1958 U.S. Amateur: Charles Coe wins at The Olympic Club (Lake Course)

Charles Coe won the 1958 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club (Lake Course) in San Francisco, California, beating Tommy Aaron 5 & 4 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 58th
Dates: September 8, 1958 to September 13, 1958
Course: The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, California
Format: match play (sectional qualifying only)
Champion: Charles Coe · age 34 · United States
Champion's title: 2nd U.S. Amateur
Runner-up: Tommy Aaron · age 21
Final: 5 & 4
Losing semifinalists: Roger McManus and Dick Foote
Defending champion: Hillman Robbins · lost in round of 64
Entries: 1,472

What happened at the 1958 U.S. Amateur

Coe's 18-ft birdie on the 22nd after picking up on the 21st turned the final; he went on to win 5 & 4 for his second title, nine years after his first

Ward Wettlaufer beat two-time champion Harvie Ward 3 & 2 in the round of 16, ending Ward's record 17-match winning streak

Final, Charles Coe v. Tommy Aaron, 5 & 4. Aaron led 2 up after the 11th; Coe won four of the last six morning holes to lead 2 up at lunch; Aaron cut it back (won the 19th and 21st, where Coe picked up after flubbing two bunker shots), but Coe birdied the 433-yd 22nd from 18 ft - the turning point - and won five straight holes as Aaron faltered (23rd-26th), closing it out on the 32nd

Round of 16, Ward Wettlaufer v. Harvie Ward, 3 & 2. Hamilton College senior Ward Wettlaufer, who had predicted he could beat Ward, ended the two-time champion's record run of 17 consecutive U.S. Amateur match victories

Semifinal, Tommy Aaron v. Dick Foote, 10 & 9. Aaron overwhelmed UCLA's Dick Foote 10 & 9, the largest semifinal margin since Billy Maxwell's 10 & 9 in 1951

Quarterfinal, Charles Coe v. Deane Beman, 1 up. 20-year-old Maryland student Deane Beman led at the turn of the afternoon quarterfinal before Coe holed a 14-footer at the 14th and an 8-ft birdie at the 16th; both birdied the 18th

The draw

Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal; earlier rounds are partial (round of 16 (6 of 8 matches with players and result; 8 rows); round of 32 (1 of 16 matches with players and result; 1 rows); round of 64 (1 of 32 matches with players and result; 1 rows)).

The final, 1958 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Charles Coe	def.	Tommy Aaron	5 & 4

Semifinals, 1958 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Charles Coe	def.	Roger McManus	3 & 2
Tommy Aaron	def.	Dick Foote	10 & 9

Quarterfinals, 1958 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Roger McManus	def.	Ward Wettlaufer	1 up
Tommy Aaron	def.	Chuck Kocsis	7 & 5
Charles Coe	def.	Deane Beman	1 up
Dick Foote	def.	Bud Taylor	4 & 3

Round of 16, 1958 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Charles Coe	def.	Dan Morgan	1 up
Deane Beman	def.	Johnny Dawson	3 & 1
Roger McManus	def.	Claude Wild Jr.	3 & 1
Ward Wettlaufer	def.	Harvie Ward	3 & 2
Tommy Aaron	def.	Dick Chapman	3 & 2
Chuck Kocsis	def.	Clyde Oskin	unknown
Bud Taylor	def.	Eric Hinson	unknown
Dick Foote	def.	Jim Bisplinghoff	2 & 1

Round of 32, 1958 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Clyde Oskin	def.	Marty Stanovich	1 up

Round of 64, 1958 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marty Stanovich	def.	Hillman Robbins	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.

Data: us-amateur.json.