Garden City GC
The main tournaments played at Garden City GC are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (40th) (Sept 14-19). John Fischer (USA) beat Jack McLean (Scot) at the 37th hole in the final. [Garden City GC, Garden City, Long island, NY].
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (3rd). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in four foursomes and eight singles. Result: USA 9, GB&I 3. Playing captains: Robert A. Gardner (USA); Cyril Tolley (Eng/GB&I). [Garden City GC, Garden City, Long Island, NY].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Max Marston lost to Cyril Tolley (Eng) 1 hole; Bobby Jones bt Major Charles Hezlet (N.Ire) 4&3; Chick Evans bt William Murray (Scot) 2&1; Francis Ouimet bt Eustace Storey (Eng) 1 hole; Jess Sweetser lost to Hon. Michael Scott (Eng) 7&6; Robert A. Gardner bt William Hope (Scot) 3&2; Jesse Guilford bt Tony Torrance (Scot) 2&1; Oscar F. Willing bt Dennis Kyle (Scot) 3&2.
Not involved in the singles: William C. Fownes Jr (USA), Harrison Johnston (USA), Robert Scott Jr (Scot; not related to Michael Scott) and Orme Bristow (Eng).
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (July 13-15; first year recognised as a PGA Tour event). Walter Hagen (USA) beat Jim Barnes (Eng) and Charlie Hoffner (USA) in an 18-hole Saturday playoff (Hagen 74, Barnes 75, Hoffner 77). [Garden City GC, Garden City, Long Island, NY].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (19th) (Sept 1-6). Defending champion Jerome Travers (USA) beat John Anderson (USA) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. This was the last of Travers' four US Amateur Championship wins. [Garden City GC, Garden City, Long island, NY].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (14th) (Sept 14-19). Defending champion Jerome Travers (USA) beat Max Behr (USA) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final. This was the second of Travers' four US Amateur Championship wins. [Garden City GC, Garden City, Long island, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (8th) (Oct 10/11). Second-placed Stewart Gardner (USA) and Walter Travis (USA, amateur) finished 6 shots behind Laurie Auchterlonie (Scot). [Garden City GC, Garden City, Long Island, NY].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (6th) (July 2-7). Walter Travis (Aus/USA) beat Findlay Douglas (Scot) 2 up in the 36-hole final. [Garden City GC, Garden City, Long island, NY].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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