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Oscar Willing

United States · born · died

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Summary

  • Amateur runner-up 1929 U.S. Amateur
  • Bag Tag Wall 6 tags

Near misses

  1. 1929 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · runner-up to Jimmy Johnston · 4 & 3

Results by championship

    Best day

    1929 U.S. Amateur

    Pebble Beach Golf Links · runner-up to Jimmy Johnston · 4 & 3

    Chosen by rule: the most recent near miss. Year page: 1929.

    Career line, 1929–1929

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    • Runner-up

    Oscar Willing was born on October 16, 1889. Willing was runner-up at the 1929 U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1929 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · runner-up to Jimmy Johnston · 4 & 3

    Profile

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

    Born

    Nationality

    Died

    Status

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1923 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1924 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1930 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1921 Oregon Amateur won
    • 1922 Oregon Amateur won
    • 1924 Oregon Amateur won
    • 1924 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
    • 1928 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
    • 1928 Northwest Open won
    • 1928 Oregon Open won
    • 1929 Oregon Amateur won
    • 1938 Oregon Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Oscar Willing

    Known for

    • Oscar Frederick "Doc" Willing 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: Q2481575
    2. Wikipedia: Oscar Willing
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions