1906 U.S. Amateur: Eben Byers wins at Englewood Golf Club
Eben Byers won the 1906 U.S. Amateur at Englewood Golf Club in Englewood, New Jersey, beating George Lyon 2 up in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 12th
- Course
- Englewood Golf Club, Englewood, New Jersey
- Format
- Match play
- Champion
- Eben Byers · United States
- Champion's title
- 1 U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- George Lyon
- Final
- 2 up
- Entries
- 141
What happened at the 1906 U.S. Amateur
Eben Byers, beaten in the 1902 and 1903 finals, finally won, edging Canada's George Lyon 2 up at Englewood.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1906 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eben Byers | def. | George Lyon | 2 up |
Semifinals, 1906 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Lyon | def. | Ellis Knowles | 5 & 4 |
| Eben Byers | def. | Walter Travis | 4 & 3 |
Quarterfinals, 1906 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Knowles | def. | Hugo R. Johnstone | 2 up |
| George Lyon | def. | Gilman P. Tiffany | 1 up |
| Eben Byers | def. | W. T. West | 5 & 4 |
| Walter Travis | def. | Jerome Travers | 3 & 2 |
Round of 16, 1906 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo R. Johnstone | def. | Simon Carr | 4 & 3 |
| Ellis Knowles | def. | W. P. Smith | 2 & 1 |
| Gilman P. Tiffany | def. | D. P. Fredericks | 4 & 3 |
| George Lyon | def. | Chandler Egan | won on 20th hole |
| W. T. West | def. | E. H. Bankard Jr. | 3 & 2 |
| Eben Byers | def. | John G. Anderson | 3 & 2 |
| Walter Travis | def. | George T. Brokaw | 5 & 4 |
| Jerome Travers | def. | Archibald Graham | 4 & 3 |
Round of 32, 1906 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Carr | def. | Fred Herreshoff | 4 & 2 |
| Hugo R. Johnstone | def. | D. R. Cole | 5 & 3 |
| W. P. Smith | def. | Max H. Behr | 3 & 2 |
| Ellis Knowles | def. | T. M. Sherman | 4 & 3 |
| D. P. Fredericks | def. | Harold Weber | won on 19th hole |
| Gilman P. Tiffany | def. | S. D. Bowers | 3 & 1 |
| Chandler Egan | def. | P. W. Whittemore | 6 & 5 |
| George Lyon | def. | E. M. Barnes | 3 & 1 |
| W. T. West | def. | M. Whitlatch | 3 & 1 |
| E. H. Bankard Jr. | def. | B. S. Evans Jr. | 3 & 2 |
| John G. Anderson | def. | Harold Wilcox | 3 & 1 |
| Eben Byers | def. | D. Partridge | 2 & 1 |
| Walter Travis | def. | A. M. Reid | 5 & 4 |
| George T. Brokaw | def. | M. Olyphant | 3 & 2 |
| Jerome Travers | def. | Percy R. Pyne 2nd | 7 & 5 |
| Archibald Graham | def. | C. E. Van Vleck Jr. | 3 & 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.