[3] There were 94 entries and on-site qualifying was held and only the defending champion was exempt.

Evans carded a 74 to maintain his three-shot advantage after 54 holes, with Jim Barnes as the nearest pursuer.

After a double-bogey at the fourth hole, Evans recovered with a birdie at the next and matched Barnes through the front nine.

Evans' total of 286 established a new U.S. Open scoring record that stood for two decades, until 1936.

Amateur championship at Merion near Philadelphia and became the first to win both titles in the same year.