1864 Open Championship

Golf tournament in Ayrshire, Scotland May 2024 August 2013 1864 Open Championship 16 September 1864 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 16 players £15 £6 SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 167 1863 1865 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 140 thumb|Tom Morris, Sr. winner of the Challenge Belt in 1864 The 1864 Open Championship was the fifth Open Championship and was held on 16 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Tom Morris, Sr. won the championship for the third time, by two shots from Andrew Strath. There were sixteen competitors. Morris had the first round lead with a score of 54. Willie Park, Sr. was a stroke behind with Willie Dow and Strath a further stroke behind. Morris kept his lead after the second round with a 58 for a total of 112 with Strath in second place on 113. Park got into the "Alps" bunker and took 10, finishing with a round of 67 and dropped out of contention.Prestwick Golf Club - "The Challenge Belt" Fife Herald 22 September 1864 21 December 2014 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000447/18640922/018/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription Morris had a final round of 55 for a total of 167 while Strath's 56 left him two shots behind.http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1864.aspx?eventid=1864000&view=year Morris wins his Third Open Title 2014-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502153440/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1864.aspx?eventid=1864000&view=year 2 May 2014 dead dmy-all In practice before the event Tom Morris, Sr. had accomplished the unprecedented feat of scoring 49 for a round. 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 Friday, 16 September 1864 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 54-58-55=167 £62 SCO Andrew Strath 56-57-56=169 £53 SCO Robert Andrew 57-58-60=175 £34 SCO Willie Park, Sr. 55-67-55=177 £15 SCO Willie Dow 56-58-67=181 6 SCO Willie Strath 60-62-60=182 The scores of the other competitors are not known. Other sources do not mention the fourth prize.Ayr - Prestwick Golf Club Glasgow Herald 20 September 1864 21 December 2014 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18640920/015/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription References External links Prestwick 1864 (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