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Chandler Egan

United States · born , Chicago, Illinois, U.S. · died

2championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1904 U.S. Amateur and 1905 U.S. Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1909 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1904 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 8 & 6
  2. 1905 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · 6 & 5

Near misses

  1. 1909 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · runner-up to Robert Gardner · 4 & 3

Results by championship

    Best day

    1904 U.S. Amateur

    Baltusrol Golf Club · won 8 & 6

    Chandler Egan beat Fred Herreshoff 8 & 6 at Baltusrol, the first of back-to-back titles.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1904.

    Career line, 1904–1909

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Chandler Egan was born on August 21, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Egan won the 1904 U.S. Amateur and the 1905 U.S. Amateur. Egan was runner-up at the 1909 U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (2)

    1. 1904 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 8 & 6
    2. 1905 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · 6 & 5

    Near misses

    1. 1909 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · runner-up to Robert Gardner · 4 & 3

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    College or club

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    Beyond our rooms

    • 1902 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships (individual and team) won
    • 1930 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1934 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1902 Western Amateur won
    • 1903 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships (team) won
    • 1904 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships (team) won
    • 1904 Western Amateur won
    • 1905 Western Amateur won
    • 1907 Western Amateur won
    • 1915 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
    • 1920 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
    • 1923 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
    • 1925 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
    • 1926 California State Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Chandler Egan

    Known for

    • Henry Chandler Egan was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikidata: Q2638533
    2. Wikipedia: Chandler Egan
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions