Walter Travis
Name:
Walter John TravisCountry:
AustraliaLived:
[1862-1927]. Born on Jan 10, 1862 in Maldon, Victoria, Australia. Died on July 31, 1927 in Denver, Colorado (age 65).Original/Home Club:
Maldon, Aus.Occupation:
Amateur golfer, course architect, golf journalist, writer and publisher, instructor, turf expert.Turned Pro:
n/aWebsite:
https://www.travissociety.comAmateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (20th). Travis (USA) beat Edward Blackwell (Scot) 4 and 3 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (9th) (Sept 1-5). Walter Travis (USA) beat Eben Byers (USA) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final, to record his third win in four years in this event. [Nassau CC, Glen Cove, Long Island, NY].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (7th) (Sept 9-14 and 21; final was delayed by a week following the death from an assassin's bullet of US President William McKinley). Defending champion Walter Travis (USA) beat Walter Egan (USA) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Atlantic City CC, Northfield, NJ].
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].
The Masters: The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National sees LIV golfer Jon Rahm defend his title against the world’s best. Pressing hard will be world No.1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and world No.2 Rory McIlroy (April 11-14).
Chevron Championship: the women’s major championship season gets underway for the second year at its new Carlton Woods home outside Houston, Texas. World No.2 Lilia Vu defends (April 18-21).
Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with five wins out of her last five starts on the LPGA Tour. Winning the Chevron Championship also brought the second major championship win of her career.
Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda's five wins in five starts, when he placed second at the Houston Open. Either side of that, he won The Arnold Palmer, The Players, and then The Masters and The Heritage.
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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