1870 Open Championship

May 2024 August 2013 1870 Open Championship 15 September 1870 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 20 players £12 £6 SCO Tom Morris, Jr. 149 1869 1872 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 240 thumb|Tom Morris, Jr. wearing the Challenge Belt. The 1870 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 11th Open Championship and the last to be contested for the Challenge Belt. Tom Morris, Jr. won the championship by 12 shots from Bob Kirk and Davie Strath. By winning for a third successive time Tom Morris, Jr. gained permanent possession of the Challenge Belt. The contest took place the day after the autumn meeting of the club. A published notice for the benefit of prospective entrants to the tournament read, "On Thurs the 15th Sept. the Champion Belt, given by the Prestwick Golf Club, and open to all Members of Established Golf Clubs and Professionals, will be competed for".Prestwick Golf Club Fife Herald 18 August 1870 21 December 2014 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000447/18700818/043/0001 British Newspaper Archive subscription Tommy Morris's first round of 47 (3-5-3-5-6-3-3-3-4-3-4-5) was two shots better than his previous record round in 1868. This gave him a five shot lead over Bob Kirk. After a second round 51 he held a five shot lead over Davie Strath. A final 51 extended his lead to 12 shots. His final score of 149 was 5 shots better than the previous record set in 1868.http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1870.aspx?eventid=1870000&view=year Prestwick 1870 Tommy Morris Wins the Belt Outright 2012-07-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120923132751/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1870.aspx?eventid=1870000 23 September 2012 There were 20 starters but only 17 returned scores.Golf - Prestwick Club Autumn Meeting - Contest for the Challenge Belt Glasgow Herald 16 September 1870 21 December 2014 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18700916/012/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription Morris returned to St Andrews by train, late on Saturday evening. A "great multitude" were there to meet him and he was carried, shoulder high, to Mr. Leslie's Golf Hotel, where his health was drunk.The Golf Championship - Welcome home to Tom Morris, Jr. Fife Herald 20 September 1870 21 December 2014 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18700920/016/0002 British Newspaper Archive subscription http://www.golfcollectors.co.uk/u/cms/TTG_75_2005December.pdf#page=17 Young Tom Morris, Without Rivalry and Without Envy by John Moreton British Golf Collectors' Society 2014-04-28 Final leaderboard Source: Thursday, 15 September 1870 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO Tom Morris, Jr. 47-51-51=149 £62 SCO Bob Kirk 52-52-57=161 Playoff3 SCO Davie Strath 54-49-58=1614 SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 56-52-54=162 5 SCO William Doleman (a) 57-54-58=169 6 SCO Willie Park, Sr. 60-55-58=173 7 SCO Jamie Anderson 59-57-58=174 8 SCO John Allan 61-58-57=176 T9 SCO Charlie Hunter 58-56-64=178 SCO Alexander Doleman (a) 61-59-58=178 Playoff Source: Kirk beat Strath in a 12-hole playoff, Kirk winning by 56 to 60 and taking the £4 second prize while Strath took the third prize of £2. This was the first time that there had been a tie for prize money since it was introduced in 1863. References External links Prestwick 1870 (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