1862 Open Championship

May 2024 August 2013 1862 Open Championship 11 September 1862 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 8 players SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 163 1861 1863 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 140 thumb|Tom Morris, Sr., winner of the Challenge Belt in 1862 (photographed 1860) 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. 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.http://www.theopen.com/Heritage/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1862 The Open - 3rd Open - Prestwick 1862 2015-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150222102728/http://www.theopen.com/Heritage/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1862 22 February 2015 dead dmy-all 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 Source:The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 1 Morgan G. Brenner 2009 McFarland 978-0-7864-3360-5 PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 52-55-56=1632 SCO Willie Park, Sr. 59-59-58=1763 SCO Charlie Hunter 60-60-58=1784 SCO Willie Dow 60-58-63=1815 SCO James Knight (a) 62-61-63=1866 ENG J.F. Johnston (a) 64-69-75=208 References External links Prestwick 1862 (Official site) collapsed Category:The Open Championship Category:Prestwick Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship