[1][2] On Friday, Alex Smith opened with a pair of 73's to take the 36-hole lead by two shots ahead of McDermott, Gilbert Nicholls, Fred McLeod, and Tom Anderson.

[3] Smith carded a 79 in the third round on Saturday morning that left him two behind McDermott, who shot a 75 for 223.

McLeod had a chance to also post 298 after driving the final hole, but his putt for a two stayed out and he finished a shot back.

Alex Smith also drove the green at the last needing only a two-putt to win, but he missed from 18 inches (45 cm) and tied with McDermott and his brother.

Four-time champion Willie Anderson played in his final U.S. Open and finished eleventh; he died four months later of epilepsy at age 31.