Joe Lloyd
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
- 1897 U.S. Open — Won the third-ever U.S. Open at Chicago Golf Club with a 36-hole score of 162
- Victory Margin — Defeated Willie Anderson by one stroke in a tournament featuring only two rounds
- Essex County Club — Represented the Massachusetts club during his U.S. Open triumph
- Hoylake Roots — Learned golf at the famed Royal Liverpool Golf Club in England
Did You Know?
- French Golf Pioneer: Lloyd became the first golf professional in France when he was hired by Pau Golf Club in 1883 to teach British expatriates spending winters in southern France
- Most Mysterious Champion: Considered the most obscure U.S. Open champion in history — even his death date remains unknown, with records simply listing "1864-19??"
- Early Era Format: Lloyd's U.S. Open victory came when the championship was played over just 36 holes (two rounds) in a single day, at one of the USGA's five founding clubs