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Golf Year 1915 Yields Few New Champions
Review of golf in 1915 notes seasoned players dominating national titles. Jerome Travers wins the Open amid strong field, with Tom McNamara close behind. Ouimet, Evans, and Marston win amateur honors in tight races. Women’s nationals see Vanderbeck triumph as Stirling pushes to fourth extra hole. Travis claims metropolitan crown. Marston earns New Jersey title and Carter leads metropolitan juniors.
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Jerome D. Travers
Upper Montclair
Baltusrol
Francis Ouimet
Vardon
Ray
Brookline
Travers
Jerry
America
Tom McNamara
Boston
McNamara
Walter Hagen
John J. McDermott
Country Club
Detroit
Charles W. Evans
Evans
D. E B. Sawyer
Ouimet
Max Marston
James Standish, Jr
Robert A. Gardner
Yale
Sawyer
Marston
Gardner
John G. Anderson
W. A. Gavin
H. Vanderbeck
Onwentsia
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pawling School
Philip Carter