South Hamilton, Massachusetts · Parkland
4 major championships hosted since 1898
Established
1894
Designer
Herbert Leeds
Par
72
Championship Yardage
6,539 yds
Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, is one of the great relics of early American championship golf. Designed by Herbert Leeds, it hosted four of the first eleven U.S. Opens between 1898 and 1908, when winning scores hovered well above par.
Its small greens and deep bunkers produced some of the highest winning totals in U.S. Open history — Willie Anderson won twice here on his way to a record four U.S. Open titles.
Lowest scoring marks recorded in major championship competition at Myopia Hunt Club.
Course Record (round)
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Lowest 72-Hole Total
295 (+11)
U.S. Open era (Anderson, 1901/1905)
First Major Hosted
1898
Total Majors Hosted
4
Every major championship staged at Myopia Hunt Club, by championship and year.
| Championship | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 4 | 1898, 1901, 1905, 1908 |
Defining rounds and championship moments in the history of Myopia Hunt Club.
Fred Herd won the U.S. Open over 72 holes, the first played at that distance.
Willie Anderson won the first of his record four U.S. Opens in a playoff.
Willie Anderson won his fourth U.S. Open, a total still unmatched in number though equaled by later greats.
Fred McLeod won the last U.S. Open held at Myopia in a playoff.
It hosted four early U.S. Opens (1898–1908) and is associated with Willie Anderson, the first man to win four U.S. Open titles.
Its small, well-defended greens and the equipment of the era produced winning totals well above par, among the highest in U.S. Open history.
Herbert Leeds laid out the course in the 1890s, building a stern test that hosted the national championship four times.