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The British Open format changes from 36 holes each for two days to three days of play: 18 holes on each of the first two days and 36 on the third day.
Walter Travis is the first U.S. citizen to win the British Amateur.
The Canadian Open is played for the first time. John H. Oke is the winner.
Willie Anderson becomes the first 3-time U.S. Open winner and the first back-to-back winner.
Golf is included in the Olympics for the second time. Seventy-seven golfers take part in the 1904 Olympic golf tournament at the Summer Games in St. Louis, although 74 of them are American. Golf is dropped from the Olympic program following the 1904 Games.
Born This Year:
• Denny Shute, 3-time major champion
• "Lighthorse" Harry Cooper, 31-time PGA Tour winner (record for most wins without a major)
• "Lighthorse" Harry Cooper, 31-time PGA Tour winner (record for most wins without a major)
Men's Major Championship Winners:
U.S. Open: Willie Anderson
British Open: Jack White
British Open: Jack White
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: H. Chandler Egan
British: Walter Travis
U.S. Women's: Georgianna Bishop
British Women's: Lottie Dod
British: Walter Travis
U.S. Women's: Georgianna Bishop
British Women's: Lottie Dod
