1964 U.S. Amateur: William C. Campbell wins at Canterbury Golf Club

William C. Campbell won the 1964 U.S. Amateur at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland, Ohio, beating Ed Tutwiler 1 up in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 64th
Dates: September 14, 1964 to September 19, 1964
Course: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio
Format: stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
Champion: William C. Campbell · age 41 · United States · Guyan G. & C.C. (Huntington, W.Va.)
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Amateur
Runner-up: Ed Tutwiler · age 45
Final: 1 up
Losing semifinalists: J. M. Hopkins and Dave Eichelberger
Stroke-play medalist: Vinny Giles (143)
Defending champion: Deane Beman · lost in round of 64
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What happened at the 1964 U.S. Amateur

Campbell, 41, won at his 21st attempt, 1 up over fellow West Virginian Ed Tutwiler, who had beaten him in six of seven West Virginia Amateur finals

Defending champion Deane Beman lost 4 & 2 in the first round to Maryland teammate-successor Vernon Novak Jr.

Final, William C. Campbell v. Ed Tutwiler, 1 up. Two West Virginians who had met seven times in the West Virginia Amateur final (Tutwiler won six) met in the 36-hole final; Campbell, 41, in his 21st U.S. Amateur, won 1 up. Both shot 72 in the morning round to stand all square; Tutwiler birdied the 27th to go ahead, Campbell squared at the 29th, and on the par-3 35th Tutwiler's 30-foot putt died at the rim, giving Campbell a 1-up lead; both bogeyed the 36th (Tutwiler had flown his second over the green into the gallery).

Round of 64, Vernon Novak Jr. v. Deane Beman, 4 & 2. Defending champion Deane Beman lost in the first round to Vernon Novak Jr., a Minnesota miner's son who had carried his own bag through qualifying and succeeded Beman as No. 1 on the University of Maryland team.

Quarterfinal, William C. Campbell v. Dale Morey, won on 19th hole. Campbell beat 1953 finalist Dale Morey on the first extra hole when Morey bunkered a 7-iron second shot.

Quarterfinal, Ed Tutwiler v. William E. Ferrell Jr., won on 20th hole. LSU left-hander Gene Ferrell took Tutwiler to the 20th hole, where Tutwiler sank a 15-footer for a birdie.

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 (2 of 16 matches with players and result; 2 rows); round of 64 (1 of 32 matches with players and result; 1 rows)).

The final, 1964 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
William C. Campbell	def.	Ed Tutwiler	1 up

Semifinals, 1964 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
William C. Campbell	def.	J. M. Hopkins	3 & 1
Ed Tutwiler	def.	Dave Eichelberger	3 & 2

Quarterfinals, 1964 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
William C. Campbell	def.	Dale Morey	won on 19th hole
J. M. Hopkins	def.	Charlie Smith	3 & 2
Dave Eichelberger	def.	Don Allen	2 & 1
Ed Tutwiler	def.	William E. Ferrell Jr.	won on 20th hole

Round of 16, 1964 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
William C. Campbell	def.	Billy Joe Patton	5 & 4
Dale Morey	def.	Chuck Kocsis	1 up
J. M. Hopkins	def.	Bob Boldt	3 & 2
Charlie Smith	def.	Gerald Schreiber	4 & 3
Dave Eichelberger	def.	Ron Cerrudo	3 & 1
Don Allen	def.	Fred Kommer Jr.	unknown
William E. Ferrell Jr.	def.	Jim Colbert	2 & 1
Ed Tutwiler	def.	Leo Spooner	1 up

Round of 32, 1964 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Billy Joe Patton	def.	Vinny Giles	4 & 2
Dave Eichelberger	def.	Robert Greenwood Jr.	2 & 1

Round of 64, 1964 U.S. Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Vernon Novak Jr.	def.	Deane Beman	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.