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Gilbert Nicholls

born , Dover, Kent, England · died

2runner-up finishes

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1904 U.S. Open and 1907 U.S. Open

Near misses

  1. 1904 U.S. Open Glen View Club · runner-up to Willie Anderson
  2. 1907 U.S. Open Philadelphia Cricket Club · runner-up to Alec Ross

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Willie Anderson's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1907 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Alec Ross.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1907.

    Career line, 1904–1907

    U.S. Open
    1904 U.S. Open: runner-up to Willie Anderson1907 U.S. Open: runner-up to Alec Ross
    190419061908

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

    • Runner-up

    Gilbert Nicholls was born on July 23, 1878, in Dover, Kent, England. Nicholls' best major finish was second, at the 1904 U.S. Open and the 1907 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1904 U.S. Open Glen View Club · runner-up to Willie Anderson
    2. 1907 U.S. Open Philadelphia Cricket Club · runner-up to Alec Ross

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 8 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 0 won, 1 lost.

    1. 1922 Round of 64 lost to Mike Brady 1 up

    Sources

    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. Golf Compendium 1922