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Mason Phelps
1945Sep, 2

Mason Phelps

Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)
Mason Elliott Phelps (December 7, 1885 – September 2, 1945) was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904, Phelps was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 15th in this competition. In the individual competition, he finished sixth in the qualification and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the match play.Phelps won the 1908 and 1910 Western Amateur.

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