Jerome Travers

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 match play golfers of his time and had a famous rivalry with Walter Travis. He won the 1915 U.S. Open.

Early life Travers was born on May 19, 1887, in New York City, New York.

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 Staten Island as part of the 1905 Metropolitan Open. The stroke play portion of the tournament was won by Alex Smith.

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

Note: Major championships in bold

Major championships

Professional wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1915 U.S. Open 1 shot lead +1 (76-72-73-76=297) 1 stroke Tom McNamara

Amateur wins (4) YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-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

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