| 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 | August 1–2, 1912 |
| Location | Amherst, New York |
| Course(s) | Country Club of Buffalo |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Format | Stroke play − 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 74 |
| Length | 6,326 yards (5,784 m) |
| Field | 120, 78 after cut |
| Cut | 166 (+18) |
| Winner’s share | $300 |
| Champion | |
| John McDermott | |
| 294 (−2) | |
| ← 1911 1913 → |
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 345 | 4 | 10 | 606 | 6 | |
| 2 | 315 | 4 | 11 | 400 | 4 | |
| 3 | 406 | 4 | 12 | 340 | 4 | |
| 4 | 380 | 4 | 13 | 210 | 3 | |
| 5 | 455 | 5 | 14 | 170 | 3 | |
| 6 | 300 | 4 | 15 | 516 | 5 | |
| 7 | 125 | 3 | 16 | 155 | 3 | |
| 8 | 430 | 5 | 17 | 540 | 5 | |
| 9 | 300 | 4 | 18 | 333 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,056 | 37 | In | 3,270 | 37 | |
| Source: | Total | 6,326 | 74 |
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McDermott | United States | 1911 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 294 | −2 | 1 |
| Alex Smith | Scotland | 1906, 1910 | 77 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 299 | +3 | T3 |
| George Sargent | England | 1909 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 303 | +7 | 6 |
| Fred McLeod | Scotland | 1908 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 308 | +12 | T13 |
| Alec Ross | Scotland | 1907 | 82 | 85 | CUT | ||||
| Horace Rawlins | England | 1895 | 88 | 85 | CUT |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Mike Brady | United States | 72 | −2 |
| Dan Kenny | Canada | |||
| George Sargent | England | |||
| T4 | Frank Peebles | Scotland | 73 | −1 |
| Walter Travis (a) | United States | |||
| T6 | Grange Alves | Scotland | 74 | E |
| Percy Barrett | England Canada |
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| Alex Campbell | Scotland | |||
| Jack Campbell | Scotland | |||
| Jack Croke | United States | |||
| John McDermott | United States | |||
| Tom McNamara | United States | |||
| David Ogilvie | Scotland |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Percy Barrett | England Canada |
74-73=147 | −1 |
| Mike Brady | United States | 72-75=147 | ||
| Alex Smith | Scotland | 77-70=147 | ||
| T4 | Jack Campbell | Scotland | 74-75=149 | +1 |
| John McDermott | United States | 74-75=149 | ||
| Frank Peebles | Scotland | 73-76=149 | ||
| T7 | Jim Barnes | England | 77-73=150 | +2 |
| George Sargent | England | 72-78=150 | ||
| T10 | Tom Anderson, Jr. | Scotland | 75-76=151 | +3 |
| Alex Campbell | Scotland | 74-77=151 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Brady | United States | 72-75-73=220 | −2 |
| 2 | John McDermott | United States | 74-75-74=223 | +1 |
| 3 | Alex Smith | Scotland | 77-70-77=224 | +2 |
| 4 | George Sargent | England | 72-78-76=226 | +4 |
| 5 | Tom McNamara | United States | 74-80-73=227 | +5 |
| 6 | Otto Hackbarth | United States | 77-77-75=229 | +7 |
| T7 | Charlie Murray | Canada | 75-78-77=230 | +8 |
| Walter Travis (a) | United States | 73-79-78=230 | ||
| T9 | Alex Campbell | Scotland | 74-77-80=231 | +9 |
| Jack Dowling | United States | 76-79-76=231 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McDermott | United States | 74-75-74-71=294 | −2 | 300 |
| 2 | Tom McNamara | United States | 74-80-73-69=296 | E | 150 |
| T3 | Mike Brady | United States | 72-75-73-79=299 | +3 | 90 |
| Alex Smith | Scotland | 77-70-77-75=299 | |||
| 5 | Alex Campbell | Scotland | 74-77-80-71=302 | +6 | 70 |
| 6 | George Sargent | England | 72-78-76-77=303 | +7 | 60 |
| T7 | Jack Dowling | United States | 76-79-76-74=305 | +9 | 45 |
| Otto Hackbarth | United States | 77-77-75-76=305 | |||
| 9 | Charlie Murray | Canada | 75-78-77-76=306 | +10 | 40 |
| T10 | Tom Anderson, Jr. | Scotland | 75-76-81-75=307 | +11 | 25 |
| Frank Peebles | Scotland | 73-76-83-75=307 | |||
| Walter Travis (a) | United States | 73-79-78-77=307 | 0 |