A total of 32 men competed in an individual match-play tournament in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis at Glen Echo Country Club. All matches were 36 holes.
First Round
Stuart Stickney def. W.P. Smith: 7 & 6
George Lyon def. John def. Cady: 5 & 4
Ralph McKittrick def. Douglas Cadwallader: 2 & 1
Albert Lambert def. Walter Egan: 7 & 6
Arthur Havermeyer def. Sim Price: 8 & 7
Mason Phelps def. Fred Semple: 6 & 4
Allen Lard def. Abner C. Vickery: 10 & 9
Francis Newton def. Ned Cummins: 8 & 7
Robert Hunter def. R. Havermeyer: 8 & 7
Burt McKinnie def. Harold Weber: 37 holes
Arthur Stickney def. Clement Smoot: 3 & 1
Nat Moore def. Orus W. Jones: 12 & 10
Simpson Foulis def. Harry Potter: 5 & 3
Ned Sawyer def. Jesse Carleton: 8 & 7
Chandler Egan def. Harold Fraser: 8 & 6
Harry Allen def. Warren Wood: 8 & 6
Second Round
George Lyon def. Stuart Stickney: 11 & 7
Albert Lambert def. Ralph McKittrick: 1up
Mason Phelps def. Arthur Havermayer: 12 & 10
Francis Newton def. Allen Lard 6 & 5
Harry Allen def. Arthur Stickney: 4 & 2
Chandler Egan def. Nat Moore: 7 & 6
Ned Sawyer def. Simpson Foulis: 2 & 1
Burt McKinnie def. Robert Hunter: 7 & 5
Quarterfinals
George Lyon def. Albert Lambert: 5 & 4
Francis Newton def. Mason Phelps: 2 & 1
Chandler Egan def. Harry Allen: 6 & 5
Burt McKinnie def. Ned Sawyer: 4 & 3
Semifinals
George Lyon def. Francis Newton: 1up
Chandler Egan def. Burt McKinnie: 4 & 3
Final
George Lyon defeated Chandler Egan: 3 & 2
