The piece of Olympic and golf history will be part of Christie’s Out of the Ordinary sale in September.
In August, golf returns to the Olympics after 112 years. What can a 1904 gold medal tell us? https://t.co/hsgRumFdjg pic.twitter.com/iIaPkDBO3W
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The medal was won by a 17-year-old amateur named Robert Hunter at the 1904 St. Louis Olympic games; the last time golf was part of the Olympics. It was played at Glen Echo Country Club and it was awarded to Hunter in a team event.
Here’s a description of the medal from the auction page:
ROBERT E. HUNTER (1886-1971), AMERICAN AMATEUR GOLFER
A 1904 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL
Gold, the obverse cast in relief with a golf-bag, thistles and a banner inscribed ‘GOLF’, the bar inscribed ‘1904 UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION / OLYMPIC GAMES / ST. LOUIS’, the reverse inscribed ‘GLEN ECHO COUNTRY CLUB / Olympic team / Golf Champion / Robert E. Hunter’ and impressed by the maker ‘MERMOD & JACCARD. JEWELRY CO. ST. LOUIS’
1 ¼ in. (3.3 cm.) diameter
The auction will be held on September 14th with a price range for the gold medal estimated anywhere between $25,960 and $38,940.