Stuart Grosvenor Stickney (March 9, 1877 – September 24, 1932) was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 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,Stickney was part of the American team which won the silver medal. He finished 15th 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...

, Stickney finished first in the qualification but was eliminated in the second round of the match play.

Stickney won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur

Trans-Mississippi Amateur

The Trans-Mississippi Amateur or Trans-Miss Amateur is an annual golf tournament. It is organized by the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association and was first played in 1901. It is played at a different course each year that are located near or west of the Mississippi River. From 1987 to 2009, the field...

in 1913.

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