# 1914 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th U.S. Open, held August 20–21 at Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago. 21-year-old Walter Hagen held off amateur Chick Evans by a single stroke to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles. It was the first of Hagen's eleven major championships.
Hagen opened with a U.S. Open record 68, a stroke ahead of defending champion Francis Ouimet. He led Tom McNamara by a shot after 36 holes, then took a two-stroke lead over McNamara into the final round, with Ouimet three back. McNamara and Ouimet, however, fell back with rounds of 83 and 78, respectively. That left the hard-charging Evans as the last player capable of catching Hagen. Evans needed a two on the 18th to tie, but his chip from the edge of the green came up just short. Hagen birdied the 18th for the fourth consecutive round, a feat unmatched by any U.S. Open champion before or since, and prevailed by one over Evans. Evans' 141 over the final 36 holes set a new U.S. Open record, but it was broken just two years later.
Two-time champion John McDermott, age 22, tied for ninth in his sixth and final U.S. Open appearance.

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, August 20, 1914 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Walter Hagen | 68 | −4 |
| 2 | Francis Ouimet (a) | 69 | −3 |
| T3 | James Donaldson | 72 | E |
| T3 | Tom McNamara | 72 | E |
| T3 | Louis Tellier | 72 | E |
| T6 | Jim Barnes | 73 | +1 |
| T6 | George Simpson United States | 73 | +1 |
| T8 | J. J. O'Brien | 74 | +2 |
| T8 | George Sargent | 74 | +2 |
| T10 | Jack Burke Sr. | 75 | +3 |
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### Second round

Thursday, August 20, 1914 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Walter Hagen | 68-74=142 | −2 |
| 2 | Tom McNamara | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| 3 | Francis Ouimet (a) | 69-76=145 | +1 |
| T4 | Joe Mitchell | 77-69=146 | +2 |
| T4 | J. J. O'Brien | 74-72=146 | +2 |
| T6 | Alec Ross | 72-75=147 | +3 |
| T6 | James Simpson | 76-71=147 | +3 |
| T6 | Louis Tellier | 72-75=147 | +3 |
| T9 | Jim Barnes | 73-76=149 | +5 |
| T9 | George Simpson United States | 73-76=149 | +5 |
| T9 | Tom Kerrigan | 76-73=149 | +5 |
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### Third round

Friday, August 21, 1914 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Walter Hagen | 68-74-75=217 | +1 |
| 2 | Tom McNamara | 72-71-76=219 | +3 |
| 3 | Francis Ouimet (a) | 69-76-75=220 | +4 |
| T4 | Chick Evans (a) | 76-74-71=221 | +5 |
| T4 | Louis Tellier | 72-75-74=221 | +5 |
| 6 | J. J. O'Brien | 74-72-77=223 | +7 |
| T7 | Mike Brady | 78-72-74=224 | +8 |
| T7 | George Simpson United States | 76-71-77=224 | +8 |
| T9 | James Donaldson | 72-79-74=225 | +9 |
| T9 | John McDermott | 77-74-74=225 | +9 |
| T9 | George Sargent | 74-77-74=225 | +9 |
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### Final round

Friday, August 21, 1914 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Walter Hagen | 68-74-75-73=290 | +2 | 300 |
| 2 | Chick Evans (a) | 76-74-71-70=291 | +3 | 0 |
| T3 | Fred McLeod | 78-73-75-71=297 | +9 | 125 |
| T3 | George Sargent | 74-77-74-72=297 | +9 | 125 |
| T5 | Mike Brady | 78-72-74-74=298 | +10 | 75 |
| T5 | James Donaldson | 72-79-74-73=298 | +10 | 75 |
| T5 | Francis Ouimet (a) | 69-76-75-78=298 | +10 | 0 |
| 8 | Louis Tellier | 72-75-74-78=299 | +11 | 60 |
| T9 | John McDermott | 77-74-74-75=300 | +12 | 45 |
| T9 | Arthur Smith | 79-73-76-72=300 | +12 | 45 |
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    (a) denotes amateur