Freddie Tait

Scotland · born January 11, 1870, Edinburgh, Scotland · died February 7, 1900

2championship wins

The Open5 top 10s
The Amateur2 wins, 1 2nd

Summary

Open top 10s 1894 (9), 1896 (T3), 1897 (T3), 1898 (5), 1899 (T7)
Titles 1896 The Amateur and 1898 The Amateur
Amateur runner-up 1899 The Amateur

Wins

1896 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · 8 & 7
1898 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 7 & 5

Near misses

1894 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 9 · 340
1896 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 319
1897 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T3 · 317
1898 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 5 · 315
1899 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T7 · 324
1899 The Amateur Championship Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to John Ball · 37 holes

Results by championship

Best day

1896 The Amateur

Royal St George's Golf Club · won 8 & 7

Freddie Tait beat Harold Hilton 8 & 7 at Sandwich in the first 36-hole final.

Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1896.

Career line, 1894–1899

The Open

1894 The Open: finished 9 1896 The Open: finished T3 1897 The Open: finished T3 1898 The Open: finished 5 1899 The Open: finished T7

The Amateur

1896 The Amateur: won 1898 The Amateur: won 1899 The Amateur: runner-up

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Other win
Runner-up
Top 10

Freddie Tait was born on January 11, 1870, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Tait won the 1896 The Amateur and the 1898 The Amateur. Tait was runner-up at the 1899 The Amateur.

See Freddie Tait in our rooms: The Open, Every Ground and The Amateur Championship.

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The record

Amateur titles (2)

1896 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · 8 & 7
1898 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 7 & 5

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

1894 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 9 · 340
1896 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 319
1897 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T3 · 317
1898 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 5 · 315
1899 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T7 · 324
1899 The Amateur Championship Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to John Ball · 37 holes

Profile

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

Full name

Frederick Guthrie Tait Wikipedia

Status

amateur Wikipedia

Beyond our rooms

1894 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Royal Medal winner
1894 Hampshire Isle of Wight and Channel Islands Amateur Champion winner
1895 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Jubilee Vase winner
1895 New Luffness Leconfield Medal winner
1895 New Luffness Silver Quaich winner
1895 New Luffness Hope Medal winner
1896 St. George's Challenge Cup winner
1896 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Silver Cross Medal winner
1896 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Royal Medal winner
1896 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Glennie Aggregate Medal winner
1896 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Calcutta Cup winner
1897 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Silver Cross Medal winner
1897 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Glennie Aggregate Medal winner
1897 New Luffness Leconfield Medal winner
1898 St. George's Challenge Cup winner
1898 New Luffness Hope Medal winner
1898 New Luffness East Lothian County Cup winner
1899 St. George's Challenge Cup winner
1899 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Silver Cross Medal winner
1899 Royal and Ancient Golf Club Calcutta Cup winner

Source: Wikipedia: Frederick Guthrie Tait

Known for

Frederick Guthrie Tait (11 January 1870 – 7 February 1900) was an amateur golfer and Scottish soldier. 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.