Nineteen-year-old John McDermott became the first American-born champion by defeating Mike Brady and George Simpson in an 18-hole playoff.

[1] Two past champions, Alec Ross and Fred McLeod, shared the 36-hole lead on Friday evening at 149 (−3), with McDermott, Brady, and Simpson four shots back at 153, in a five-way tie for fourth.

McDermott made a birdie on the final hole for 79 to join Simpson and Brady, forcing a three-way playoff.

McDermott took the lead at the 15th after Brady missed a four-footer (1.2 m) for par, then sealed the championship with an approach to the par-5 18th that settled ten feet (3 m) from the hole.

He successfully defended his title the following year, but by 1914 he began suffering from mental illness and his career was essentially over at age 23.