GOLF WILL BECOME AN Olympic sport in 2016 for the first time in more than a century. In the meantime, folks are looking for the gold medal from the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, the AP reported. A Canadian named George Lyon won the gold in that Olympics, the only time golf was contested in the international games. That was 106 years ago, so I�m thinking the trail might be a tad cold. The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame is making a documentary about Lyon�s victory, hoping the exposure might aid the search for the long-lost medal.
Museum director Karen Howison said the gold medal was �one of the most important golf artifacts in the world.� The documentary is scheduled to be complete by 2014, two years in advance of the Rio de Janeiro Games.
By the way, Lyon beat American Chandler Eagen in a 12-round competition over six days. Eagen was awarded the silver, and guess what? It�s lost, too.
Note to 2016 Olympic medal winners in golf: safety deposit box.
-The Armchair Golfer
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