1895 U.S. Open (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 4, 1895 |
| Location | Newport, Rhode Island 41°27′43″N 71°20′49″W / 41.462°N 71.347°W |
| Course | Newport Golf Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Format | Stroke play − 36 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Length | 5,510 yards (5,038 m) |
| Field | 11: 10 pros, 1 amateur |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $335 |
| Winner's share | $150 |
| Champion | |
| Horace Rawlins | |
| 173 | |
| Location map | |
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The 1895 U.S. Open was the first U.S. Open, held on Friday, October 4, at Newport Golf Club in Newport, Rhode Island. Horace Rawlins won the inaugural event, two strokes ahead of runner-up Willie Dunn.
Eleven players began the tournament (three withdrew before play began), completing four loops around Newport's nine holes, which measured 2,755 yards (2,519 m). At the end of the first 18-holes Willie Campbell, Willie Dunn, and James Foulis were tied for the lead with 89, with Horace Rawlins two back at 91. Rawlins shot 41 on each of the last two loops of the course to post an 82 and 173 total, two ahead of Dunn and three ahead of Foulis and Canadian Andrew Smith, the lone amateur in the field. Rawlins won a winner's share of $150 and a gold medal.