[1] Laurie Auchterlonie established a new 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record to win his only major title, six strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis.

His 307 total was six shots better than the previous championship record, set by Harry Vardon in 1900.

[4] Clear skies greeted the field on Friday for the first two rounds.

[5] The weather worsened on Saturday, with cloudy skies in the morning and a pouring rain in the afternoon.

John Shippen, playing out of Marine Field Club in New York, became the first American-born player to finish in the money in a U.S.