Davidson Herron
Summary
- Titles 1919 U.S. Amateur
Wins
- 1919 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · 5 & 4
Results by championship
Best day
1919 U.S. Amateur
Oakmont Country Club · won 5 & 4
Davidson Herron beat a young Bobby Jones 5 & 4 at Oakmont in Jones' first U.S. Amateur final.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1919.
Career line, 1919–1919
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- Other win
Davidson Herron was born on October 16, 1897, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Herron won the 1919 U.S. Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1919 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · 5 & 4
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Samuel Davidson Herron Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
Died in
- Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S. Wikidata
Beyond our rooms
- 1923 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1920 Pennsylvania Amateur won
- 1929 Pennsylvania Amateur won
Source: Wikipedia: Davidson Herron
Known for
- Samuel Davidson "Dave" Herron was an American amateur golfer. 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.