Horace Rawlins
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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About Horace Rawlins
Horace Rawlins won 1 major championship during their career.
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Career Highlights
- 1895 — Won the inaugural U.S. Open at Newport Country Club in his third tournament ever
- 1895 — Defeated Willie Dunn by 2 strokes over 36 holes, earning $150 plus $50 gold medal
- 1896 — Finished runner-up at U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, showing his 1895 win was no fluke
- 1887 — Moved to Warwickshire Golf Club in England, becoming pro and greenskeeper at first golf club in Warwickshire
- 1896 — Played James Braid in exhibition match at Crowborough Beacon (lost 5&3)
- 1910 — Contributed to golf course design work at The Springhaven Club in Pennsylvania
Did You Know?
- Historic First: As winner of the first-ever U.S. Open, Rawlins holds the distinction of being America's original national golf champion, though the tournament received far less attention than the U.S. Amateur at the time
- Modest Prize: His historic U.S. Open victory earned him just $150 — a sum that couldn't sustain a professional career, prompting his return to club pro work in England
- Blue-Collar Champion: Born to an Irish laborer father, Rawlins started as a caddie and plasterer before golf, and remarkably returned to working as a plasterer later in life despite being a major champion