Chick Evans

Chick Evans
Evans (right) and Robert A. Gardner, the finalists at the 1916 U.S. Amateur
Personal information
Full name	Charles E. Evans Jr.
Nickname	Chick
Born	(1890-07-18)July 18, 1890 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	November 6, 1979(1979-11-06) (aged 89) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Weight	158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Esther Evans ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1967)​ [1]
Career
Status	Amateur
Professional wins	3
Best results in major championships (wins: 3)
Masters Tournament	51st: 1940
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	Won: 1916
The Open Championship	T49: 1911
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1916, 1920
British Amateur	T9: 1911
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 1975 (member page) Bob Jones Award 1960

Charles E. "Chick" Evans Jr. (July 18, 1890 – November 6, 1979) was a prominent American amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans, who won the 1910 Western Open, became the first amateur to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans won the U.S. Amateur again in 1920, and was runner-up three times. Selected to the Walker Cup team in 1922, 1924, and 1928, he competed in a record 50 consecutive U.S. Amateurs in his long career. Evans achieved all of this while carrying only seven hickory-shafted clubs.

In addition to his golf career, Evans is known for founding the Evans Scholars Foundation, which provides a college scholarship for qualified caddies.

In 1960, Evans was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.