1897 U.S. Open Golf Championship
The 1897 U.S. Open was the third U.S. Open. The golf tournament was held September 17, 1897, at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. Joe Lloyd prevailed by one-stroke over Willie Anderson to win his first U.S. Open title.
Willie Anderson began the final round four clear of Joe Lloyd. Lloyd, however, shot a 79 over the last 18-holes to Anderson's 84 to finish a stroke ahead. Lloyd's win was capped by a 3 at the 461-yard finishing hole. Anderson needed a 4 at the last to tie Lloyd and reached the green in three, but his putt came up 6-feet short. Anderson would have to wait four more years for his first of a record four U.S. Open titles.
This was the last year that the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur championships were played simultaneously on the same course.
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