1898 U.S. Amateur: Findlay S. Douglas wins at Morris County Golf Club
Findlay S. Douglas won the 1898 U.S. Amateur at Morris County Golf Club in Morristown, New Jersey, beating Walter B. Smith 5 & 3 in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 4th
- Course
- Morris County Golf Club, Morristown, New Jersey
- Format
- Match play
- Champion
- Findlay S. Douglas · Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1 U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Walter B. Smith
- Final
- 5 & 3
- Entries
- 120
What happened at the 1898 U.S. Amateur
Scotland's Findlay S. Douglas beat Walter B. Smith 5 & 3 at Morris County Golf Club.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1898 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | Walter B. Smith | 5 & 3 |
Semifinals, 1898 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | Walter Travis | 8 & 6 |
| Walter B. Smith | def. | Charles B. Macdonald | 2 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 1898 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Travis | def. | Foxhall Keene | 5 & 4 |
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | James A. Stillman | 9 & 8 |
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | A. M. Coats | 9 & 7 |
| Walter B. Smith | def. | George D. Fowle | 7 & 6 |
Round of 16, 1898 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Travis | def. | Joseph G. Thorp | 7 & 6 |
| James A. Stillman | def. | Alexander Morten | 4 & 3 |
| Foxhall Keene | def. | James A. Tyng | 5 & 4 |
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | A. H. Smith | 4 & 3 |
| A. M. Coats | def. | F. H. Bohlen | 8 & 7 |
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | John Reid Jr. | 3 & 1 |
| Walter B. Smith | def. | Louis P. Bayard Jr. | 1 up |
| George D. Fowle | def. | Jasper Lynch | won on 37th hole |
Round of 32, 1898 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Travis | def. | John I. Blair Jr. | 4 & 3 |
| Foxhall Keene | def. | Rodman E. Griscom | 5 & 3 |
| Alexander Morten | def. | W. Bayard Cutting Jr. | 2 & 1 |
| James A. Stillman | def. | E. C. Rushmore | 6 & 4 |
| Joseph G. Thorp | def. | M. R. Wright | 3 & 2 |
| James A. Tyng | def. | F. W. Menzies | unknown |
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | James F. Curtis | 6 & 5 |
| A. H. Smith | def. | R. D. Crowell | 2 & 1 |
| F. H. Bohlen | def. | W. H. Sands | 2 up |
| A. M. Coats | def. | Hugh K. Toler | 5 & 4 |
| John Reid Jr. | def. | A. Witt Cochrane | 2 & 1 |
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | G. G. Hubbard | 4 & 2 |
| Walter B. Smith | def. | Joseph H. Choate Jr. | 8 & 7 |
| Louis P. Bayard Jr. | def. | H. Mortimer Billings | default |
| Jasper Lynch | def. | C. A. Lineaweaver | 3 & 1 |
| George D. Fowle | def. | H. P. Toler | won on 37th hole |
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.