1899 U.S. Amateur: Herbert M. Harriman wins at Onwentsia Club
Herbert M. Harriman won the 1899 U.S. Amateur at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, beating Findlay S. Douglas 3 & 2 in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 5th
- Course
- Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Illinois
- Format
- Match play
- Champion
- Herbert M. Harriman · United States
- Champion's title
- 1 U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Findlay S. Douglas
- Final
- 3 & 2
- Entries
- 112
What happened at the 1899 U.S. Amateur
Herbert M. Harriman dethroned defending champion Findlay S. Douglas 3 & 2 at the Onwentsia Club.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1899 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert M. Harriman | def. | Findlay S. Douglas | 3 & 2 |
Semifinals, 1899 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | Walter Travis | 2 & 1 |
| Herbert M. Harriman | def. | Charles B. Macdonald | 6 & 5 |
Quarterfinals, 1899 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Travis | def. | John Reid Jr. | 2 & 1 |
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | G. G. Hubbard | 7 & 6 |
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | Joseph G. Thorp | 3 & 2 |
| Herbert M. Harriman | def. | H. P. Toler | 6 & 4 |
Round of 16, 1899 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Reid Jr. | def. | Arden M. Robbins | 1 up |
| Walter Travis | def. | C. P. Lineaweaver | 3 & 1 |
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | D. R. Forgan | 13 & 11 |
| G. G. Hubbard | def. | James A. Tyng | 5 & 4 |
| Joseph G. Thorp | def. | Walter B. Smith | 2 & 1 |
| Herbert M. Harriman | def. | Roderick Terry | 2 up |
| H. P. Toler | def. | Walter Fairbanks | 2 & 1 |
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | William Holabird Jr. | 6 & 4 |
Round of 32, 1899 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Reid Jr. | def. | Sterling Beckwith | 7 & 6 |
| Arden M. Robbins | def. | Richard Sykes | 1 up |
| Walter Travis | def. | A. H. Smith | 10 & 9 |
| C. P. Lineaweaver | def. | Jasper Lynch | won on 37th hole |
| Findlay S. Douglas | def. | William Waller | 13 & 12 |
| D. R. Forgan | def. | H. H. Cummings | 2 & 1 |
| G. G. Hubbard | def. | Walter Egan | 8 & 6 |
| James A. Tyng | def. | John Stuart | 6 & 5 |
| Joseph G. Thorp | def. | Sheldon Cary | 8 & 7 |
| Walter B. Smith | def. | Herbert McBride | 13 & 12 |
| William Holabird Jr. | def. | William M. McCawley | 6 & 5 |
| Charles B. Macdonald | def. | Stuart Stickney | 14 & 12 |
| Roderick Terry | def. | Slason Thompson | 2 & 1 |
| Herbert M. Harriman | def. | W. C. Carnegie | 10 & 8 |
| Walter Fairbanks | def. | James F. Curtis | won on 40th hole |
| H. P. Toler | def. | Harold C. Smith | 4 & 3 |
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.