Chick Evans
Amateur golfer
Died when: 89 years 111 days (1071 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Charles E. "Chick" Evans Jr. (July 18, 1890 – November 6, 1979) was an American amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s.Evans, who won the 1910 Western Open, became the first amateur to win both the U.S.
Open and U.S.Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916.Evans won the U.S.Amateur again in 1920, and was runner-up three times.
Selected to the Walker Cup team in 1922, 1924, and 1928, he competed in a record 50 consecutive U.S.Amateurs in his long career.
Evans achieved all of this while carrying only seven hickory-shafted clubs.In addition to his golf career, Evans is known for founding the Evans Scholars Foundation, which provides a college scholarship for qualified caddies.
In 1960, Evans was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
