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Herbert M. Harriman

United States · born , New York City, U.S. · died

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1899 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1899 U.S. Amateur Onwentsia Club · 3 & 2

Results by championship

    Best day

    1899 U.S. Amateur

    Onwentsia Club · won 3 & 2

    Herbert M. Harriman dethroned defending champion Findlay S. Douglas 3 & 2 at the Onwentsia Club.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1899.

    Career line, 1899–1899

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    • Other win

    Herbert M. Harriman was born on September 28, 1873, in New York City, U.S. Harriman won the 1899 U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1899 U.S. Amateur Onwentsia Club · 3 & 2

    Profile

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    Full name

    Died in

    • Bovagh House, Aghadowey, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Wikidata

    Beyond our rooms

    Known for

    • Herbert Melville Harriman was an American businessman, sportsman and heir of the wealthy Harriman family. 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: Q22097368
    2. Wikipedia: Herbert M. Harriman
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: Onwentsia Club