| 1906 U.S. Open | |
Willie Smith won the 1899 U.S. Open. But at the 1906 U.S. Open it was his brother Alex's turn. Alex Smith won this one, with Willie finishing runner-up (albeit a distant runner-up, seven strokes behind).
Three-time defending champion Willie Anderson - who won four of the previous five U.S. Opens - finished in fifth place.
Anderson was the head pro at the host course, Onwentsia Club near Chicago. Given that and his tournament history, it's safe to assume Anderson was a heavy favorite entering the tournament. He was in position to make a run at Smith, trailing by three entering the final round, but fell apart in Round 4 with an 84. Anderson played the U.S. Open four more times without winning. A heavy drinker, he died at age 31 in 1910.
Smith's winning total of 295 was the first sub-300 score in tournament history.
1906 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1906 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois (a-amateur):
| Alex Smith | 73-74-73-75--295 | $300 |
| Willie Smith | 73-81-74-74--302 | $150 |
| Laurie Auchterlonie | 76-78-75-76--305 | $90 |
| James Maiden | 80-73-77-75--305 | $90 |
| Willie Anderson | 73-76-74-84--307 | $70 |
| Alex Ross | 76-79-75-80--310 | $60 |
| Stewart Gardner | 80-76-77-78--311 | $50 |
| a-H. Chandler Egan | 79-78-76-80--313 | |
| Gilbert Nicholls | 79-81-77-79--316 | $40 |
| Jack Hobens | 75-84-76-79--314 | $30 |
| George Low | 79-82-76-79--316 | $10 |
| Bernard Nicholls | 79-77-79-81--316 | $10 |
| Harry Turpie | 80-80-76-83--319 | |
| Walter Fovargue | 77-84-78-81--320 | |
| Jack Jolly | 78-82-79-81--320 | |
| Peter Robertson | 79-78-80-83--320 | |
| Alex Baxter | 83-81-81-76--321 | |
| Fred Brand | 78-78-85-81--322 | |
| Alex Campbell | 76-84-76-86--322 | |
| George Cummings | 79-76-84-83--322 | |
| George Smith | 79-76-82-85--322 | |
| James Foulis | 83-86-79-76--324 | |
| Otto Hackbarth | 82-82-82-78--324 | |
| Bim Lovekin | 77-85-78-84--324 | |
| William Marshall | 85-77-81-81--324 | |
| David McIntosh | 79-79-81-85--324 | |
| James Watson | 76-80-81-88--325 | |
| Ernest Way | 83-81-80-81--325 | |
| George O'Neil | 84-82-82-78--326 | |
| David Robertson | 82-79-81-84--326 | |
| a-Warren Wood | 78-85-81-83--327 | |
| Charles Rowe | 83-80-84-81--328 | |
| Percy Barrett | 81-75-82-91--329 | |
| Alex Gourlay | 82-81-81-85--329 | |
| Fred McLeod | 81-79-78-92--330 | |
| Robert Taylor | 81-80-83-86--330 | |
| Isaac Mackie | 87-81-82-81--331 | |
| David White | 81-81-83-87--332 | |
| William Hoare | 86-81-82-83--332 | |
| a-R.E. Hunter | 79-83-83-87--332 | |
| Thomas O'Neil | 84-82-83-84--333 | |
| A.G. Herr | 86-81-82-85--334 | |
| Robert White | 81-87-80-86--334 | |
| Chester Horton | 81-82-88-84--335 | |
| John Reid | 82-86-85-82--335 | |
| a-John Sellers | 79-84-81-93--337 | |
| James Simpson | 81-77-87-92--337 | |
| a-Orrin Potter Jr. | 81-84-86-91--342 | |
| Mike Brady | 81-87-83-92--343 |
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