Samuel Davidson "Dave" Herron (October 16, 1897 – January 27, 1956) was an American amateur

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er. Herron won the 1919

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, his home club, defeating Bobby Jones in the final, 5 and 4. Herron played on the winning 1923 Walker Cup team. He also won the Pennsylvania Amateur twice.

Amateur wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *1919

*1920 Pennsylvania Amateur *1929 Pennsylvania Amateur

U.S. national team appearances

* Walker Cup:

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(winners)

References

American male golfers Amateur golfers Golfers from Pittsburgh 1897 births 1956 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub