Frederick Guthrie Tait

Frederick Guthrie Tait
Tait in 1896 after winning
The Amateur Championship
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Guthrie Tait
Born(1870-01-11)11 January 1870
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died7 February 1900(1900-02-07) (aged 30)
Height5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg; 12.4 st)
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1896, 1897
U.S. AmateurDNP
British AmateurWon: 1896, 1898

Frederick Guthrie Tait (11 January 1870 – 7 February 1900) was an amateur golfer and Scottish soldier. He won the Amateur Championship twice, in 1896 and again in 1898, by convincing margins. Over his short golf career, Tait recorded at least 28 tournament victories. He tied for third place in the Open Championship in both 1896 and 1897.