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Completed Edition
1899 Western Open
Results
Published results
Recorded score
- Won byWillie Smith156; playoff
Decided by playoff.
Venue
- Primary venueGlen View Club
Nearby editions
Sources and record notes
Archive note
The 1899 edition was won by Willie Smith. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.
Record sources
- Western Golf Association: 2025 BMW / Western Open Records and Statistics Guide
- 1899 Western Open · Championship identity
PDF page 69, 1899 chapter, plus summary page 3. Competition dates come from the actual year chapter; institutional venue and champion are independently cross-checked against the official publisher chronology.
Verified 2026-10-24 - Glen View Club
Official 1899 venue: September 6-7 Glen View Golf & Polo Club, Golf, Ill. 5,700 yards, bogey 79. Institution-level venue only. Historical routing or former-site continuity to a current physical course remains unverified; no current course is assigned.
Verified 2026-10-24 - Willie Smith
PDF page 69, 1899 chapter, plus summary page 3. Named champion in official records.
Verified 2026-10-24
- 1899 Western Open · Championship identity