1893 Open Championship

June 2020 August 2013 1893 Open Championship 31 August – 1 September 1893 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 72 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 144 24 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 none £90 £30 SCO William Auchterlonie 322 1892 1894 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 240 The 1893 Open Championship was the 33rd Open Championship, held 31 August–1 September at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. William Auchterlonie won the Championship, two strokes ahead of the amateur Johnny Laidlay. The entries includes 46 professionals and 26 amateurs. The weather on the first day was very wet, rain falling heavily all day. In his first Open Championship, J.H. Taylor made an immediate impact, leading after the first round with a score of 75. Auchterlonie was next after a 78. In the afternoon Taylor has a disappointing 89. At the end of the day Auchterlonie led on 159, three ahead of John Ball, James Kay, Hugh Kirkaldy, and Robert Simpson, all on 162. Sandy Herd and Laidlay were a further stroke behind. Auchterlonie started his third round badly, taking six on the 1st hole and four at the short 2nd. However, he recovered well and took only 19 strokes for the final five holes to finish on 81 and a total 240. This was enough for him to retain the lead, but now by only one stroke from Herd, with Kay and Simpson only a shot further back and Laidlay three behind. Taylor disappointed again with an 86 to be 10 shots behind. In the final round, Auchterlonie again took six at the 1st hole but finished with an 82 and a total of 322 to set a difficult target for his challengers. Laidlay seemed to have ruined his chances with a seven at the 3rd but he played well for the rest of round and finished just two behind Auchterlonie on 324. Herd started badly taking 15 on the first three holes. He reached the 17th needing seven on the last two holes to match Auchterlonie. His second shot to the 17th found a bunker and he eventually finished three strokes behind the winner. Auchterlonie won the gold Championship Medal valued at £10 and the £30 first prize. He was just 21 years old and remains the second youngest Open Championship winner after Tom Morris Jr.http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 200 24 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 In tieing for 6th place James Kay, long-term professional at Seaton Carew Golf Club, reached his second highest position in the 22 Open Championships in which he played. He also tied for 5th in 1892.Ron Trotter Seaton Carew Golf Club 125 Years of Golf at Seaton Carew 1874-1999 2001 47–54Seaton Carew Golf Club James Kay – Golfing Legend http://www.seatoncarewgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/page/3e1dfa1a-48b0-11e0-b40f-001ec9b331b2/view.html 18 July 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140720111955/http://www.seatoncarewgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/page/3e1dfa1a-48b0-11e0-b40f-001ec9b331b2/view.html 20 July 2014 Derek Hornby The History of Seaton Carew Golf Club 1974 Seaton Carew Golf Club 44 First day leaderboard Thursday, 31 August 1893 PlacePlayerScore1 SCO William Auchterlonie 78-81=159T2 ENG John Ball (a) 83-79=162 SCO James Kay 81-81=162 SCO Hugh Kirkaldy 83-79=162 SCO Robert Simpson 81-81=162T6 SCO Sandy Herd 82-81=163 SCO Johnny Laidlay (a) 80-83=1638 ENG J.H. Taylor 75-89=164T9 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 85-82=167 SCO Jack White 81-86=167 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, 1 September 1893 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO William Auchterlonie 78-81-81-82=322 £302 SCO Johnny Laidlay (a) 80-83-80-81=324 −3 SCO Sandy Herd 82-81-78-84=325 £20T4 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 85-82-82-77=326 £8 10s SCO Hugh Kirkaldy 83-79-82-82=326T6 SCO James Kay 81-81-80-85=327 £4 10s SCO Robert Simpson 81-81-80-85=327T8 ENG John Ball (a) 83-79-84-86=332 − ENG Harold Hilton (a) 88-81-82-81=332T10 ENG J.H. Taylor 75-89-86-83=333 £3 SCO Jack White 81-86-80-86=333 References External links Prestwick 1893 (Official site) 55.502 -4.619 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Prestwick Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship