Allen Lard
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Allen E. Lard was an American
golf
er who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Lexington, Kentucky
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In 1904, Lard was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. He finished sixth in this competition. In the individual competition
, he finished 29th in the qualification and was eliminated in the second round of the match play.
Lard won the North and South Amateur in 1907 and 1908.
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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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He was born in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
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In 1904, Lard was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. He finished sixth 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...
, he finished 29th in the qualification and was eliminated in the second round of the match play.
Lard won the North and South Amateur in 1907 and 1908.