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Jerome Travers

USA · born , New York City, New York, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1915 U.S. Open
  • Other titles 1907 U.S. Amateur, 1908 U.S. Amateur, 1912 U.S. Amateur and 1913 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1907 U.S. Amateur Euclid Club · 6 & 5
  2. 1908 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 8 & 7
  3. 1912 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · 7 & 6
  4. 1913 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 5 & 4
  5. 1915 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C. · 297 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Tom McNamara

Near misses

  1. 1914 U.S. Amateur Ekwanok Country Club · runner-up to Francis Ouimet · 6 & 5

Results by championship

    Best day

    1915 U.S. Open

    Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, NJ · 297 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Tom McNamara

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1915.

    Career line, 1907–1915

    U.S. Open
    1915 U.S. Open: won
    U.S. Amateur
    1907 U.S. Amateur: won1908 U.S. Amateur: won1912 U.S. Amateur: won1913 U.S. Amateur: won1914 U.S. Amateur: runner-up
    19081910191219141916

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

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Jerome Travers was born on May 19, 1887, in New York City, New York, USA. Travers won one major championship: the 1915 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1907 U.S. Amateur Euclid Club · 6 & 5
    2. 1908 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 8 & 7
    3. 1912 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · 7 & 6
    4. 1913 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 5 & 4
    5. 1915 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, NJ · 297 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Tom McNamara

    Near misses

    1. 1914 U.S. Amateur Ekwanok Country Club · runner-up to Francis Ouimet · 6 & 5

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1907 U.S. Amateur Euclid Club · 6 & 5
    2. 1908 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 8 & 7
    3. 1912 U.S. Amateur Chicago Golf Club · 7 & 6
    4. 1913 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 5 & 4

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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: Jerome Travers
    2. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: Ekwanok Country Club
    6. Wikipedia: Francis Ouimet