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Chick Evans

USA · born , Indianapolis, Indiana, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1916 U.S. Open
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time
  • Other titles 1916 U.S. Amateur and 1920 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1916 U.S. Open Minikahda Club · 286 (-2) · by 2 strokes from Jock Hutchison
  2. 1916 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 4 & 3
  3. 1920 U.S. Amateur Engineers Country Club · 7 & 6

Near misses

  1. 1912 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · runner-up to Jerome Travers · 7 & 6
  2. 1914 U.S. Open Midlothian C.C. · runner-up to Walter Hagen
  3. 1922 U.S. Amateur The Country Club · runner-up to Jess Sweetser · 3 & 2
  4. 1927 U.S. Amateur Minikahda Club · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 8 & 7

Rivals

Beat him

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Results by championship

    Best day

    1916 U.S. Open

    Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, MN · 286 (-2) · by 2 strokes from Jock Hutchison

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1916.

    Career line, 1912–1927

    U.S. Open
    1914 U.S. Open: runner-up to Walter Hagen1916 U.S. Open: won
    U.S. Amateur
    1912 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1916 U.S. Amateur: won1920 U.S. Amateur: won1922 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1927 U.S. Amateur: runner-up
    191519201925

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

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Chick Evans was born on July 18, 1890, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Evans won one major championship: the 1916 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1916 U.S. Open Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, MN · 286 (-2) · by 2 strokes from Jock Hutchison
    2. 1916 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 4 & 3
    3. 1920 U.S. Amateur Engineers Country Club · 7 & 6

    Near misses

    1. 1912 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · runner-up to Jerome Travers · 7 & 6
    2. 1914 U.S. Open Midlothian C.C. · runner-up to Walter Hagen
    3. 1922 U.S. Amateur The Country Club · runner-up to Jess Sweetser · 3 & 2
    4. 1927 U.S. Amateur Minikahda Club · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 8 & 7

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 6 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1916 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 4 & 3
    2. 1920 U.S. Amateur Engineers Country Club · 7 & 6

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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. Wikipedia: Chick Evans
    2. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: Engineers Country Club
    6. Wikipedia: Minikahda Club