Nationality United States U.S. Amateur Win: 1902 Status Amateur Name Louis James | The Open Championship DNP Role Golfer PGA Championship DNP | |
Died June 7, 1935 (aged 51)Chicago, Illinois | ||
Louis N. James (September 1882 – June 7, 1935) was an American amateur golfer.
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1902 U.S. Amateur
James won the 1902 U.S. Amateur at Glen View Club, defeating Eben Byers in the final, 4 and 2. Heavy rain flooded part of the course, and the final four rounds, including the final, were played on the first nine, 36-hole matches requiring four circuits of the first nine. James, whose family lived on the grounds of Glen View, was the first teenager to win the U.S. Amateur, at age 19 years, 10 months.
Death
James died on June 7, 1935, aged 51, in Chicago, Illinois.
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