| Jerome Travers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Travers playing in the 1915 U.S. Open | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jerome Dunstan Travers | ||
| Nickname | Jerry | ||
| Born | (1887-05-19)May 19, 1887 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| Died | March 29, 1951(1951-03-29) (aged 63) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 5) | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | Won:1915 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Amateur | Won: 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913 | ||
| British Amateur | T129: 1909, 1914 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Jerome Dunstan "Jerry" Travers (May 19, 1887 – March 29, 1951) was one of the leading amateur golfers of the early 1900s. He won theU.S. Amateur in 1907, 1908, 1912 and 1913, the New Jersey Amateur three times, and theMetropolitan Amateur (New York) five times. He was regarded as one of the finestmatch play golfers of his time and had a famous rivalry withWalter Travis. He won the1915 U.S. Open.
Travers was born on May 19, 1887, inNew York City, New York.
On September 16, 1905, a then 18-year-old Travers partnered withHerbert Strong to tie for second place, shooting 72, in afour-ball tournament held at Fox Hills Golf Club onStaten Island as part of the 1905Metropolitan Open.[1] The stroke play portion of the tournament was won byAlex Smith.[1]
In1915 Travers won theU.S. Open atBaltusrol Golf Club, making him the second of the five amateurs to win the event. It was his only top ten finish in four appearances at the U.S. Open – he never entered the tournament again once he had won it.
Although all of Travers' notable victories came as an amateur, he later became a teaching professional and gave exhibitions.
Travers died on March 29, 1951, inEast Hartford, Connecticut.
In 1976, Travers was inducted into theWorld Golf Hall of Fame[2]
Note: Major championships inbold
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | U.S. Open | 1 shot lead | +1 (76-72-73-76=297) | 1 stroke |  Tom McNamara |
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | U.S. Amateur | 6 & 5 | Archibald Graham |
| 1908 | U.S. Amateur | 8 & 7 | Max H. Behr |
| 1912 | U.S. Amateur | 7 & 6 | Chick Evans |
| 1913 | U.S. Amateur | 5 & 4 | John G. Anderson |
| Tournament | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T25 | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Amateur | R64 | R32 | R32 | QF | 1 | 1 | |
| The Amateur Championship | R256 |
| Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T27 | 1 | NT | NT | ||||||
| U.S. Amateur | QF | 1 | 1 | 2 | R16 | NT | NT | R32 | ||
| The Amateur Championship | R256 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
Note: Travers played in only the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, and The Amateur Championship.
NT = no tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[3] Amateur Championship: 1909,[4] 1914[5]
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