1862_Open_Championship

1862 Open Championship

1862 Open Championship

Golf tournament

The 1862 Open Championship was the third Open Championship and was again held at Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland. Four professionals and four amateurs contested the event, with Tom Morris, Sr. winning the championship for the second time, by 13 shots from Willie Park, Sr.

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Tom Morris, Sr., winner of the Challenge Belt in 1862 (photographed c. 1860)

As in previous years, the contest was held over three rounds of the 12-hole links course. There was no prize money, the winner receiving the Challenge Belt for the next year.

After the first round Morris led by seven strokes over Park, a lead extended to 11 shots after the second round. Eventually Morris won by 13 strokes, which remains the record margin of victory in the Open Championship.[1] It was also the record margin of victory for any major championship until Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots.

Final leaderboard

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Open - 3rd Open - Prestwick 1862". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
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