1899 Amateur Championship Results

by WPGA | Oct 26, 1899

Inaugural WPGA Amateur Championship
October 26 - October 28, 1899 • Pittsburgh Golf Club, Pittsburgh, PA

Final Results
Name / Club

Quarter-Finals
O. D. Thompson, Allegheny Country Club def. John Moorhead, Jr., Allegheny Country Club, 1up
George A. Ormiston, Pittsburgh Field Club def. H. C. Fownes, Pittsburgh Field Club, 2up
J. E. Porter, Edgeworth Golf Club def. W. C. Carnegie, Allegheny Country Club, 1up
Jarvis Geer, Pittsburgh Golf Club def. W. S. Arbuthnot, Allegheny Country Club, 2up

Semi-Finals
George A. Ormiston def. O. D. Thompson, 4&3
J. E. Porter def. arvis Geer, 7&6

Final
George A. Ormiston def. J. E. Porter 3&2

About the WPGA

Founded in 1899, the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association is the steward of amateur golf in the region. Started by five Member Clubs, the association now has nearly 200 Member Clubs and over 42,000 members. The WPGA conducts 17 individual competitions and 13 team events, and administers the WPGA Foundation, the WPGA Scholarship Fund, and the Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame.

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