1867 Open Championship

1867 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates26 September 1867
LocationPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
CoursePrestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field14 players
Prize fund£16
Winner's share£7
Champion
Scotland Tom Morris, Sr.
170
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Prestwick is located in Scotland
Prestwick
Prestwick
Location in Scotland

The 1867 Open Championship was the eighth Open Championship and was held on 26 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Tom Morris, Sr. won the championship for the fourth time, by two shots from Willie Park, Sr. Tom Morris, Sr. was 46 years old and remains the oldest Open Championship winner.

For the first time, an amateur, William Doleman, led after a first round of 55, a stroke ahead of Robert Andrew. Doleman had a second round 66 and dropped out of contention. Tom Morris, after a round of 54, went into the lead with Willie Park and Robert Andrew two shots behind. Andrew had a final round of 65 to drop him out of the prize money. Andrew Strath had the best final round of 56 to finish third, while young Tom Morris finished with prize money for the first time.[1]

Final leaderboard

Source:[2]

Thursday, 26 September 1867

Place Player Score Money
1 Scotland Tom Morris, Sr. 58-54-58=170 £7
2 Scotland Willie Park, Sr. 58-56-58=172 £5
3 Scotland Andrew Strath 61-57-56=174 £3
4 Scotland Tom Morris, Jr. 58-59-58=175 £1
5 Scotland Bob Kirk 57-60-60=177
6 Scotland William Doleman (a) 55-66-57=178
7 Scotland Robert Andrew 56-58-65=179
T8 Scotland Willie Dow 62-57-65=184
Scotland Tom Hunter 62-60-62=184
10 Scotland Willie Dunn, Sr. 64-63-62=189

References

  1. ^ "Morris Wins His Fourth Open Title". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Ayr - Prestwick Golf Club". Glasgow Herald. 28 September 1868. Retrieved 21 December 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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