Walter Mathers Rutherford (23 September 1857 – 15 October 1913 in Jedburgh) was a Scottish golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the men's competition with a score of 168 over 36 holes.[1]
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Full name | Walter Mathers Rutherford | ||||||||||||||
Born | Crailing, Scotland | 23 September 1857||||||||||||||
Died | 15 October 1913 Crailing, Scotland | (aged 56)||||||||||||||
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Status | Amateur | ||||||||||||||
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He was educated at Madras College in St Andrews.[2] In later years he farmed land at Jedburgh and was a vocal proponent of land reform.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Walter Rutherford". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ The Late Mr Walter Rutherford, St. Andrews Citizen, 18 October 1913
- ^ Here and There in the Borderland, Southern Reporter, 23 October 1913
External links
edit- Walter Rutherford at Olympics.com
- Walter Rutherford at Olympedia
- Walter Rutherford at Team GB
- Walter Rutherford at Sports Reference.com
- Works by or about Walter Rutherford at the Internet Archive