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Yale University wins the first collegiate golf tournament played in the U.S.
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club's Rules of Golf Committee is formed.
U.S. President William McKinley takes a crack at golf during a vacation, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to play the game.
Men's Major Championship Winners:
U.S. Open: Joe Lloyd
British Open: Harold Hilton
British Open: Harold Hilton
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: H.J. Whigham
British: Jack Allen
U.S. Women's: Beatrix Hoyt
British Women's: Edith Orr
British: Jack Allen
U.S. Women's: Beatrix Hoyt
British Women's: Edith Orr
