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Edward Blackwell

Scotland · born , St Andrews, Scotland · died

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Summary

Near misses

  1. 1904 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Walter Travis · 4 & 3

Results by championship

    Best day

    1904 The Amateur

    Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Walter Travis · 4 & 3

    Chosen by rule: the most recent near miss. Year page: 1904.

    Career line, 1904–1904

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    • Runner-up

    Edward Blackwell was born on July 21, 1866, in St Andrews, Scotland. Blackwell was runner-up at the 1904 The Amateur.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1904 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Walter Travis · 4 & 3

    Profile

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

    Born

    Birthplace

    Nationality

    Died

    Full name

    Status

    College or club

    • The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Wikipedia

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1892 Open Championship T13
    • 1911 Open Championship T21 (led first round)
    • 1902 England-Scotland Amateur Match (Scotland; 11 appearances to 1925)
    • 1911 Coronation Match (Amateurs)

    Source: Wikipedia: Edward Blackwell

    Known for

    • Scottish amateur known as a long hitter, runner-up to Walter Travis in the 1904 Amateur Championship 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. Wikipedia: Edward Blackwell
    2. Wikidata: Q19974386
    3. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    4. Wikipedia: Walter Travis
    5. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    6. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners