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Full name | Walter Mathers Rutherford | ||||||||||||||
Born | Crailing, Scotland | 23 September 1857||||||||||||||
Died | 15 October 1913 Crailing, Scotland | (aged 56)||||||||||||||
Sporting nationality | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Status | Amateur | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Walter Mathers Rutherford (23 September 1857 – 15 October 1913 in Jedburgh) was a Scottish golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the men's competition with a score of 168 over 36 holes.[1]
He was educated at Madras College in St Andrews.[2] In later years he farmed land at Jedburgh and was a vocal proponent of land reform.[3]