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Travis, Walter

American golfer

born Jan. 10, 1862, Maldon, Australia

died July 31, 1927, Denver, Colo., U.S.

first U.S. golfer to win the British Amateur (British Amateur Championship) championship (1904) and 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.

词条	Travis, Walter
释义	Travis, Walter American golfer born Jan. 10, 1862, Maldon, Australia died July 31, 1927, Denver, Colo., U.S. first U.S. golfer to win the British Amateur (British Amateur Championship) championship (1904) and 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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