 75-75-79-74=303 | +23 | 125 |
| T8 | George Duncan | 72-78-78-77=305 | +25 | 85 |
| T8 | Clarence Hackney | 74-76-78-77=305 | +25 | 85 |
| 10 | Emil Loeffler | 74-77-74-81=306 | +26 | 75 |
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    (a) denotes amateur