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Robert Abbe Gardner (April 9 1890 – June 21 1956) was an American multi-sport athlete best known for winning the U.S. Amateur in golf twice.Gardner was born in Hinsdale Illinois. He spent most of his life in the Chicago area. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University in 1912 where he was a member of Skull and Bones.While a sophomore at Yale Gardner won the 1909 U.S. Amateur golf tournament over Chandler Egan at the Chicago Golf Club.