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Daniel Sawyer

United States · born , Pine Island, Minnesota, U.S. · died

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Summary

  • Amateur runner-up 1905 U.S. Amateur

Near misses

  1. 1905 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · runner-up to Chandler Egan · 6 & 5

Results by championship

    Best day

    1905 U.S. Amateur

    Chicago Golf Club · runner-up to Chandler Egan · 6 & 5

    Chosen by rule: the most recent near miss. Year page: 1905.

    Career line, 1905–1905

    19051906

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

    • Runner-up

    Daniel Sawyer was born on June 20, 1882, in Pine Island, Minnesota, U.S. Sawyer was runner-up at the 1905 U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1905 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · runner-up to Chandler Egan · 6 & 5

    Profile

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

    Full name

    Other names

    Died in

    • Clarendon Hills, Illinois, U.S. Wikidata

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1904 Summer Olympics team golf gold medal
    • 1904 Western Amateur runner-up
    • 1906 Western Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Daniel Sawyer

    Known for

    • Daniel Edward "Ned" Sawyer was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. 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: Q2444528
    2. Wikipedia: Daniel Sawyer
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions