| 1904 U.S. Open | |
| Dates: | July 8–9, 1904 |
| Location: | Golf, Illinois |
| Course: | Glen View Club |
| Org: | USGA |
| Format: | Stroke play − 72 holes |
| Field: | 69, 47 after cut |
| Cut: | 174 |
| Winners Share: | $200 |
| Champion: | Willie Anderson |
| Score: | 303 |
| Previous: | 1903 |
| Next: | 1905 |
The 1904 U.S. Open was the tenth U.S. Open, held July 8–9 at Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago.[1] Defending champion Willie Anderson won the third of his four U.S. Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls.[2] [3]
Anderson shared the lead with Stewart Gardner at 75 on Friday morning, but a 78 in the afternoon dropped him two behind after 36 holes.[4] In the third round on Saturday morning, Fred Mackenzie shot 74 to take a two-stroke lead over Anderson and Gardner after 54 holes. Mackenzie and Gardner fell back in the afternoon; Mackenzie's 80 took him down to third and Gardner's 85 dropped him to sixth. Anderson had 72 for the lowest round in U.S. Open history, and his 303 also established a new championship low. Nicholls posted a 73 in the final round to finish ascend the leaderboard to second place.[2] [3]
Anderson was the first to successfully defend a U.S. Open title, and he would become the first to win three straight the following year, yet to be equaled.
For the first time, the U.S. Open adopted a cut after 36 holes, eliminating those more than fifteen shots behind tenth place.
Friday, July 8, 1904 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | align=center rowspan=2 | 75 | |
| 3 | 76 | ||
| 4 | 77 | ||
| T5 | 78 | ||
| Alex Smith | |||
| George Thomson | |||
| T8 | 79 | ||
| T10 | 80 | ||
| John Campbell | |||
Friday, July 8, 1904 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75-76=151 | |
| 2 | 75-78=153 | |
| T3 | 76-79=155 | |
| 79-76=155 | ||
| 5 | 80-76=156 | |
| T6 | 78-79=157 | |
| 83-74=157 | ||
| 80-77=157 | ||
| T9 | 77-82=159 | |
| 78-81=159 |
Saturday, July 9, 1904 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76-79-74=229 | |
| T2 | 75-78-78=231 | |
| 75-76-80=231 | ||
| T4 | 83-74-78=235 | |
| 80-76-79=235 | ||
| T6 | 80-81-75=236 | |
| 78-79-79=236 | ||
| 80-77-79=236 | ||
| 9 | 77-82-80=239 | |
| T10 | David Robertson | 82-78-80=240 |
| 80-82-78=240 | ||
| 82-82-76=240 |
Saturday, July 9, 1904 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | Money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Anderson | 75-78-78-72=303 | 200 | |
| 2 | 80-76-79-73=308 | 150 | ||
| 3 | 76-79-74-80=309 | 125 | ||
| T4 | 80-81-75-78=314 | 90 | ||
| 80-77-79-78=314 | ||||
| T6 | 78-79-79-80=316 | 53 | ||
| 75-76-80-85=316 | ||||
| 82-82-76-76=316 | ||||
| 9 | 83-74-78-82=317 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 80-82-78-78=318 | 25 |
Amateurs: C. Egan (329), Hunter (331), Edwards (332), Phelps (348), Clingman (349), W. Egan (363)