Eben Byers

Eben Byers
Byers in 1906
Personal information
Full nameEbenezer McBurney Byers
Born(1880-04-12)April 12, 1880
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 31, 1932(1932-03-31) (aged 51)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Sporting nationality United States
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1908
The Open ChampionshipDNP
U.S. AmateurWon: 1906
British AmateurT17: 1904

Ebenezer McBurney Byers (April 12, 1880 – March 31, 1932) was an American socialite, sportsman, and industrialist. He won the 1906 U.S. Amateur in golf. He died from jawbone cancer after consuming Radithor, a patent medicine made from radium salts dissolved in water.