| 1908 U.S. Open | |
Fred McLeod defeated Willie Smith in an 18-hole playoff to claim victory at the 1908 U.S. Open.
High winds over the two days of the tournament led to a winning score of 322, the third-highest winning score in tournament history. McLeod was able to break 80 in only one round, the fourth round.
Smith, the 1899 U.S. Open winner, led the field by three and McLeod by five at the midway point. But McLeod trimmed the deficit to one after three rounds, then shot 77 to Smith's 78 to force the playoff.
McLeod won the playoff by six strokes, 77 to 83. Willie Smith's brother Alex Smith finished third.
1908 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1908 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts (x-won playoff; a-amateur):
| x-Fred McLeod | 82-82-81-77--322 | $300 |
| Willie Smith | 77-82-85-78--322 | $150 |
| Alex Smith | 80-83-83-81--327 | $100 |
| Willie Anderson | 85-86-80-79--330 | $80 |
| John Jones | 81-81-87-82--331 | $70 |
| Jack Hobens | 86-81-85-81--333 | $45 |
| Peter Robertson | 89-84-77-83--333 | $45 |
| Percy Barrett | 94-80-86-78--338 | $28 |
| Jock Hutchison | 82-84-87-85--338 | $28 |
| Richard Kimball | 84-86-83-86--339 | |
| Tom McNamara | 85-82-86-86--339 | |
| Donald Ball | 90-81-86-83--340 | |
| Alex Campbell | 85-83-89-83--340 | |
| George Low | 92-80-84-84--340 | |
| Robert Peebles | 85-85-85-85--340 | |
| David Hunter | 87-87-84-83--341 | |
| Herbert Barker | 84-85-88-86--343 | |
| Mike Brady | 86-87-87-83--343 | |
| Orrin Terry | 86-87-83-87--343 | |
| David Robertson | 89-83-86-86--344 | |
| Laurie Auchterlonie | 85-83-83-95--346 | |
| H.T. Rawlins | 85-89-88-84--346 | |
| Isaac Mackie | 94-88-84-81--347 | |
| Alex Ross | 89-85-91-82--347 | |
| a-Walter Travis | 90-83-87-87--347 | |
| Jack Campbell | 91-89-87-82--349 | |
| David Brown | 87-86-91-86--350 | |
| David Ogilvie | 91-89-87-83--350 | |
| Arthur Smith | 97-85-85-85--352 | |
| Herbert Strong | 91-89-88-84--352 | |
| Bert Way | 92-88-87-85--352 | |
| George Cummings | 90-85-96-83--354 | |
| James Maiden | 94-85-86-90--355 | |
| John Dingwall | 98-83-85-90--356 | |
| a-John B. Hylan | 93-85-89-89--356 | |
| J.S. Pearson | 93-84-92-87--356 | |
| Ernest Way | 89-90-93-84--356 | |
| a-John G. Anderson | 95-83-89-90--357 | |
| Walter Fovargue | 93-87-85-92--357 | |
| Otto Hackbarth | 90-92-84-92--358 | |
| Donald Ross | 93-86-88-91--358 | |
| David Honeyman | 91-86-93-89--359 | |
| Stewart Maiden | 93-89-85-92--359 | |
| William Robinson | 95-87-86-91--359 | |
| Jack Croke | 91-90-93-86--360 |
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