Jerome Dunstan "Jerry" Travers (May 19, 1887 – March 29, 1951) was one of the leading amateur golfers of the early 1900s. He won the U.S. Amateur in 1907, 1908, 1912 and 1913, the New Jersey Amateur three times, and the Metropolitan Amateur (New York) five times. He was regarded as one of the finest

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golfers of his time and had a famous rivalry with

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. He won the 1915 U.S. Open.

Early life

Travers was born on May 19, 1887, in

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Golf career

On September 16, 1905, a then 18-year-old Travers partnered with Herbert Strong to tie for second place, shooting 72, in a four-ball tournament held at Fox Hills Golf Club on

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as part of the 1905 Metropolitan Open. The stroke play portion of the tournament was won by Alex Smith. In 1915 Travers won the U.S. Open at Baltusrol 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.

Death and legacy

Travers died on March 29, 1951, in East Hartford, Connecticut. He is remembered as one of the finest amateur golfers of all time. He won the U.S. Amateur four times and the U.S. Open in 1915. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1976.

Tournament wins

*1904 Nassau Invitational *1906 Metropolitan Amateur, Eastern Scholastic, Lynnewood Hall Cup *1907 U.S. Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur, New Jersey Amateur *1908 U.S. Amateur, New Jersey Amateur, Morris County Invitation Tournament, Lynnewood Hall Cup *1910 Montclair G.C. Invitational *1911 Metropolitan Amateur, New Jersey Amateur *1912 U.S. Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur *1913 U.S. Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur, New Jersey Amateur *1914 Prince of Wales Medal *1915 U.S. Open, Lynnewood Hall Cup

Major championships

Professional wins (1)

Amateur wins (4)

Results timeline

''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, Amateur Championship: 1909, 1914

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Travers, Jerome American male golfers Amateur golfers Winners of men's major golf championships World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Golfers from New York (state) Golfers from New York City 1887 births 1951 deaths