1874 Open Championship

January 2024 August 2013 1874 Open Championship 10 April 1874 Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland Musselburgh Links 32 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 155 29 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £20 £8 SCO Mungo Park 159 1873 1875 UK Scotland 1 Musselburgh 55.948 -3.044 Location in Scotland 240 The 1874 Open Championship was the 14th Open Championship, held 10 April at Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Mungo Park won the Championship, by two strokes from runner-up Young Tom Morris. This was the first Open Championship played at Musselburgh. Play started at about 12 noon in dull and showery weather but later in the day the weather improved. The course, especially the greens, "were rather heavy".https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JE5EAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vrEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5241%2C5780898 The Glasgow Herald 11 April 1874 5 Golf - Competition for the Golf Championship Many of the spectators followed Tom Morris Jr. and Willie Park Sr. who were paired together. Morris started badly and came to grief in several bunkers. Park scored 40 in the first round to Morris's 42. However, as the day progressed, Morris improved while Park fell away. The best player in the first two rounds was Mungo Park with scores of 37 and 38. At this stage he led by 4 from G. McCachnie, 5 from George Paxton with Tom Morris Jr. and Willie Park a full 8 shots behind. Mungo Park had a third round 43 with G. McCachnie, George Paxton, Jamie Anderson and Tom Morris Jr. each four behind at that stage. Bob Martin was a further shot behind after a third round 38. Mungo Park scored 41 in his final round and although Morris again played a useful round he still finished two behind. McCachnie fell away with a closing 47. "During the last round the utmost excitement prevailed, and as each couple came in a knot of spectators gathered round them to ascertain what luck had attended them." 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 978-0-7864-3360-5Golf - Match for the Championship Fife Herald 16 April 1874 21 December 2014 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000447/18740416/026/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription Friday, 10 April 1874 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO Mungo Park 37-38-43-41=159 £82 SCO Tom Morris Jr. 42-41-39-39=161 £63 SCO George Paxton 40-40-42-40=162 £34 SCO Bob Martin 42-43-38-41=164 £15 SCO Jamie Anderson 44-38-40-43=165 £1T6 SCO Davie Park 38-45-41-42=166 10s SCO Willie Thomson 43-41-41-41=166T8 SCO Bob Ferguson 42-41-42-42=167 SCO Tom Kidd 43-41-43-40=167T10 SCO Jack Ferguson 41-46-41-41=169 SCO G. McCachnie 40-39-43-47=169 SCO James Morris 44-44-41-40=169 References External links Musselburgh Links 1874 (Official site) 55.948 -3.044 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Musselburgh Category:Sport in East Lothian