1908 U.S. Amateur: Jerome Travers wins at Garden City Golf Club
Jerome Travers won the 1908 U.S. Amateur at Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York, beating Max H. Behr 8 & 7 in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 14th
- Course
- Garden City Golf Club, Garden City, New York
- Format
- Match play
- Champion
- Jerome Travers · United States
- Champion's title
- 2 U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Max H. Behr
- Final
- 8 & 7
- Entries
- 145
What happened at the 1908 U.S. Amateur
Jerome Travers successfully defended his title, routing Max H. Behr 8 & 7 at Garden City.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1908 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Travers | def. | Max H. Behr | 8 & 7 |
Semifinals, 1908 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Travers | def. | Walter Travis | 2 up |
| Max H. Behr | def. | Fred Herreshoff | won on 37th hole |
Quarterfinals, 1908 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Travers | def. | William C. Fownes Jr. | 7 & 5 |
| Walter Travis | def. | T. M. Sherman | 8 & 7 |
| Fred Herreshoff | def. | Eben Byers | 9 & 8 |
| Max H. Behr | def. | T. M. Claflin | 2 & 1 |
Round of 16, 1908 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Travers | def. | Kenneth Edwards | 9 & 7 |
| William C. Fownes Jr. | def. | Albert Seckel | 6 & 5 |
| T. M. Sherman | def. | C. E. Van Vleck Jr. | 6 & 4 |
| Walter Travis | def. | H. H. Wilder | won on 41st hole |
| Fred Herreshoff | def. | W. P. Smith | 12 & 10 |
| Eben Byers | def. | John M. Ward | won on 40th hole |
| Max H. Behr | def. | H. F. Whitney | 3 & 2 |
| T. M. Claflin | def. | A. M. Reid | 11 & 8 |
Round of 32, 1908 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Edwards | def. | Mason Phelps | won on 21st hole |
| Jerome Travers | def. | F. R. Upton Jr. | 2 & 1 |
| William C. Fownes Jr. | def. | B. T. Allen | 5 & 4 |
| Albert Seckel | def. | S. D. Bowers | 1 up |
| T. M. Sherman | def. | Howard Gee | unknown |
| C. E. Van Vleck Jr. | def. | L. A. Hamilton | 3 & 2 |
| H. H. Wilder | def. | H. B. McFarland | won on 19th hole |
| Walter Travis | def. | Chadwick Sawyer | 2 up |
| Fred Herreshoff | def. | P. W. Whittemore | 3 & 2 |
| W. P. Smith | def. | R. C. Watson Jr. | 2 up |
| John M. Ward | def. | Findlay S. Douglas | 1 up |
| Eben Byers | def. | Ralph Peters Jr. | 6 & 4 |
| Max H. Behr | def. | Nelson M. Whitney | 2 up |
| H. F. Whitney | def. | S. J. Graham | 1 up |
| T. M. Claflin | def. | T. R. Fuller | 7 & 6 |
| A. M. Reid | def. | J. C. Parrish Jr. | 2 up |
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.