| 1914 U.S. Open | |
| Dates: | August 20–21, 1914 |
| Location: | Midlothian, Illinois |
| Course: | Midlothian Country Club |
| Org: | USGA |
| Format: | Stroke play − 72 holes |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | [1] |
| Field: | 66 players |
| Winners Share: | $300 |
| Champion: |  Walter Hagen |
| Score: | 290 (+2) |
| Previous: | 1913 |
| Next: | 1915 |
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.[1] [2] 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,[3] [4] 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.
Thursday, August 20, 1914 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | −4 | ||
| 2 | Francis Ouimet (a) | 69 | −3 | |
| T3 | James Donaldson | 72 | E | |
| T6 | 73 | +1 | ||
| George Simpson | ||||
| T8 | 74 | +2 | ||
| T10 | 75 | +3 |
Thursday, August 20, 1914 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68-74=142 | −2 | |
| 2 | 72-71=143 | −1 | |
| 3 | Francis Ouimet (a) | 69-76=145 | +1 |
| T4 | 77-69=146 | +2 | |
| 74-72=146 | |||
| T6 | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| James Simpson | 76-71=147 | ||
| 72-75=147 | |||
| T9 | 73-76=149 | +5 | |
| George Simpson | 73-76=149 | ||
| 76-73=149 |
Friday, August 21, 1914 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68-74-75=217 | +1 | |
| 2 | 72-71-76=219 | +3 | |
| 3 | Francis Ouimet (a) | 69-76-75=220 | +4 |
| T4 | Chick Evans (a) | 76-74-71=221 | +5 |
| 72-75-74=221 | |||
| 6 | 74-72-77=223 | +7 | |
| T7 | 78-72-74=224 | +8 | |
| George Simpson | 76-71-77=224 | ||
| T9 | James Donaldson | 72-79-74=225 | +9 |
| 77-74-74=225 | |||
| 74-77-74=225 |
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 | 78-73-75-71=297 | +9 | 125 | |
| 74-77-74-72=297 | ||||
| T5 | 78-72-74-74=298 | +10 | 75 | |
| James Donaldson (golfer) | James Donaldson | 72-79-74-73=298 | ||
| Francis Ouimet (a) | 69-76-75-78=298 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 72-75-74-78=299 | +11 | 60 | |
| T9 | 77-74-74-75=300 | +12 | 45 | |
| Arthur Smith | 79-73-76-72=300 |
(a) denotes amateur