Jerome Travers

Jerome Dunstan "Jerry" Travers (May 19, 1887 – March 29, 1951) was one of the leading amateur golfers of the early 20th century. 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.

Jerome Travers
Travers playing in the 1915 U.S. Open
Personal information
Full nameJerome Dunstan Travers
NicknameJerry
Born(1887-05-19)May 19, 1887
New York City, New York
DiedMarch 29, 1951(1951-03-29) (aged 63)
East Hartford, Connecticut
Nationality United States
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 5)
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenWon: 1915
The Open ChampionshipDNP
U.S. AmateurWon: 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913
British AmateurT129: 1909, 1914
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame1976 (member page)

Early life

Travers was born on May 19, 1887 in New York City, New York.

Golf career

On September 16, 1905, a then 18-year-old Travers partnered with Herbert Strong to tie for second place, shooting 72, in a four-ball tournament held at Fox Hills Golf Club on Staten Island as part of the 1905 Metropolitan Open.[1] The stroke play portion of the tournament was won by Alex Smith.[1]

In 1915 Travers won the U.S. Open at Baltusrol Golf Club, making him the second of the five amateurs to win the event. It was his only top ten finish in four appearances at the U.S. Open – he never entered the tournament again once he had won it.

Although all of Travers' notable victories came as an amateur, he later became a teaching professional and gave exhibitions.

Death and legacy

Travers died on March 29, 1951 in East Hartford, Connecticut. He is remembered as one of the finest amateur golfers of all time. He won the U.S. Amateur four times and the U.S. Open in 1915. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1976.[2]

Tournament wins

Major championships
Jerome Travers

Professional wins (1)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1915U.S. Open1 shot lead+1 (76-72-73-76=297)1 stroke Tom McNamara

Amateur wins (4)
YearChampionshipWinning ScoreRunner-up
1907U.S. Amateur6 & 5 Archibald Graham
1908U.S. Amateur8 & 7 Max H. Behr
1912U.S. Amateur7 & 6 Chick Evans
1913U.S. Amateur5 & 4 John G. Anderson

Results timeline
Tournament 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP T25 DNP CUT
U.S. Amateur R64 R32 R32 QF 1 1 DNP
The Amateur Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP R256
Tournament 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP T27 DNP 1 DNP NT NT DNP
U.S. Amateur DNP QF 1 1 2 R16 DNP NT NT R32
The Amateur Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP R256 NT NT NT NT NT

Note: Travers played in only the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, and The Amateur Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[3] Amateur Championship: 1909,[4] 1914[5]

References
  1. "Four Ball Match". New York Tribune. 17 September 1905. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. "Jerry Travers". World Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  3. USGA Championship Database Archived June 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "The Amateur Championship at Muirfield" (PDF). The American Golfer. July 1909. pp. 9–15.
  5. "Golf Illustrated, July 1914, p. 25". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
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