1959 U.S. Amateur: Jack Nicklaus wins at Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course)
Jack Nicklaus won the 1959 U.S. Amateur at Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, beating Charles Coe 1 up in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 59th
- Dates
- September 14, 1959 to September 19, 1959
- Course
- Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Format
- match play (sectional qualifying only)
- Champion
- Jack Nicklaus · age 19 · United States · Ohio State University
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Charles Coe · age 35
- Final
- 1 up
- Losing semifinalists
- Dudley Wysong and Gene Andrews
- Defending champion
- Charles Coe · lost in final
- Entries
- 1,696
- What winning earned
- Masters invitation (U.S. Amateur quarterfinalists were invited)
What happened at the 1959 U.S. Amateur
Final: Coe opened with three straight birdies and led 2 up after the morning 18; Nicklaus squared on the 21st, first led on the 32nd, Coe squared at the 35th, and Nicklaus won the 36th with a 6-foot birdie putt after Coe overshot the green.
Semifinal: Nicklaus beat veteran Gene Andrews 1 up, holing a 25-foot putt on the 35th hole he called 'about the most important I've ever made'.
Quarterfinal, Charles Coe v. Bill Hyndman, 2 up. Coe, 5 up through 11 holes, saw the lead dwindle to one and did not close out Walker Cupper Hyndman until Hyndman ran into trouble approaching the 18th; Coe shot 68, best of the championship to that point.
Round of 32, Dick Yost v. G. H. Bostwick, won on 22nd hole. Yost beat Bostwick of Old Westbury, N.Y., on the 22nd hole of their fourth-round match.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal; earlier rounds are partial (round of 16 (7 of 8 matches with players and result; 8 rows); round of 32 (13 of 16 matches with players and result; 16 rows)).
The final, 1959 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | def. | Charles Coe | 1 up |
Semifinals, 1959 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Coe | def. | Dudley Wysong | 6 & 4 |
| Jack Nicklaus | def. | Gene Andrews | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 1959 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Andrews | def. | Charles Harrison | 1 up |
| Dudley Wysong | def. | David Goldman | 3 & 1 |
| Jack Nicklaus | def. | Dick Yost | 2 & 1 |
| Charles Coe | def. | Bill Hyndman | 2 up |
Round of 16, 1959 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Coe | def. | Ted Gleichmann | 4 & 3 |
| Dudley Wysong | def. | Tom Draper | 1 up |
| Charles Harrison | def. | Tommy Aaron | 4 & 2 |
| Gene Andrews | def. | Dee Replogle | 1 up |
| Dick Yost | def. | Bud Taylor | 3 & 1 |
| David Goldman | def. | Harvie Ward | unknown |
| Jack Nicklaus | def. | David Smith Jr. | 1 up |
| Bill Hyndman | def. | Terry Wilcox | 1 up |
Round of 32, 1959 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Gleichmann | def. | Charlie Smith | 2 & 1 |
| Charles Coe | def. | unknown | 4 & 3 |
| Bill Hyndman | def. | James Sykes | 1 up |
| Terry Wilcox | def. | Richard Davies | 4 & 3 |
| David Goldman | def. | Robert McManus | 4 & 3 |
| Tom Draper | def. | Billy Joe Patton | 1 up |
| Dee Replogle | def. | Jim Tom Blair III | 4 & 3 |
| Harvie Ward | def. | Curtis Person | 2 & 1 |
| Charles Harrison | def. | John Guenther Jr. | unknown |
| Gene Andrews | def. | John Konsek | unknown |
| Bud Taylor | def. | Glen Fowler | 4 & 3 |
| Jack Nicklaus | def. | Orville Goens | 6 & 4 |
| Tommy Aaron | def. | Dick Spangler Jr. | 1 up |
| Dudley Wysong | def. | Phil Rodgers | won on 20th hole |
| Dick Yost | def. | G. H. Bostwick | won on 22nd hole |
| David Smith Jr. | def. | Lawrence Bell | 2 & 1 |
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.