Completed Edition

1956 U.S. Amateur Public Links

Results

Published results

Recorded score

Sources and record notes

The 1956 edition was won by James H. Buxbaum. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

USGA: Amateur Public Links results 1922-2014, 1956 results row
- 1956 U.S. Amateur Public Links · Championship identity · Harding Park (TPC) Golf Club · James H. Buxbaum · W.C. Scarbrough Jr.
  Offline: archived primary source /Users/cwhitelam/Documents/AGA Research Archive/shared/usga-championship-records-20261024/amateur-public-links-results-1922-2014.html; SHA-256 f09d2cf13365029ab6057ae52ccc45fb100e1bd9696f028057e55f4b80a1ffe3. Exact result row: 1956 (July 9-14): James H. Buxbaum d. W.C. Scarbrough Jr., 3 and 2; Harding Park G.C., San Francisco, Calif.; Medalist — 141, D.M. McBeath; Entries: 1,921 Use the championship final, not the qualifying medalist. Match-play outcomes are not stroke totals. Current routing, scorecard and par are not asserted. Named Course identity is supported by the championship result or the archived primary routing evidence. The archived City owner and NGF report distinguish the 18-hole Harding Course from the separate Fleming nine built in 1961, after this event.
  Verified 2026-10-24