Walter Travis

Walter Travis
Travis in 1909
Personal information
Full nameWalter J. Travis
NicknameThe Old Man
Born(1862-01-10)January 10, 1862
Maldon, Victoria, Australia
DiedJuly 31, 1927(1927-07-31) (aged 65)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Sporting nationality Australia
 United States
SpouseAnne Bent
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 4)
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT2: 1902
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1904
U.S. AmateurWon: 1900, 1901, 1903
British AmateurWon: 1904
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame1979 (member page)

Walter J. Travis (January 10, 1862 – July 31, 1927) was an American amateur golfer during the early 1900s. He was also a noted golf journalist and publisher, an innovator in all aspects of golf, a teacher, and golf course architect.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference who was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sources: (GOLF, 1901; The Golfer Magazine, p. 182, July 1902; Rice, Grantland, 1924; Rice, Grantland, 1927; Wind, 1948; Cornish & Whitten, 1993; Scarth & Crafter, 2004)