1866 Open Championship

May 2024 August 2013 1866 Open Championship 13 September 1866 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 16 players £11 £6 SCO Willie Park, Sr. 169 1865 1867 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 140 The 1866 Open Championship was the seventh Open Championship and was held on 13 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Willie Park, Sr. won the championship for the third time, by two shots from his brother Davie Park. There were 16 competitors. Played in a strong wind Willie Park was in the first group out and set the pace with a score of 54. Defending champion, Andrew Strath and Davie Park were four behind, scoring 58. Willie Park extended his lead to five strokes after the second round. Despite a final round of 59 Willie Park set a useful target of 169. Davie Park's final round of 56 gave him a total of 171 and second place. Robert Andrew was third, a further five strokes behind.http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1866.aspx?eventid=1866000&view=year Willie Park Wins His Third Open Title 2014-05-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140529051040/https://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens/Prestwick/1866.aspx?eventid=1866000&view=year 29 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, 13 September 1866 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO Willie Park, Sr. 54-56-59=169 £62 SCO Davie Park 58-57-56=171 £33 SCO Robert Andrew 58-59-59=176 £24 SCO Tom Morris, Sr. 61-58-59=178 5 SCO Bob Kirk 60-62-58=180 6 SCO Andrew Strath 61-61-60=182 T7 SCO John Allan 60-63-60=183 SCO William Doleman (a) 60-60-63=1839 SCO Tom Morris, Jr. 63-60-64=187 10 SCO Willie Dunn, Sr. 64-63-62=189 References External links Prestwick 1866 (Official site) Category:The Open Championship Category:Prestwick Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship