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The course measured only 4,423 yards, and Jim Foulis , a Scottish professional represented the Chicago Golf Club , won with 78-74=152.

The 74 set a record that was not broken until 1903 , after the rubber-core ball had come into use. Horace Rawlins was runner-up, three strokes back.