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Saturday 27 September 1924AmateurYear in Review
Jones wins U.S. Amateur
Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania · Saturday 20 to Saturday 27 September 1924
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
- U.S. Amateur
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's amateur championship
U.S. Amateur
Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: George Von Elm
To par and margin not yet researched.
The golfer
b. 1902-03-17, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; USA; age 22 at the win (year page)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet