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Robert Harris

Scotland · born , Dundee, Scotland · died

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1925 The Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1913 The Amateur and 1923 The Amateur

Wins

  1. 1925 The Amateur Championship Royal North Devon Golf Club · 13 & 12

Near misses

  1. 1913 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · runner-up to Harold Hilton · 6 & 5
  2. 1923 The Amateur Championship Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · runner-up to Roger Wethered · 7 & 6

Results by championship

    Best day

    1925 The Amateur

    Royal North Devon Golf Club · won 13 & 12

    Robert Harris, beaten in the 1913 and 1923 finals, finally won, thrashing Kenneth Fradgley 13 & 12 at Westward Ho!

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1925.

    Career line, 1913–1925

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Robert Harris was born on October 10, 1882, in Dundee, Scotland. Harris won the 1925 The Amateur. Harris was runner-up at the 1913 The Amateur and the 1923 The Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1925 The Amateur Championship Royal North Devon Golf Club · 13 & 12

    Near misses

    1. 1913 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · runner-up to Harold Hilton · 6 & 5
    2. 1923 The Amateur Championship Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · runner-up to Roger Wethered · 7 & 6

    Profile

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

    Status

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1922 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
    • 1923 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
    • 1926 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
    • 1930 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
    • 1905 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1908 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1910 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1911 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1912 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1922 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1923 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1924 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1925 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1926 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1927 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1928 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (Scotland)
    • 1911 Coronation Match team (the Amateurs)
    • 1911 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase winner
    • 1912 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase winner

    Source: Wikipedia: Robert Harris (golfer)

    Known for

    • Robert Harris (10 October 1882 – 17 March 1959) was a Scottish 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. Wikipedia: Robert Harris (golfer)
    2. Wikidata: Q30609694
    3. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    4. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    5. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners
    6. Wikipedia: Harold Hilton