Francis Newton
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 United States
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| bronze | St. Louis 1904 | singles |
| silver | St. Louis 1904 | team |
Francis Clement "Frank" Newton (born January 3, 1874 in Washington, DC , † August 3, 1946 in Greenwich , Connecticut ) was an American golfer .
biography
Francis Newton attended George Washington University and later Johns Hopkins University . After completing his studies, he worked as a chemist for several companies and took over the management of the lighting company The Frink Corporation . He was the company's CEO and later a board member at several subsidiaries.
Newton played golf at the Seattle Country Club . At the Olympic Games in 1904 in St. Louis , he won the bronze medal in golf singles . With the Trans Mississippi Golf Association he also won the silver medal in the team competition . In 1905 he moved to California and in 1910 won the California Amateur and the Pacific Northwest Amateur . In 1915 he moved to Massachusetts , where he won the North & South Amateur in 1923 , the Mid-South Amateur in 1925 and the New England Amateur in 1926 . In addition to golf, Newton was also active as a tennis player.
Web links
- Francis Newton in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Newton, Francis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Newton, Francis Clement (full name); Newton, Frank (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 1946 |
| Place of death | Greenwich , United States |