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- Born:
- Jan. 10, 1862, Maldon, Australia
- Died:
- July 31, 1927, Denver, Colo., U.S. (aged 65)
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Travis, Walter
Walter Travis.
Walter Travis
American golfer
Walter Travis (born Jan. 10, 1862, Maldon, Australia—died July 31, 1927, Denver, Colo., U.S.) was the first U.S. golfer to win the British Amateur championship (1904) and is considered one of the greatest putters in golf history. He also won the U.S. Amateur title three times (1900, 1901, 1903).
Travis, who was a resident of the New York City area, first began to play tournament golf at the age of 34. He won his British Amateur victory using a Schenectady putter, the shaft of which met the blade at the centre. That club was later prohibited. Travis antagonized British golfers by his unsociability and never returned to defend his British title.
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