The Official Web Site of the 102nd U.S. Amateur Championship

First magnetic recording of sound

Phillipines demand independence from U.S.

William McKinley, 25th U.S. President re-elected

1899

The Championship moved to Chicago again and was played at Onwentsia. H.M. Harriman, of Knollwood Country Club, Meadow Brook, Long Island, N.Y., defeated Findlay S. Douglas, 3 and 2, in the final. Macdonald was the medalist.