Jerome Travers | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jerome Dunstan Travers | ||
Nickname | Jerry | ||
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | May 19, 1887||
Died | March 29, 1951 East Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 63)||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Career | |||
Status | Professional | ||
Professional wins | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 5) | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | Won: 1915 | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Amateur | Won: 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913 | ||
British Amateur | T129: 1909, 1914 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Jerome Dunstan "Jerry" Travers (May 19, 1887 – March 29, 1951) was one of the leading amateur golfers of the early 1900s. He won the U.S. Amateur in 1907, 1908, 1912 and 1913, the New Jersey Amateur three times, and the Metropolitan Amateur (New York) five times. He was regarded as one of the finest match play golfers of his time and had a famous rivalry with Walter Travis. He won the 1915 U.S. Open.