Chandler Egan
| Chandler Egan | |
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circa 1904
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Henry Chandler Egan |
| Born |
August 21, 1884 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1936 (aged 51) Everett, Washington |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Spouse | Alice Barrett Scudder (m.1917–1936) his death Nina Lydia McNally (m.1910–1916) |
| Children | Eleanor (1911–2012) |
| Career | |
| College | Harvard University |
| Status | Amateur |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) |
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| Masters Tournament | 60th: 1935 |
| U.S. Open | T8: 1906 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | Won: 1904, 1905 |
| British Amateur | T129: 1934 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's golf | ||
| Representing the United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1904 St. Louis | Men's team |
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1904 St. Louis | Individual |
Henry Chandler Egan (August 21, 1884 – April 5, 1936) was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.
Egan was born in Chicago, Illinois, which at the end of the 19th century was the epicenter of golf in the United States — the first 18-hole golf course in the country, the Chicago Golf Club, in Wheaton, was built there in 1895. Egan played his first game of golf in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at the age of 12. He attended secondary school at the Rugby School in Kenilworth, and was a star football player on its team. The school did not have a golf team, so Chandler developed his golf game at his father's club, Exmoor Country Club. He was accepted to Harvard University, where he soon became the captain of the college golf team. The team won three team NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships from 1902 to 1904, and Egan won the individual title in 1902.
Egan won his first non-collegiate tournament in the 1902 Western Amateur, which was played at the Chicago Golf Club. Not only was the tournament played in his home metropolitan area, but the runner-up was his cousin Walter Egan. A year later, the Egan cousins switched places with Walter winning and Chandler coming in second, and Chandler Egan would win the tournament again in 1904, 1905 (with Walter again the runner-up), and 1907.
In 1904, Egan achieved the pinnacle of U.S. amateur golf success by winning the U.S. Amateur, played at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey. He defended his title a year later at his home turf of the Chicago Golf Club.
Egan appeared to be peaking at the right time to also win an individual gold medal at the 1904 Summer Olympics, which featured golf for the last time in 1904. While Egan's U.S. team (which also included cousin Walter) won team gold, Egan had to settle for individual silver, as he was defeated by Canadian George Lyon, who at 46, was more than twice Egan's age. Egan later admitted he had been outclassed by the wily Lyon, whose massive drives forced Egan out of his usual game.
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