Clement Smoot
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Clement Eyer Smoot (born April 7, 1884 in Highland Park , Illinois , † January 19, 1963 ) was an American golfer .
biography
Clement Smoot played golf at the Exmoor Country Club . At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , he was Olympic champion with the Western Golf Association in team competition . In the individual, however, he was eliminated in the first round against William Stickney .
A year later he took part in the US amateur , but was eliminated in the first round.
Smoot was a successful businessman. He founded the Smoot-Holman Electrical Company , which specialized in industrial lighting.
Web links
- Clement Smoot in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Smoot, Clement |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smoot, Clement Eyer (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Highland Park , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1963 |
| Place of death | Highland Park , Illinois |