1912 U.S. Amateur: Jerome Travers wins at Chicago Golf Club
Jerome Travers won the 1912 U.S. Amateur at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, beating Chick Evans 7 & 6 in the final.
Updated October 21, 2026
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- Edition
- 18th
- Course
- Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois
- Format
- Match play
- Champion
- Jerome Travers · United States
- Champion's title
- 3 U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Chick Evans
- Final
- 7 & 6
- Entries
- 86
What happened at the 1912 U.S. Amateur
Jerome Travers won his third title, beating Chick Evans 7 & 6 at Chicago Golf Club.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1912 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Travers | def. | Chick Evans | 7 & 6 |
Semifinals, 1912 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Travers | def. | H. K. Kerr | 7 & 5 |
| Chick Evans | def. | Warren Wood | 4 & 3 |
Quarterfinals, 1912 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Travers | def. | Mason Phelps | 2 & 1 |
| H. K. Kerr | def. | Paul Hunter | won on 37th hole |
| Chick Evans | def. | Heinrich Schmidt | 6 & 5 |
| Warren Wood | def. | Norman F. Hunter | default |
Round of 16, 1912 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Phelps | def. | Harold Weber | 6 & 5 |
| Jerome Travers | def. | Walter Travis | 2 & 1 |
| Paul Hunter | def. | C. G. Waldo Jr. | 3 & 2 |
| H. K. Kerr | def. | Albert Seckel | 1 up |
| Chick Evans | def. | H. B. Lee | 9 & 8 |
| Heinrich Schmidt | def. | Robert Hunter | 5 & 4 |
| Norman F. Hunter | def. | W. P. Smith | 4 & 3 |
| Warren Wood | def. | William C. Fownes Jr. | 7 & 6 |
Round of 32, 1912 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Phelps | def. | L. W. Maxwell | 10 & 9 |
| Harold Weber | def. | Eben Byers | 3 & 2 |
| Jerome Travers | def. | Sherrill Sherman | 5 & 4 |
| Walter Travis | def. | H. G. Legg | 3 & 1 |
| C. G. Waldo Jr. | def. | Harold Hilton | 2 & 1 |
| Paul Hunter | def. | W. I. Howland Jr. | 10 & 8 |
| H. K. Kerr | def. | Kenneth Edwards | 1 up |
| Albert Seckel | def. | C. W. Inslee | won on 37th hole |
| H. B. Lee | def. | Oswald Kirkby | 4 & 3 |
| Chick Evans | def. | A. W. Tillinghast | 3 & 2 |
| Robert Hunter | def. | Daniel Sawyer | 5 & 4 |
| Heinrich Schmidt | def. | K. L. Ames | 3 & 2 |
| W. P. Smith | def. | A. Stillwell | 9 & 8 |
| Norman F. Hunter | def. | R. C. Watson Jr. | 3 & 2 |
| William C. Fownes Jr. | def. | H. A. Fleager | 3 & 2 |
| Warren Wood | def. | C. B. Devol | 5 & 3 |
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.