1895 U.S. Amateur: Charles B. Macdonald wins at Newport Country Club
Charles B. Macdonald won the 1895 U.S. Amateur at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island, beating Charles Sands 12 & 11 in the final.
Updated October 21, 2026
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- Edition
- 1st
- Course
- Newport Country Club, Newport, Rhode Island
- Format
- Match play
- Champion
- Charles B. Macdonald · United States
- Champion's title
- 1 U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Charles Sands
- Final
- 12 & 11
- Entries
- 32
What happened at the 1895 U.S. Amateur
Runner-up in both disputed 1894 'national' championships, Charles B. Macdonald won the first official U.S. Amateur at Newport, crushing Charles Sands 12 & 11.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1895 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | Charles Sands | 12 & 11 |
Semifinals, 1895 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | Charles Claxton | 8 & 7 |
| Charles Sands | def. | F. J. Amory | 3 & 2 |
Quarterfinals, 1895 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | Winthrop Rutherfurd | 5 & 3 |
| Charles Claxton | def. | Alfred Seton Jr. | 8 & 7 |
| Charles Sands | def. | W. S. Rainsford | 4 & 3 |
| F. J. Amory | def. | Archibald Rogers | 2 up |
Round of 16, 1895 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | Gerard Bement | 8 & 6 |
| Winthrop Rutherfurd | def. | L. B. Stoddart | won on 19th hole |
| Charles Claxton | def. | W. H. Sands | 4 & 3 |
| Alfred Seton Jr. | def. | Charles S. Hanks | 4 up |
| Charles Sands | def. | M. J. Henry | 4 & 3 |
| W. S. Rainsford | def. | James Park | 4 up |
| F. J. Amory | def. | O. W. Bird | 2 up |
| Archibald Rogers | def. | A. L. Livermore | 5 & 3 |
Round of 32, 1895 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Bement | def. | Gould Hoyt | default |
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | Laurence Curtis | 7 & 5 |
| Winthrop Rutherfurd | def. | B. S. de Garmendia | default |
| L. B. Stoddart | def. | Quincy A. Shaw Jr. | 6 & 5 |
| Charles Claxton | def. | J. L. Breese | 2 up |
| W. H. Sands | def. | H. G. Trevor | 4 & 3 |
| Alfred Seton Jr. | def. | John Moorhead Jr. | 9 & 7 |
| Charles S. Hanks | def. | S. H. Bennett | 4 & 3 |
| M. J. Henry | def. | Victor Sorchan | won on 19th hole |
| Charles Sands | def. | G. T. Rice | default |
| James Park | def. | William Kent | 2 up |
| W. S. Rainsford | def. | Richard Peters | 5 & 4 |
| O. W. Bird | def. | Robert J. Clark | won on 19th hole |
| F. J. Amory | def. | R. B. Kerr | 7 & 5 |
| A. L. Livermore | def. | L. A. Biddle | 6 & 5 |
| Archibald Rogers | def. | E. C. Rushmore | 3 & 2 |
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.
This year's champion, runner-up, result and venue come from GNN's first-pass host-sites table; the rest of the year record for 1895–1916 is still being written up. The draw comes from contemporary reports listed in the data.
Data: us-amateur.json.