Mr. Travis has won more low gross, low net and open tourneys than any other living golfer. He was practically unbeatable for a stretch of six years from 1898 to 1904 during which time he played in double or triple the number of events entered by either John Ball or Chick Evans. A guess at the number of his trophies would place it over five hundred and perhaps nearer to a thousand. In 1901, Travis was national champion and in 1915 he was again the Metropolitan champion. His southern victories were numerous." In a 1927 Golf Illustrated article, titled "The Figures Prove It", author John Kofoed offered the following match-play records of noted amateur players in major events: (Source): "% Won" figures added to the Kofoed data. Tournament wins "This list does not include Travis's countless victories in noted club invitationals or championships, such as his 9 wins in the Garden City Golf Club's Spring Invitational that is now known as the Travis Memorial, nor his countless victories at Lakewood CC's Spring and Fall tourneys that attracted a large field of golfers from the metropolitan area. 1900 U.S. Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur 1901 U.S. Amateur 1902 Metropolitan Amateur 1903 U.S. Amateur 1904 The Amateur Championship, North and South Amateur 1906 South Florida Open 1909 Metropolitan Amateur 1910 North and South Amateur 1911 North and South Amateur 1912 North and South Amateur 1913 North and South Amateur 1913 Cuban Amateur 1913 South Florida Open Low Amateur 1914 Cuban Amateur 1914 South Florida Open Low Amateur 1914 Metropolitan Amateur 1915 Southern Florida Low Amateur 1916 Southern Florida Low Amateur Major championships Amateur wins (4) Results timeline Travis did not play in the Masters Tournament (not founded until 1934) or the PGA Championship (professionals only). M = Medalist LA = Low amateur DNP = Did not play WD = Withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, 1904 Open Championship, 1904 Amateur Championship Contributions to golf Travis was a prolific writer who wrote extensively on a variety of golf topics, and was published in the leading sports magazines of the time. His first book, Practical Golf, published in 1901, received rave reviews from The New York Times (6/14/1901) for its depth, thoroughness, and clarity as a reference