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Year in Review

1900 in golf

Weeks

Six championships in our record: two men’s majors and four amateur championships.

1900, printed the way a newspaper of the day would print it: a halftone.

The year, week by week

Each dot is a championship at the week it finished. Click a dot for its front page, or a week to see it on the world.

This week

    Every championship of 1900 in our record, in full

    The majors

    2 Men’s majors

    1. Men's major

      The Open

      Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      J.H. Taylor

      309Total
      8 strokesMargin

      Runner-up: Harry Vardon

      To par not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1871-03-19, Northam, Devon, England; England; age 29 at the win (year page); 3rd major (card's count)

      J.H. Taylor’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Men's major

      U.S. Open

      Chicago G.C., Wheaton

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Harry Vardon

      313Total
      2 strokesMargin

      Runner-up: J.H. Taylor

      To par not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1870-05-09, Grouville, Jersey; Jersey; 4th major (card's count)

      Harry Vardon’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    0 Women’s majors

    No women’s major yet. The first in our record is the Women's Western Open, 1930.

    The amateurs

    2 Men’s amateur

    1. Men's amateur championship

      The Amateur

      Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Harold Hilton

      9 & 7 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: James Robb

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1869-01-12, West Kirby, England; England; age 31 at the win (year page)

      Harold Hilton’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Men's amateur championship

      U.S. Amateur

      Garden City Golf Club, Garden City

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Walter Travis

      2 upFinal

      Runner-up: Findlay S. Douglas

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1862-01-10, Maldon, Victoria, Australia

      Walter Travis’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2 Women’s amateur

    1. Women's amateur championship

      The Women's Amateur

      Royal North Devon Golf Club, Westward Ho!

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Rhona Adair

      6 & 5 (18-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Isabel Nevile

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1881-09-02, Cookstown, Ireland; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; age 18 at the win (year page)

      Rhona Adair’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Women's amateur championship

      U.S. Women's Amateur

      Shinnecock Hills (N.Y.) G.C., Southampton

      1 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Frances C. Griscom

      6 & 5Final

      Runner-up: Margaret Curtis

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      The golfer

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    Year in Review

    1900 in golf: the year in review

    Six championships in our record: two men’s majors and four amateur championships.

    To be written The synopsis of 1900: 150 to 250 words on the season’s story, its turning points and why it mattered, written from sourced research.

    The men’s majors

    • The Open: J.H. Taylor, Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews
    • U.S. Open: Harry Vardon, Chicago G.C., Wheaton

    To be written How each was won: the leader after 54 holes, the decisive shot, the runner-up, the weather.

    The amateur championships

    • The Amateur: Harold Hilton, Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich
    • The Women's Amateur: Rhona Adair, Royal North Devon Golf Club, Westward Ho!
    • U.S. Amateur: Walter Travis, Garden City Golf Club, Garden City
    • U.S. Women's Amateur: Frances C. Griscom, Shinnecock Hills (N.Y.) G.C., Southampton

    To be written The amateur season: champions, finals, and who went on to turn professional.

    Around the tours

    5 tour events are laid out week by week for 1900.

    To be written Money lists, players of the year, rookies and the shape of each tour’s season, from the tours’ own records.

    Players of the year

    To be written Who defined 1900: their wins, their near misses, and what the year meant for their career.

    Firsts, records and farewells

    To be written First-time major winners, scoring records, youngest and oldest champions, last appearances, events played for the first or last time.

    The game in 1900

    To be written Equipment, rules and course changes, prize money, television and the business of golf that year.

    Questions about 1900 in golf

    Who won the 1900 Amateur?
    Harold Hilton won the 1900 Amateur at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich.
    Who won the 1900 Open?
    J.H. Taylor won the 1900 Open at Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews.
    Who won the 1900 Women's Amateur?
    Rhona Adair won the 1900 Women's Amateur at Royal North Devon Golf Club, Westward Ho!.
    Who won the 1900 U.S. Amateur?
    Walter Travis won the 1900 U.S. Amateur at Garden City Golf Club, Garden City.
    Who won the 1900 U.S. Open?
    Harry Vardon won the 1900 U.S. Open at Chicago G.C., Wheaton.
    Who won the 1900 U.S. Women's Amateur?
    Frances C. Griscom won the 1900 U.S. Women's Amateur at Shinnecock Hills (N.Y.) G.C., Southampton.
    How many majors were played in 1900?
    Two in our record: two men’s and no women’s.

    Every count above is from Golf Network News’s record; the parts marked “To be written” are filled only from sourced research.

    How this page works

    Every championship here comes from Golf Network News's own record: the rooms for the majors, the women's majors, the amateur championships and the team cups. A part that says it is not yet researched is exactly that. We fill it from sourced material, never with a guess.

    The picture at the top is drawn in code for each year. It is printed the way golf was printed that year: wood engravings before 1900, newsprint halftones to 1945, hand-tinted plates to 1969, colour film to 1999, and digital light since. The names engraved in the numerals are that year's champions.

    Every view has its own address: the year, the tours, the event and a traced champion are kept in the link, so you can share exactly what you see.