Frederick Herreshoff was an American amateur golfer of the early 20th century. He was a golfing prodigy at the age of justhe reached the final match of the 1904 U.S. Amateur, finishing runnerup to Chandler Egan by the score ofand 6.
Herreshoff was born on March 7, 1888 to John B. F. Herreshoff and Emaline Duval Lee in Brooklyn, New York. In 1904 he played on the high school golf team at The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1909.
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