1867 Open Championship

May 2024 August 2013 1867 Open Championship 26 September 1867 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 14 players £16 £7 SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 170 1866 1868 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 140 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.http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1867.aspx?eventid=1867000&view=year Morris Wins His Fourth Open Title 2014-05-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120923132500/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1867.aspx?eventid=1867000 23 September 2012 Final leaderboard Source:Ayr - Prestwick Golf Club Glasgow Herald 28 September 1868 21 December 2014 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000447/18671003/018/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription Thursday, 26 September 1867 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 58-54-58=170 £72 SCO Willie Park, Sr. 58-56-58=172 £53 SCO Andrew Strath 61-57-56=174 £34 SCO Tom Morris, Jr. 58-59-58=175 £15 SCO Bob Kirk 57-60-60=177 6 SCO William Doleman (a) 55-66-57=178 7 SCO Robert Andrew 56-58-65=179 T8 SCO Willie Dow 62-57-65=184 SCO Tom Hunter 62-60-62=18410 SCO Willie Dunn, Sr. 64-63-62=189 References External links Prestwick 1867 (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