Chick Evans
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Wins
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1916 — Won U.S. Open at Minikahda Club
- 1916 — Won U.S. Amateur Championship the same year (unprecedented double)
- 1920, 1927 — Won two more U.S. Amateur Championships
- 1930 — Founded the Evans Scholars Foundation for caddies
- Career — Remained amateur his entire life, never turning professional
Did You Know?
- Amateur Legend: Evans is the only golfer to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in the same year (1916), a feat achieved in the pre-Bobby Jones era.
- Caddie Champion: He founded the Evans Scholars Foundation, which has provided college scholarships to over 11,000 caddies—a legacy greater than any golf trophy.
- True Amateur: Unlike many contemporaries, Evans never turned professional, remaining an amateur throughout his life and upholding the sport's traditional values.