Chick Evans
Name:
Charles E. "Chick" Evans JrCountry:
USALived:
[1890-1979]. Born on July 18, 1890 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Died on Nov 6, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois (aged 89).Original/Home Club:
Edgwater GC, Chicago (as a caddie).Occupation:
Amateur golferTurned Pro:
n/aMAJORS (1): US Open (1916). Amateur Majors: US Amateur champion (1916, '20). Walker Cups (1922, '24, '28). Inducted in the Wold Golf Hall of Fame in 1975
Evans founded the Evans Scholars Foundation, providing qualified caddies with a fully funded college scholarship. The Foundation is operated by the Western Golf Association, and has benefitted well over 10,000 caddies.
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (24th) (Sept 6-11). Charles "Chick" Evans Jr (USA) beat Francis Ouimet (USA) 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final. [Engineers CC, Roslyn Harbor, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (22nd) (June 29/30). Second-placed Jock Hutchison (Scot/USA) finished 2 shots behind Evans Jr (USA, amateur). [Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (22nd) (Sept 4-9). Charles "Chick" Evans Jr (USA) beat Robert Gardner (USA) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [East course, Merion GC, Ardmore, nr Philadelphia, PA. Run by Merion Cricket Club at the time].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Aug 31-Sept 2; first year as a match play event). Charles "Chick" Evans (USA, amateur) beat Robert "Bob"/"Bobby" Simpson (Scot/USA) 6 and 5 in the 36-hole final. Evans became the first born and bred American golfer to win this title. [Beverly CC, Chicago, IL].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
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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