1902 U.S. Amateur: Louis N. James wins at Glen View Club
Louis N. James won the 1902 U.S. Amateur at Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois, beating Eben Byers 4 & 2 in the final.
Updated October 21, 2026
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- Edition
- 8th
- Course
- Glen View Club, Golf, Illinois
- Format
- Match play
- Champion
- Louis N. James · United States
- Champion's title
- 1 U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Eben Byers
- Final
- 4 & 2
- Entries
- 157
What happened at the 1902 U.S. Amateur
Louis N. James beat Eben Byers 4 & 2 at the Glen View Club.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1902 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis N. James | def. | Eben Byers | 4 & 2 |
Semifinals, 1902 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eben Byers | def. | D. P. Fredericks | 4 & 3 |
| Louis N. James | def. | F. O. Reinhart | 2 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 1902 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eben Byers | def. | Chandler Egan | 3 & 2 |
| D. P. Fredericks | def. | George H. Leslie | won on 19th hole |
| Louis N. James | def. | Phelps B. Hoyt | 3 & 2 |
| F. O. Reinhart | def. | Walter Egan | 1 up |
Round of 16, 1902 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eben Byers | def. | Walter Travis | 1 up |
| Chandler Egan | def. | L. L. Harban | 6 & 5 |
| George H. Leslie | def. | Percy R. Pyne 2nd | 3 & 2 |
| D. P. Fredericks | def. | Abram Poole Jr. | 3 & 2 |
| Phelps B. Hoyt | def. | Herbert J. Tweedie | 5 & 3 |
| Louis N. James | def. | Ralph McKittrick | 6 & 5 |
| F. O. Reinhart | def. | H. C. Smith | 5 & 3 |
| Walter Egan | def. | George A. Ormiston | 2 up |
Round of 32, 1902 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Travis | def. | J. C. Davidson | 7 & 5 |
| Eben Byers | def. | J. A. Holabird | 1 up |
| L. L. Harban | def. | Stephen Bull | 6 & 5 |
| Chandler Egan | def. | J. C. Daniels | 3 & 2 |
| Percy R. Pyne 2nd | def. | Thayer McMillan | 5 & 3 |
| George H. Leslie | def. | F. R. Hamlin | 3 & 2 |
| D. P. Fredericks | def. | A. G. Lockwood | 5 & 4 |
| Abram Poole Jr. | def. | Max H. Behr | 2 up |
| Phelps B. Hoyt | def. | M. Doran Jr. | 1 up |
| Herbert J. Tweedie | def. | R. E. Hunter | 2 & 1 |
| Louis N. James | def. | L. H. Conklin | 1 up |
| Ralph McKittrick | def. | R. W. Keyes | 5 & 3 |
| H. C. Smith | def. | Allan Hibbard | 5 & 4 |
| F. O. Reinhart | def. | L. T. Boyd | 2 up |
| Walter Egan | def. | N. F. Moore | 3 & 2 |
| George A. Ormiston | def. | George T. Brokaw | 2 & 1 |
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.