1912 U.S. Open: Champ Goes Back-to-Back
The 1912 U.S. Open was the 18th time the tournament was played. The winner earned his second consecutive national open title.
Winner: John McDermott, 294
Where it was played: Country Club of Buffalo in Williamsville, New York
Tournament dates: August 1-2, 1912
Leader after first round: Mike Brady and George Sargent, 72
Leader after second round: Alex Smith, Mike Brady and Percy Barrett, 147
Leader after third round: Mike Brady, 220
Notable Notes: Mike Brady held or shared the lead each of the first three rounds, but he couldn't keep it in the last. Brady shot 79 in Round 4, allowing defending champ John McDermott to easily move past him with a 71. McDermott won his second straight U.S. Open, this time by two strokes over Tom McNamara. Brady's total was 2-under par, making him the first U.S. Open winner to finish below par.
Final Scores
| John McDermott | 74-75-74-71—294 |
| Tom McNamara | 74-80-73-69—296 |
| Mike Brady | 72-75-73-79—299 |
| Alex Smith | 77-70-77-75—299 |
| Alex Campbell | 74-77-80-71—302 |
| George Sargent | 72-78-76-77—303 |
| Jack Dowling | 76-79-76-74—305 |
| Otto Hackbarth | 77-77-75-76—305 |
| Charles Murray | 75-78-77-76—306 |
| Tom Anderson Jr. | 75-76-81-75—307 |
| Frank Peebles | 73-76-83-75—307 |
| a-Walter Travis | 73-79-78-77—307 |
| Fred McLeod | 79-77-75-77—308 |
| George Simpson | 79-73-77-79—308 |
| Percy Barrett | 74-73-83-79—309 |
| a-John G. Anderson | 80-79-78-73—310 |
| David Ogilvie | 74-83-73-80—310 |
| Jim Barnes | 77-73-79-82—311 |
| John Dingwall | 77-77-78-79—311 |
| Willie Macfarlane | 77-81-73-80—311 |
| Jack Croke | 74-81-78-79—312 |
| Tom Vardon | 74-83-79-76—312 |
| Jack Campbell | 74-75-83-81—313 |
| George Cummings | 78-79-77-79—313 |
| Jock Hutchison | 78-77-82-76—313 |
| Albert Murray | 78-79-79-78—314 |
| Charles Rowe | 77-78-79-81—315 |
| Dave Robertson | 80-82-77-77—316 |
| Peter Robertson | 77-82-81-76—316 |
| David Black | 78-77-78-84—317 |
| David Honeyman | 80-82-79-76—317 |
| David Livie | 82-80-76-79—317 |
| a-William Gardner Ii | 78-80-79-82—319 |
| Frank Belwood | 76-80-81-83—320 |
| Jack Hobens | 83-79-76-82—320 |
| James Thompson | 78-78-78-86—320 |
| Tom Bonnar | 76-79-81-85—321 |
| Karl Keffer | 76-76-86-85—323 |
| Tom Mulgrew | 79-85-76-84—324 |
| John Harland | 76-84-81-83—324 |
| James Dougherty | 82-77-83-83—325 |
| Walter Fovargue | 81-83-78-83—325 |
| a-Howard Lee | 82-80-81-82—325 |
| C.W. Singleton | 82-76-82-85—325 |
| Ben Lord | 80-86-88-81—335 |
| James Green | 83-81-79-83—326 |
| David Hunter | 80-85-77-84—326 |
| Jack Jolly | 80-79-78-89—326 |
| Arthur Woodward | 79-86-79-82—326 |
| Thomas Edwards | 78-87-84-80—329 |
| John Hagan | 80-83-80-87—330 |
| Irving Stringer | 83-82-83-86—334 |
| William Trovinger | 77-82-86-89—334 |
