James Robb
Summary
Wins
- 1906 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 4 & 3
Near misses
- 1897 The Amateur Championship Muirfield · runner-up to Jack Allan · 4 & 2
- 1900 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Harold Hilton · 8 & 7
Results by championship
Best day
1906 The Amateur
Royal Liverpool Golf Club · won 4 & 3
James Robb, a beaten finalist in 1897 and 1900, finally won, defeating Clifford Lingen 4 & 3 at Hoylake.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1906.
Career line, 1897–1906
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
James Robb was born in 1878 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Robb won the 1906 The Amateur. Robb was runner-up at the 1897 The Amateur and the 1900 The Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1906 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 4 & 3
Near misses
- 1897 The Amateur Championship Muirfield · runner-up to Jack Allan · 4 & 2
- 1900 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Harold Hilton · 8 & 7
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- James Robb, Jr. Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
Died in
- St Andrews, Scotland Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1902 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
- 1903 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
- 1905 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
- 1906 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
- 1907 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
Source: Wikipedia: James Robb (golfer)
Known for
- James Robb, Jr. (1878 – 24 July 1949) was a Scottish amateur golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century. 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.