2008 U.S. Amateur
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1896

H.J. Whigham

H.J. Whigham, of the Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill., an Oxford man and an English-trained golfer, won the qualifying honors (86-77) among a group of 58 players trying for 16 places and went on to take the Championship, defeating J.G. Thorp, 8 and 7, in the final.

Whigham was Macdonald's son-in-law. The competition was held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y., in July.

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