| 1921 U.S. Open | |
Jim Barnes and Walter Hagen engaged in some notable duels in their careers. But this was not one of them - despite the fact that Barnes won and Hagen was second (tied with Fred McLeod). That's because Barnes dominated the 1921 U.S. Open after starting with a first-round 69 - a full 10 strokes better than Hagen's opening round.
For Barnes, it was his only U.S. Open win, and the third of his four victories in majors.
The tournament was played in Chevy Chase, Maryland, close enough to Washington, D.C., for American President Warren Harding to attend on the final day. He presented the championship trophy to Barnes, making Barnes the only golfer to receive the U.S. Open trophy from the United States president.
Chick Evans, 1916 U.S. Open winner, edged Bobby Jones, playing in just his second U.S. Open, for low amateur honors.
1921 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1921 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland (a-amateur):
| Jim Barnes | 69-75-73-72--289 | $500 |
| Walter Hagen | 79-73-72-74--298 | $250 |
| Fred McLeod | 74-74-76-74--298 | $250 |
| a-Chick Evans | 73-78-76-75--302 | |
| Emmett French | 75-77-74-77--303 | $125 |
| a-Bobby Jones | 78-71-77-77--303 | |
| Alex Smith | 75-75-79-74--303 | $125 |
| George Duncan | 72-78-78-77--305 | $85 |
| Clarence Hackney | 74-76-78-77--305 | $85 |
| Emil Loeffler Jr. | 74-77-74-81--306 | $75 |
| Alfred Hackbarth | 80-76-82-69--307 | $60 |
| Eddie Loos | 76-79-75-78--308 | $55 |
| Cyril Walker | 78-76-76-79--309 | $50 |
| Mike Brady | 77-80-78-75--310 | |
| a-Jess Sweetser | 78-78-77-77--310 | |
| Louis Tellier | 76-74-78-82--310 | |
| Gene Sarazen | 83-74-77-77--311 | |
| Laurie Ayton | 81-74-74-83--312 | |
| Jock Hutchison | 75-83-77-77--312 | |
| Peter O'Hara | 81-82-76-73--312 | |
| Charles Murray | 75-73-82-83--313 | |
| Johnny Golden | 77-77-82-78--314 | |
| Otto Hackbarth | 79-76-80-79--314 | |
| Harry Hampton | 80-78-79-77--314 | |
| Charles Mothersole | 81-78-79-76--314 | |
| Tom Boyd | 81-79-79-76--315 | |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 75-77-80-83--315 | |
| Leo Diegel | 75-82-83-75--315 | |
| a-Jesse Guilford | 79-75-78-83--315 | |
| P.O. Hart | 83-80-76-77--316 | |
| Pat O'Hara | 77-78-79-82--316 | |
| Al Watrous | 78-76-83-80--317 | |
| Joe Kirkwood | 75-81-80-82--318 | |
| William Trovinger | 79-83-79-77--318 | |
| Robert Barnett | 81-81-80-77--319 | |
| Tom Kerrigan | 73-81-86-79--319 | |
| William Leach | 79-83-77-81--320 | |
| Johnny Farrell | 79-79-81-82--321 | |
| Jack Gordon | 78-83-81-81--323 | |
| Joe Novak | 80-78-85-81--324 | |
| Wilfred Thomson | 79-80-82-83--324 | |
| James West | 81-81-77-85--324 | |
| a-Nelson Whitney | 79-80-85-80--324 | |
| Joe Sylvester | 81-82-84-78--325 | |
| Eddie Towns | 80-77-82-86--325 | |
| Charles Betchler | 82-81-82-81--326 | |
| Charles Thom | 82-86-78-80--326 | |
| Charles Clare | 86-74-80-87--327 | |
| George McLean | 81-79-80-87--327 | |
| Fred Canausa | 77-85-84-82--328 | |
| Wallie Nelson | 78-82-84-85--329 | |
| T.J. Rajoppi | 84-89-77-79--329 | |
| Frank Coltart | 84-82-81-83--330 | |
| a-Robert Finkenstaedt | 82-80-85-83--330 | |
| Alex Campbell | 80-86-84-81--331 | |
| W.J. Damen | 81-84-79-87--331 | |
| Jack Forrester | 78-88-89-78--333 | |
| Jack Pirie | 82-80-87-84--333 | |
| J. Victor East | 81-83-83-86--333 | |
| Al Natale | 88-83-73-90--334 | |
| James Ferguson | 87-80-86-82--335 | |
| Jack Park | 85-82-85-84--336 | |
| Isaac Mackie | 81-83-84-89--337 | |
| Alex Cunningham | 91-81-84-82--338 |
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