Charles B. Macdonald
Summary
- Titles 1895 U.S. Amateur
Wins
- 1895 U.S. Amateur Newport Country Club · 12 & 11
Results by championship
Best day
1895 U.S. Amateur
Newport Country Club · won 12 & 11
Runner-up in both disputed 1894 'national' championships, Charles B. Macdonald won the first official U.S. Amateur at Newport, crushing Charles Sands 12 & 11.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1895.
Career line, 1895–1895
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- Other win
Charles B. Macdonald was born on November 14, 1855, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Macdonald won the 1895 U.S. Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1895 U.S. Amateur Newport Country Club · 12 & 11
Profile
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Full name
- Charles Blair Macdonald Wikipedia
Hall of Fame
- World Golf Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian Golf Hall of Fame (inducted 2025)
Source: Wikipedia: Charles Blair Macdonald
Beyond our rooms
- 1894 Newport Country Club 'national championship' (declared unofficial) second
- 1894 Saint Andrew's Golf Club 'national championship' (declared unofficial) second
Source: Wikipedia: Charles Blair Macdonald
Known for
- Charles Blair Macdonald was a major figure in early American golf. 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.