This Day in Golf--Oct. 3

The first U.S. Amateur was held at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island and finished after three days on this date in 1895. Charles (C.B.) Macdonald, from the Chicago Golf Club, finished off a romp through the 32-player field by beating Charles E. Sands, 12 & 11, in the final. Macdonald's winning scores in his first four matches were 7&6, 8&6, 5&3 and 8&7. Macdonald got to the semifinals three more times but never got into the final again.