Golf is back at the Olympics for third successive year and fifth time overall. But as fans know by now, there was a 112-year gap between golf’s second and third appearance in the program.
The 1900 Games in Paris medalists were Charles Sands, USA (gold), Walter Rutherford, Great Britain (silver) and David Robertson, Great Britain (bronze) while the women’s medalists were Margaret Abbott, USA (gold), Pauline Whittier, USA (silver) and Daria Pratt, USA (bronze).
In 1904, the Olympic decided that there would not be a women’s competition. Instead, they had a men’s individual and a men’s team competition. The 1904 Games also featured match play.
George Lyon, Canada (golf), H. Chandler Egan, USA (silver) and Burt McKinnie, USA (bronze)/Francis Newton, USA (bronze) won the individual medals in 1904.
Below is a closer look at the men’s medalists from the 2016, 2020 Olympics (which kept the 2020 branding but were contested in 2021 due to the global COVID pandemic) and 2024.
Justin Rose shows off his gold medal for men’s individual golf at the 2016 Olympics. (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
Henrik Stenson of Sweden celebrates winning the silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
Matt Kuchar poses with his bronze medal on NBC’s Today show set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Xander Schauffele holds up his gold medal at the Kasumigaseki Country Club at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. (Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Rory Sabbatini celebrates on the podium after winning the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
C.T. Pan of Team Chinese Taipei celebrates with the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
Scottie Scheffler of the United States reacts after winning the gold medal in men’s individual stroke play at the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Le Golf National. (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain reacts after winning silver in the men’s golf competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Le Golf National. (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain, Scottie Scheffler of the United States and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan pose for a photo with their medals for after the men’s golf competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Le Golf National. (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
