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904:Lehmann, Ernest (4 July 1906).
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219:James and Tom Robb won the
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239:1906 Amateur Championship
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691:The Amateur Championship
626:The Amateur Championship
517:The Amateur Championship
429:The Amateur Championship
357:The Amateur Championship
231:Dundee Evening Telegraph
907:Golf Notes and Notions
78:24 July 1949 (aged 71)
1447:Scottish male golfers
678:The Open Championship
594:The Open Championship
489:The Open Championship
408:The Open Championship
222:Glasgow Evening Times
195:Early life and family
161:The Open Championship
307:Amateur Championship
245:Amateur Championship
189:Amateur Championship
89:Sporting nationality
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327:Major championships
228:In 1896 he won the
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453:Tournament
387:Tournament
215:Golf career
201:Dunfermline
66:Dunfermline
1441:Categories
1170:. The Open
773:References
348:Runner-up
303:St Andrews
83:, Scotland
81:St Andrews
68:, Scotland
25:James Robb
1122:The Times
1107:The Times
989:24 August
933:The Times
716: Win
361:4 & 3
259:The Times
247:final at
165:T13: 1895
151:U.S. Open
125:(wins: 1)
49:Full name
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102:Scotland
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