Golf
Events
- John McDermott becomes both the first American-born man and the youngest golfer (19 years, 10 months) to win the US Open
Major tournaments
- British Open – Harry Vardon
- US Open – John McDermott
Other tournaments
- British Amateur – Harold Hilton
- US Amateur – Harold Hilton
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Famous quotes containing the word golf:
“And the wind shall say “Here were decent godless people;
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls.””
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.”
—Franklin Pierce Adams (1881–1960)
“A golf course is nothing but a pool room moved outdoors.”
—Frank Butler (1890–1967)
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