At the

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, two golf events were contested – men's individual and team tournaments. The competitions were held from September 17, 1904 to September 24, 1904. It was the second and final appearance of the sport at the Olympics until the

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. The men's individual event was switched to a match play tournament rather than the

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used four years earlier.

Format

There were two golf events at the 1904 Olympic Games. The first was a team championship open to golf associations, and contested over 36 holes of stroke play by teams of ten amateur golfers with all scores counting towards the team total. It was followed by an individual event contested as a match play knockout by the leading 32 players following a 36-hole stroke play qualifying round, with each match played over 36 holes.

Medal summary

Participating nations

A total of 77 golfers from 2 nations competed at the St. Louis Games: * *

Medal table

Notes

References

Sources

International Olympic Committee results database
* {{Golf at the Summer Olympics

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