Jerome Travers

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. The stroke play portion of the tournament was won by Alex Smith. 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. == Awards and honors ==

In 1976, Travers was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame ==Tournament wins==

• 1904 Nassau Invitational • 1906 Metropolitan Amateur, Eastern Scholastic, Lynnewood Hall Cup • 1907 U.S. Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur, New Jersey Amateur • 1908 U.S. Amateur, New Jersey Amateur, Morris County Invitation Tournament, Lynnewood Hall Cup • 1910 Montclair G.C. Invitational • 1911 Metropolitan Amateur, New Jersey Amateur • 1912 U.S. Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur • 1913 U.S. Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur, New Jersey Amateur • 1914 Prince of Wales Medal • 1915 U.S. Open, Lynnewood Hall Cup Note: Major championships in bold ==Major championships==

Professional wins (1) Amateur wins (4) Results timeline Note: Travers played in only the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, and The Amateur Championship. NT = no tournament "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, Amateur Championship: 1909, 1914 ==References==