The Country Club of Buffalo relocated several miles east in 1926 to Williamsville (42°58′19″N 78°43′37″W / 42.972°N 78.727°W / 42.972; -78.727).)

Twenty-year-old John McDermott successfully defended his U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara.

[2] At the end of the second round on Thursday, Mike Brady, Percy Barrett, and Alex Smith were tied for the lead, with defending champion McDermott two back.

Despite a bogey on the last hole, McDermott carded a 71 for a 294 total, two shots ahead of McNamara.

Horace Rawlins, the winner of the inaugural Open in 1895, made his final appearance and missed the cut.