Herbert Leeds

Herbert Leeds
Leeds, c. 1896
Personal information
Full nameHerbert Corey Leeds
NicknamePapa
Born(1855-01-30)January 30, 1855
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 29, 1930(1930-09-29) (aged 75)
Hamilton, Massachusetts
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeHarvard University
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT7: 1898
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Herbert Corey Leeds (January 30, 1855 – September 29, 1930) was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect. Leeds tied for eighth place[1] in the 1898 U.S. Open held at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, a golf course of his own design.[2][3][4] The U.S. Open was played at the Myopia Hunt Club four times, in 1898, 1901, 1905, and 1908.[1]

  1. ^ a b Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  2. ^ "Member Clubs: Myopia Hunt Club". mgalinks.org. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Myopia difficulty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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