1911 U.S. Amateur: Harold Hilton wins at The Apawamis Club
Harold Hilton won the 1911 U.S. Amateur at The Apawamis Club in Rye, New York, beating Fred Herreshoff 37 holes in the final.
Updated October 21, 2026
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- Edition
- 17th
- Course
- The Apawamis Club, Rye, New York
- Format
- Match play
- Champion
- Harold Hilton · England
- Champion's title
- 1 U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Fred Herreshoff
- Final
- 37 holes
- Entries
- 186
What happened at the 1911 U.S. Amateur
England's Harold Hilton beat Fred Herreshoff at the 37th hole at Apawamis, the only Briton to win the British and U.S. Amateurs in one year.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1911 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | Fred Herreshoff | won on 37th hole |
Semifinals, 1911 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | C. W. Inslee | 8 & 6 |
| Fred Herreshoff | def. | Chick Evans | 3 & 2 |
Quarterfinals, 1911 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | Jerome Travers | 3 & 2 |
| C. W. Inslee | def. | P. W. Whittemore | 1 up |
| Fred Herreshoff | def. | Oswald Kirkby | 6 & 5 |
| Chick Evans | def. | Albert Seckel | 2 & 1 |
Round of 16, 1911 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | R. C. Watson Jr. | 11 & 10 |
| Jerome Travers | def. | Paul Hunter | 3 & 1 |
| C. W. Inslee | def. | F. A. Martin | won on 37th hole |
| P. W. Whittemore | def. | S. D. Bowers | 9 & 8 |
| Fred Herreshoff | def. | Stuart Stickney | won on 37th hole |
| Oswald Kirkby | def. | J. D. Brown | 10 & 9 |
| Albert Seckel | def. | H. G. Legg | 5 & 4 |
| Chick Evans | def. | A. F. Kammer | won on 38th hole |
Round of 32, 1911 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | S. J. Graham | 3 & 2 |
| R. C. Watson Jr. | def. | H. E. Kenworthy | 2 & 1 |
| Paul Hunter | def. | George T. Brokaw | 2 & 1 |
| Jerome Travers | def. | Walter Travis | 3 & 2 |
| C. W. Inslee | def. | Eben Byers | 1 up |
| F. A. Martin | def. | R. F. Mundy | 3 & 2 |
| S. D. Bowers | def. | C. J. Sullivan | won on 19th hole |
| P. W. Whittemore | def. | A. C. Travis | 3 & 2 |
| Stuart Stickney | def. | W. E. Shackelford | won on 19th hole |
| Fred Herreshoff | def. | William C. Fownes Jr. | 5 & 4 |
| J. D. Brown | def. | W. W. Taylor | 3 & 2 |
| Oswald Kirkby | def. | J. M. Rhett | 5 & 4 |
| Albert Seckel | def. | Robert Gardner | 4 & 3 |
| H. G. Legg | def. | T. M. Sherman | 5 & 3 |
| Chick Evans | def. | George Brown | 7 & 6 |
| A. F. Kammer | def. | Mason Phelps | 4 & 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.