Walter Travis
Summary
Wins
- 1900 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 2 up
- 1901 U.S. Amateur Atlantic City Country Club · 5 & 4
- 1903 U.S. Amateur Nassau Country Club · 5 & 4
- 1904 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · 4 & 3
Near misses
- 1902 U.S. Open Garden City G.C. · runner-up to Laurie Auchterlonie
Rivals
Beat him
Results by championship
Best day
1902 U.S. Open
Runner-up to Laurie Auchterlonie.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1902.
Career line, 1900–1904
5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
Walter Travis was born on January 10, 1862, in Maldon, Victoria, Australia. Travis' best major finish was second, at the 1902 U.S. Open. Travis won the 1900 U.S. Amateur, the 1901 U.S. Amateur, the 1903 U.S. Amateur and the 1904 The Amateur.
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The record
Wins
- 1900 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 2 up
- 1901 U.S. Amateur Atlantic City Country Club · 5 & 4
- 1903 U.S. Amateur Nassau Country Club · 5 & 4
- 1904 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · 4 & 3
Near misses
- 1902 U.S. Open Garden City G.C. · runner-up to Laurie Auchterlonie
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Other wins in championships we cover
- 1900 U.S. Amateur Garden City Golf Club · 2 up
- 1901 U.S. Amateur Atlantic City Country Club · 5 & 4
- 1903 U.S. Amateur Nassau Country Club · 5 & 4
- 1904 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · 4 & 3
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.