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1906 U.S. Open (golf)

Field	Value
name	1906 U.S. Open
dates	June 28–29, 1906
location	Lake Forest, Illinois
course	Onwentsia Club
org	USGA
format	Stroke play − 72 holes
yardage	6107 yd
field	66, 55 after cut
cut	171
winners_share	$300
champion	SCO Alex Smith
score	295
previous	[1905](1905-u-s-open-golf)
next	[1907](1907-u-s-open-golf)

|USA |USA Illinois The 1906 U.S. Open was the twelfth U.S. Open, held June 28–29 at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Alex Smith won the first of his two U.S. Open titles, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Willie Smith, his younger brother and the 1899 champion.

Willie Anderson, three-time defending champion and club pro at Onwentsia, was the heavy favorite. He trailed Alex Smith by two strokes after the first 36 holes on Thursday, and by three after the third round on Friday morning, but an 84 that afternoon dropped him to a distant fifth. Smith posted rounds of 73-74-73-75 for 295, a U.S. Open record and the first sub-300 winning score. Not only did his brother Willie finish in second, his brother-in-law James Maiden tied for third.

Smith's win marked the end of a streak where Scottish-born players won seven consecutive major championships.

For the first time, no player from the inaugural U.S. Open in 1895 participated. Horace Rawlins, the first champion, had played in every edition until this year.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 28, 1906 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
T1	SCO Willie Anderson	73
SCO Alex Smith
SCO Willie Smith
4	SCO Jack Hobens	75
T5	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie	76
SCO Alex Campbell
ENG Gilbert Nicholls
SCO Alex Ross
James Watson
T10	USA Walter Fovargue	77
USA William "Bim" Lovekin

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Second round

Thursday, June 28, 1906 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score
1	SCO Alex Smith	73-74=147
2	SCO Willie Anderson	73-76=149
3	SCO James Maiden	80-73=153
T4	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie	76-78=154
SCO Willie Smith	73-81=154
T6	SCO George Cumming	79-76=155
SCO Alex Ross	76-79=155
George Smith	79-76=155
T9	Fred Brand	78-78=156
SCO Stewart Gardner	80-76=156
ENG Bernard Nicholls	79-77=156

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Third round

Friday, June 29, 1906 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	SCO Alex Smith	73-74-73=220
2	SCO Willie Anderson	73-76-74=223
3	SCO Willie Smith	73-81-74=228
4	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie	76-78-75=229
T5	SCO James Maiden	80-73-77=230
SCO Alex Ross	76-79-75=230
T7	USA Chandler Egan (a)	79-78-76=233
SCO Stewart Gardner	80-76-77=233
9	ENG Gilbert Nicholls	76-81-77=234
10	SCO Jack Hobens	75-84-76=235

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Final round

Friday, June 29, 1906 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	Money ($)
1	SCO Alex Smith	73-74-73-75=295	300
2	SCO Willie Smith	73-81-74-74=302	150
T3	SCO Laurie Auchterlonie	76-78-75-76=305	90
SCO James Maiden	80-73-77-75=305
5	SCO Willie Anderson	73-76-74-84=307	70
6	SCO Alex Ross	76-79-75-80=310	60
7	SCO Stewart Gardner	80-76-77-78=311	50
T8	USA Chandler Egan (a)	79-78-76-80=313	0
ENG Gilbert Nicholls	76-81-77-79=313	40
10	SCO Jack Hobens	75-84-76-79=314	30

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Amateurs: Egan (313), Wood (327), Hunter (332), Sellers (337), Potter (342).

References

(June 30, 1906). "A. Smith gains national honor". Chicago Daily Tribune.
Brenner, Morgan G.. (2009). "The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008".
(June 28, 1906). "America's best golfers to play". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(June 29, 1906). "Smith leader in Open golf event". Chicago Daily Tribune.

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