1919 U.S. Amateur: Davidson Herron wins at Oakmont Country Club
Davidson Herron won the 1919 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, beating Bobby Jones 5 & 4 in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 23rd
- Dates
- August 16, 1919 to August 23, 1919
- Course
- Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Davidson Herron · age 21 · United States · Oakmont Country Club
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Bobby Jones · age 17
- Final
- 5 & 4
- Losing semifinalists
- William C. Fownes Jr. and J. Wood Platt
- Stroke-play medalist
- Davidson Herron (158)
- Defending champion
- Chick Evans · lost in round of 16
- Entries
- 150
What happened at the 1919 U.S. Amateur
Quarterfinal: J. Wood Platt, in his first national amateur, beat Francis Ouimet on the 38th hole in driving rain, a day after Ouimet had beaten defending champion Chick Evans 1 up with an eight-foot putt on the 36th green
Final: the 17-year-old Bobby Jones, in his first U.S. Amateur final, lost 5 & 4 to Oakmont member Davidson Herron on his home course
Round of 16, Francis Ouimet v. Chick Evans, 1 up. Ouimet, ill and living on orange juice, beat the defending champion Evans 1 up, holing an eight-foot putt on the 36th green after a pitch from a pit
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1919 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Herron | def. | Bobby Jones | 5 & 4 |
Semifinals, 1919 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jones | def. | William C. Fownes Jr. | 5 & 3 |
| Davidson Herron | def. | J. Wood Platt | 7 & 6 |
Quarterfinals, 1919 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jones | def. | Rudolf E. Knepper | 3 & 2 |
| William C. Fownes Jr. | def. | George W. Hoffner | 2 & 1 |
| Davidson Herron | def. | W. J. Thompson | 8 & 7 |
| J. Wood Platt | def. | Francis Ouimet | won on 38th hole |
Round of 16, 1919 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jones | def. | Robert Gardner | 5 & 4 |
| Rudolf E. Knepper | def. | J. B. Crookston | 2 & 1 |
| George W. Hoffner | def. | Grant A. Peacock | 1 up |
| William C. Fownes Jr. | def. | C. G. Waldo Jr. | 5 & 4 |
| W. J. Thompson | def. | Nelson M. Whitney | 7 & 6 |
| Davidson Herron | def. | J. N. Stearns Jr. | 7 & 5 |
| Francis Ouimet | def. | Chick Evans | 1 up |
| J. Wood Platt | def. | Paul Tewkesbury | 3 & 1 |
Round of 32, 1919 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gardner | def. | Max Marston | 3 & 1 |
| George W. Hoffner | def. | Gardiner White | 7 & 6 |
| C. G. Waldo Jr. | def. | Jerome Travers | unknown |
| J. B. Crookston | def. | R. C. Long | 6 & 5 |
| Bobby Jones | def. | J. B. Manion | unknown |
| Rudolf E. Knepper | def. | F. C. Newton | unknown |
| Grant A. Peacock | def. | E. Hoover Bankard Jr. | unknown |
| Chick Evans | def. | D. W. Armstrong | 7 & 6 |
| Francis Ouimet | def. | E. C. Clarey | unknown |
| William C. Fownes Jr. | def. | C. L. Maxwell | unknown |
| Nelson M. Whitney | def. | E. Richard Woolworth | unknown |
| W. J. Thompson | def. | Louis Jacoby | 1 up |
| Paul Tewkesbury | def. | J. S. Dean | unknown |
| J. Wood Platt | def. | John G. Anderson | 4 & 3 |
| Davidson Herron | def. | W. H. Gardner | unknown |
| J. N. Stearns Jr. | def. | R. E. Bockenkamp | unknown |
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.
Data: us-amateur.json.