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Prestwick Golf Club is a golf course in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow . Prestwick is a classic links course, built on the rolling sandy land between the beach and the hinterland.
The 1860 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is now regarded as the first Open Championship. Until his death in 1859, Allan Robertson was regarded as top golfer in the world. The Open Championship was created to determine his successor. [1]
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.
Prestwick Golf Club (1851): [126] Prestwick is The Open's original venue, and hosted 24 Opens in all, including the first 12. [68] Old Tom Morris designed the original 12 hole course, [ 126 ] but it was subsequently redesigned and expanded to be an 18-hole course in 1882. [ 127 ]
The 1867 Open Championship was the eighth Open Championship and was held on 26 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Tom Morris, Sr. won the championship for the fourth time, by two shots from Willie Park, Sr. Tom Morris, Sr. was 46 years old and remains the oldest Open Championship winner.
The original Claret Jug has been on permanent display at the clubhouse of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews since 1928. [1] The original Challenge Belt is also on display at the same site, having been donated in 1908 by the Morris family. The current Claret Jug was first awarded to Walter Hagen for winning the 1928 Open. [1]
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The 1884 Open Championship was the 24th Open Championship, held 3 October at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Jack Simpson won the Championship by four strokes, ahead of runners-up Willie Fernie and Douglas Rolland.