Fred Herd
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Wins
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1898 U.S. Open — Won the fourth U.S. Open at Myopia Hunt Club by seven strokes over Alex Smith, shooting 328 for 72 holes
- First 72-Hole U.S. Open — His victory came in the first U.S. Open to be played over 72 holes (eight rounds of a 9-hole course)
- 1897 — Emigrated from St Andrews, Scotland to the United States and became professional at Washington Park course in Chicago
- Family Legacy — Part of the famous Herd golfing family from St Andrews, with three brothers also competing professionally
Did You Know?
- The Trophy Deposit: Despite winning the 1898 U.S. Open and a $150 prize (a large sum at the time), Herd's reputation as a drinker was so well-known that the USGA refused to let him take the trophy until he paid a deposit — they worried he might pawn it to buy alcohol.
- Championship Family: Fred's brother Sandy Herd won The Open Championship in 1902, making them one of golf's early championship-winning brother combinations. Three Herd brothers (Fred, Alex, and Davy) actually competed in the 1898 U.S. Open that Fred won.
- From the Home of Golf: Born in St Andrews, Scotland — the spiritual home of golf — on November 26, 1873, Herd brought Scottish golfing tradition to America when he emigrated at age 24.