Francis Ouimet's official
1913 United States Open Playoff Scorecard
As you can see from this photo of Francis Ouimet's official
playoff scoreboard for 1913 US Open The Country Club had not yet adapted the United States Golf Association's 1912 system of par. Bogey value was given to a hole and course and the
bogey value at The Country Club in Brookline was 80. It is fun to note the
signature of Bernard Darwin and the use of " l " marks to count the
strokes. Legend has it that he was the only marker of the three on the course to
use them. Take special note of the three slashes on the 10th and 17th holes and
the steadiness of the four slashes on the 18th and final hole.
To put the scoring into a more
modern prospective the card below was created to show how the 1912 USGA par
system would have looked during the 1913 US Open, and gives the modern
golfer a clearer picture of the great playoff scoring. Note the names are listed
in the order of 1st tee honors, the fact that is also the order of finish is coincidental.
Birdie
Par Bogey Other
Hole |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
out |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
in |
TOTAL |
Yards |
430 |
300 |
435 |
300 |
420 |
275 |
185 |
380 |
520 |
3245 |
140 |
390 |
415 |
320 |
470 |
370 |
125 |
360 |
410 |
3000 |
6245 |
Par |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
38 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
35 |
73 |
Ouimet |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
38 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
34 |
72 |
Vardon |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
38 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
39 |
77 |
Ray |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
38 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
40 |
78 |
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