Walter Mathers Rutherford (23 September 1857 – 15 October 1913 in Jedburgh) was a Scottish

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er who competed in the

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. He won the silver medal in the men's competition with a score of 168 over 36 holes. He was educated at Madras College in

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. In later years he farmed land at

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and was a vocal proponent of

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.Here and There in the Borderland, ''Southern Reporter'', 23 October 1913

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Walter Rutherford
at Sports Reference.com * Scottish male golfers Amateur golfers Olympic golfers for Great Britain Golfers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Golfers from the Scottish Borders Scottish Olympic competitors Olympic medalists in golf Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics People educated at Madras College 1857 births 1913 deaths {{Scotland-golf-bio-stub