Henry James Whigham (24 December 1869 – 17 March 1954) was born in Tarbolton, Scotland, and was a Scottish writer and amateur golfer. He won the U.S. Amateur in 1896Continue reading#36 – H.J. Whigham
Ivo Whitton was an Australian amateur golfer, who , besides Greg Norman, is the only Australian to have won the Australian Open five times (1912, 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931). Whitton took up golfing at theContinue reading#37 – Ivo Whitton
Pittsburgh native Nathan Smith has had one of the best amateur careers of modern times. Smith has won the U.S. Mid-Amateur four times in a span from 2003 to 2012,Continue reading#38 – Nathan Smith
Robert Gardner, a sophomore at Yale won the 1909 USGA Amateur tournament over Chandler Egan at the Chicago Golf Club. He was 19 years, 5 months, at the time ofContinue reading#39 – Robert A. Gardner
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Verplank was a leading member of the W.T. White High School golf team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. He graduated from high school inContinue reading#40 – Scott Verplank
Melnyk attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Buster Bishop’s Florida Gators men’s golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1967Continue reading#41 – Steve Melnyk
Marvin Harvey “Bud” Ward (May 1, 1913 – January 2, 1968) was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941. Ward was born in Elma,Continue reading#42 – Marvin Harvey “Bud” Ward
In 2004, Ryan Moore had one of the best single seasons in amateur golf. We honor this outstanding feat in our Top 50 Amateurs of All Time In 2004, heContinue reading#43 – Ryan Moore