Frederick Herreshoff was an American amateur golf

Golf

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er.

Biography

Herreshoff was born to John B. Herreshoff and Emilie Duvall Lee.

Herreshoff finished runner-up in the U.S. Amateur twice. In 1904, he lost to Chandler Egan

Chandler Egan

Henry Chandler Egan was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.-Early life and college:...

, 8&6. In 1911, he lost to Harold Hilton

Harold Hilton

Harold Horsfall Hilton was an English amateur golfer.-Biography:Hilton was born in West Kirby. In 1892, he won The Open Championship at Muirfield, becoming the second amateur to do so. He won again in 1897 at his home club, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake...

 on the first extra hole.

Herreshoff died of pneumonia

Pneumonia

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 in 1920.

Results in major championships

Tournament	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	WD	20LA	DNP	DNP	T16	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	2	QF	R32	R16	SF	R32	QF	2	DNP	SF	R32	DNP	DNQ
The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R128	DNP	R64	NT	NT

LA = Low amateur

NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

WD = Withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion

R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Yellow background for top-10

Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for 1912 British Amateur
The American Golfer, July, 1912, pg. 196.

Source for 1914 British Amateur: Golf Illustrated, July, 1914, pg. 27.