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Completed Edition
1896 U.S. Amateur
U.S. Amateur July 14–July 17, 1896
Results
Published results
Recorded score
- Won byH.J. Whigham8 and 7
- Runner-upJ.G. Thorp
Venue
- Primary venueShinnecock Hills Golf Club
Nearby editions
Sources and record notes
Archive note
The 1896 edition was won by H.J. Whigham. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.
Record sources
- USGA: 2024 U.S. Amateur Record Book
- 1896 U.S. Amateur · Championship identity
Printed/PDF page 8, 1896 result row. H.J. Whigham d. J.G. Thorp, 8 and 7. Match margins and extra-hole lengths are not stroke totals. Actual dates from the retrospective result table.
Verified 2026-10-22 - Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Printed/PDF page 8, 1896 result row. Club identity matched to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, NY. Exact physical course remains unassigned; no sole-course or current-layout inference.
Verified 2026-10-22 - H.J. Whigham · J.G. Thorp
Printed/PDF page 8, 1896 result row. H.J. Whigham d. J.G. Thorp, 8 and 7. Match margins and extra-hole lengths are not stroke totals.
Verified 2026-10-22
- 1896 U.S. Amateur · Championship identity