Eben Byers
| Eben Byers | |
|---|---|
Byers in 1906 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ebenezer McBurney Byers |
| Born | April 12, 1880 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 1932 (aged 51) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1908 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | Won: 1906 |
| British Amateur | T17: 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 jawbone cancer after consuming 1400 bottles of Radithor, a patent medicine made from radium salts dissolved in water.