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1907 U.S. Amateur: Jerome Travers wins at Euclid Club

Jerome Travers won the 1907 U.S. Amateur at Euclid Club in Cleveland, Ohio, beating Archibald Graham 6 & 5 in the final.

Updated October 21, 2026

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Edition
13th
Course
Euclid Club, Cleveland, Ohio
Format
Match play
Champion
Jerome Travers · United States
Champion's title
1 U.S. Amateur
Runner-up
Archibald Graham
Final
6 & 5
Entries
118

What happened at the 1907 U.S. Amateur

Jerome Travers won the first of his four U.S. Amateurs, beating Archibald Graham 6 & 5 at the Euclid Club.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 32.

The final, 1907 U.S. Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Jerome Traversdef.Archibald Graham6 & 5

Semifinals, 1907 U.S. Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Jerome Traversdef.Eben Byers6 & 5
Archibald Grahamdef.William C. Fownes Jr.4 & 3

Quarterfinals, 1907 U.S. Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Jerome Traversdef.Warren Wood1 up
Eben Byersdef.Daniel Sawyerunknown
Archibald Grahamdef.W. T. Westunknown
William C. Fownes Jr.def.Walter Traviswon on 20th hole

Round of 16, 1907 U.S. Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Jerome Traversdef.Fred Herreshoff3 & 2
Warren Wooddef.Max H. Behrunknown
Eben Byersdef.H. W. Fraserunknown
Daniel Sawyerdef.F. R. Martin4 & 2
W. T. Westdef.Harold Weberwon on 19th hole
Archibald Grahamdef.J. H. Childs2 & 1
William C. Fownes Jr.def.A. M. Reid3 & 2
Walter Travisdef.George Lyon3 & 2

Round of 32, 1907 U.S. Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Fred Herreshoffdef.Stuart Stickney4 & 2
Jerome Traversdef.William Stickney3 & 1
Max H. Behrdef.C. H. Stanley1 up
Warren Wooddef.P. W. Whittemore2 & 1
Eben Byersdef.N. MacBeth2 up
H. W. Fraserdef.Walter Egan1 up
Daniel Sawyerdef.Chandler Egan2 up
F. R. Martindef.J. K. Bole1 up
Harold Weberdef.K. P. Edwardsunknown
W. T. Westdef.E. M. Barnes3 & 2
J. H. Childsdef.George A. Ormiston2 up
Archibald Grahamdef.John M. Ward2 & 1
William C. Fownes Jr.def.Mason Phelpswon on 19th hole
A. M. Reiddef.O. W. Jones2 & 1
George Lyondef.H. C. Fownes3 & 2
Walter Travisdef.T. M. Sherman3 & 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.

Sources

  1. GNN major host sites table (first pass, 2026-10-13)
  2. https://championships-plt.usga.org/usamateur/u-s--amateur-champions.html
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Travers