| Date of birth: | 26 April 1985 |
| Birth place: | Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Plays: | Right Handed |
| Singles ranking: | 17 |
| Doubles ranking: | 196 |
| First year played | 2005 |
| Total nominations | 20 |
| Ties played | 19 |
| Singles W/L | 29/2 |
| Doubles W/L | 8/5 |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 17, 1897 |
| Location | Wheaton, Illinois |
| Course(s) | Chicago Golf Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Format | Stroke play − 36 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 35 |
| Prize fund | $335 |
| Winner’s share | $150 |
| Champion | |
| Joe Lloyd | |
| 162 | |
| ← 1896 1898 → |
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burn | 460 | 5 | 10 | Pond (In) | 140 | 3 | |
| 2 | East | 330 | 4 | 11 | Lodge (In) | 270 | 4 | |
| 3 | Corner | 340 | 4 | 12 | Hillside | 330 | 4 | |
| 4 | Gables | 415 | 4 | 13 | Long (In) | 500 | 5 | |
| 5 | Far | 320 | 4 | 14 | Mound | 290 | 4 | |
| 6 | Long (Out) | 520 | 5 | 15 | Gopher | 350 | 4 | |
| 7 | Lodge (Out) | 285 | 4 | 16 | Horseshoe | 310 | 4 | |
| 8 | Ginger Ale | 260 | 4 | 17 | Home View | 320 | 4 | |
| 9 | Pond (Out) | 160 | 3 | 18 | Home | 420 | 5 | |
| Out | 3,090 | 37 | In | 2,930 | 37 | |||
| Total | 6,020 | 74 |
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Foulis | Scotland | 1896 | 80 | 88 | 166 | T3 |
| Horace Rawlins | England | 1895 | 91 | 82 | 173 | T8 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Anderson | Scotland | 79 |
| 2 | James Foulis | Scotland | 80 |
| 3 | Willie Hoare | England | 82 |
| T4 | Joe Lloyd | England | 83 |
| Buff Wilson | Scotland | ||
| 6 | Harry Turpie | Scotland | 85 |
| T7 | David Foulis | Scotland | 86 |
| Jim Tyng (a) | United States | ||
| T9 | Willie Dunn, Jr. | Scotland | 87 |
| William Marshall | Scotland | ||
| Bernard Nicholls | England | ||
| Samuel Tucker | England | ||
| H. J. Whigham (a) | Scotland |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Lloyd | England | 83-79=162 | 150 |
| 2 | Willie Anderson | Scotland | 79-84=163 | 100 |
| T3 | Willie Dunn, Jr. | Scotland | 87-81=168 | 38 |
| James Foulis | Scotland | 80-88=168 | ||
| 5 | Willie Hoare | England | 82-87=169 | 10 |
| T6 | Bernard Nicholls | England | 87-85=172 | 0 |
| Alfred Ricketts | England | 91-81=172 | ||
| T8 | David Foulis | Scotland | 86-87=173 | |
| Horace Rawlins | England | 91-82=173 | ||
| H. J. Whigham (a) | Scotland | 87-86=173 |