Question: Who was the First Native-Born American to Win the U.S. Open?
Answer: The first golfer born in the United States to win the U.S. Open was John J. (Johnny) McDermott. McDermott claimed that victory at the 1911 U.S. Open, and then he repeated as champion at the 1912 U.S. Open.
McDermott was only 19 years old when he won in 1911, and he had nearly won the year before. At the 1910 U.S. Open, then 18-year-old McDermott lost in a playoff.
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