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Eben Byers
Byers in 1906
Personal information
Full nameEbenezer McBurney Byers
Born(1880-04-12)April 12, 1880
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 31, 1932(1932-03-31) (aged 51)
Manhattan, New York
Sporting nationalityEben Byers United States
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1908
The Open ChampionshipDNP
U.S. AmateurWon: 1906
British AmateurT17: 1904

Ebenezer McBurney Byers (April 12, 1880 – March 31, 1932) was an American socialite, sportsman, and industrialist. He won the 1906 U.S. Amateur in golf. He died from multiple radiation-induced cancers after consuming Radithor, a patent medicine made from radium dissolved in water.

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