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Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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was built in 1896 and was one of just 25 courses in France in 1900. It was designed by M.W. Freemantle and built within the horse racing track of Compiègne. The topography was flat, with dense rough surrounding the fairways and very tiny "postage stamp" sized greens.
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The women's championship was a stage for many firsts that occurred in the Olympic games. Not only was this the first time women were ever able to compete in the Olympic games, the women's division was won by
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The men's tournament was played on 2 October 1900 where they played two 18-hole rounds back-to-back. The following day, 3 October 1900, the women's tournament began, where they only played 9 holes.
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in the Olympic Games, though she received a gilded porcelain bowl as a prize instead of a medal. She is also the second overall American woman to receive an Olympic medal. Abbott's mother,
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Abbott never knew that they were competing in the Olympics; she thought it was a normal golf tournament and died not knowing. Her historic victory was not known until
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competition, while the women's championship was a 9-hole stroke play competition. Other golf competitions, not considered Olympic, that were held included
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competitions, have since been afforded Olympic status. As such the 1900 games are recognised as the first time that golf was held in the Olympics.
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had placed first. Over the course of ten years, she contacted Abbott's children and informed them of their mother's victory.
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The men's and women's event took place at the Compiègne Club, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Paris. The
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professor Paula Welch began to do research into the history of the Olympics and discovered that
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The top three in the men's and women's championships are considered Olympic medalists.
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The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary
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Medals were awarded to the top five finishers in each event; gold for the winner,
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for second, silver for third, silvered bronze for fourth, and bronze for fifth.
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events that were contested in early October at the Compiègne Club,
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22 golfers from 4 nations competed at the Paris Games, excluding
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Concours internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sports
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finished the 36 hole tournament with 82+85=167 defeating
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of Jedburgh, Scotland by one stroke. In third place was
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Compiègne
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Compiègne
Exposition Universelle
stroke play
stroke play
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handicap
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Charles Sands
Yonkers, New York
Walter Rutherford
David Robertson
Margaret Abbott
Chicago Golf Club
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