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Max Marston

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

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1923 U.S. Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1933 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1923 U.S. Amateur Flossmoor Country Club · 38 holes

Near misses

  1. 1933 U.S. Amateur Kenwood Country Club · runner-up to George Dunlap · 6 & 5

Results by championship

    Best day

    1923 U.S. Amateur

    Flossmoor Country Club · won 38 holes

    Max Marston dethroned defending champion Jess Sweetser on the 38th hole at Flossmoor.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1923.

    Career line, 1923–1933

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Max Marston was born on June 12, 1892, in Buffalo, New York, U.S. Marston won the 1923 U.S. Amateur. Marston was runner-up at the 1933 U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1923 U.S. Amateur Flossmoor Country Club · 38 holes

    Near misses

    1. 1933 U.S. Amateur Kenwood Country Club · runner-up to George Dunlap · 6 & 5

    Profile

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

    Full name

    Status

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1922 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1923 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1924 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1934 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1915 New Jersey Amateur won
    • 1919 New Jersey Amateur won
    • 1921 Pennsylvania Amateur won
    • 1922 Pennsylvania Amateur won
    • 1923 Pennsylvania Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Max Marston

    Known for

    • Maxwell Rolston Marston was an American amateur golfer. 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: Q15997815
    2. Wikipedia: Max Marston
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: Flossmoor Country Club