Women Individual Golf II Olympic Games 1900 Paris, France - Wednesday, 3rd October - Gold Medal: Margaret Abbott, United States
Venue: Compiègne Golf Club
Final RankingTotal
1. Margaret AbbottUSA United States47
2. Pauline WhittierUSA United States49
3. Abbie PrattUSA United States53
4. Mme. Froment-MeuriceFRA France56
5. Ellen RidgwayUSA United States57
6. Madeleine Fournier-SarlovèzeFRA France58
7. Mary AbbottUSA United States65
7. Baronne Lucile de FainFRA France65
9. Rose GelbertFRA France76
10.Brun A.FRA France80
The women played half a round (9 holes) on 3rd October.
It was the only time women golf was featured at the Olympics until 2016. There were 10 competitors from 2 nations (France and the United States) at the event, which was played on 3 October at the Compiègne Club. The event was won by Margaret Abbott of the United States, the first American woman Olympic champion (though she did not realize it, unaware that the golf tournament was part of the Olympics). The United States is credited with a medal sweep in the event by the IOC, though medals were not awarded at the time and many sources list Pauline Whittier (the silver medalist) as Swiss or Abbie Pratt as French (or both). Whittier was an American studying in St. Moritz. Pratt was an American who spent significant time in Europe and competed under the auspices of the (French) Dinard Golf Club.
Abbott's mother, Mary Abbott also competed in the event; it is the only time that a mother and daughter have competed in the same Olympic event at the same Games.
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