Robert Hunter (golfer)
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Robert Edward Hunter (November 20, 1886 – March 28, 1971) was an American
amateur golf
er who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
.
In 1904, Hunter was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished fourth in this competition. In the individual competition
he finished 14th in the qualification and was eliminated in the second round of the match play
.
Hunter won the collegiate championship
in 1910.
United States
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amateur golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
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In 1904, Hunter was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished fourth in this competition. In the individual competition
Golf at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's individual
The men's individual was a golf event held as part of the Golf at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics, though it took a much different format than the 1900 golf tournament. 75 golfers from 2 nations competed...
he finished 14th in the qualification and was eliminated in the second round of the match play
Match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...
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Hunter won the collegiate championship
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, starting in 2009 the competition changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top 8 teams after 54 holes of...
in 1910.