[1] There were 10 competitors from 2 nations (France and the United States) at the event, which was played on 3 October at the Compiègne Club.

[2] The United States completed a medal sweep in the event,[3] although (i) medals were not awarded at the time (they would be introduced four years later) and (ii) some sources list Pauline Whittier (the silver medalist) as Swiss or Abbie Pratt as French (or both).

Pratt was an American who spent significant time in Europe and competed under the auspices of the (French) Dinard Golf Club.

[2] In the preparation for the 1900 Games, a Special Advisory Committee led by Jacques de Pourtalès (a cousin of Hermann de Pourtalès, who along with his wife Hélène de Pourtalès won a gold medal in sailing in 1900[4]) proposed a golf tournament be included given that the sport was popular in many countries (though not well known in France).

In 1908, which would have again been a men-only event, a dispute among the host nation's golfers resulted in all of the British competitors boycotting, leaving only a single competitor – George Lyon of Canada – and resulting in the cancellation of the event.