1865 Open Championship

May 2024 August 2013 1865 Open Championship 14 September 1865 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 12 players £20 £8 SCO Andrew Strath 162 1864 1866 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 140 The 1865 Open Championship was the sixth Open Championship and was held on 14 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Andrew Strath won the championship by two shots from Willie Park, Sr. There were 12 competitors. Strath had the lead after the first round on 55, a one stroke ahead of Willie Dow and Park, and two ahead of Old Tom Morris. Making his debut, Young Tom Morris scored 60. After two rounds, Park was in the lead with a total of 108 after a round of 52 with Strath a shot behind on 109. Both Dow and Morris dropped out of contention after poor rounds. In the final round, Park scored 56 while Strath took 53 to give him a two stroke victory.http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1865.aspx?eventid=1865000&view=year Andrew Strath Wins the Open 2014-05-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140502172509/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1865.aspx?eventid=1865000&view=year 2 May 2014 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 Thursday, 14 September 1865 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO Andrew Strath 55-54-53=162 £82 SCO Willie Park, Sr. 56-52-56=164 £63 SCO Willie Dow 56-61-54=171 £44 SCO Bob Kirk 64-54-54=172 £25 SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 57-61-58=176 6 SCO William Doleman (a) 62-57-59=178 7 SCO Robert Andrew 61-59-59=179 8 SCO Willie Strath 60-60-62=182 T9 SCO John Allan 64-66-59=189 SCO William Miller (a) 63-60-66=189 References External links Prestwick 1865 (Official site) Category:The Open Championship Category:Prestwick Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship