Prestwick Golf Club pin flag Scotland open british pga Willie Park Tom Morris

Description

Prestwick Golf Club
is located in the town of
Prestwick
,
South Ayrshire
,
Scotland
. It is approximately 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Scotland's largest city,
Glasgow
. Prestwick is a classic
links
golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land lying between the beach and the land further inland. The course is located near the Prestwick airport, and some holes run along
railway
tracks on the eastern side of the course.
The Open Championship
originated at Prestwick Golf Club, and was played there 24 times from 1860 to 1925.
The Open Championship
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The winners of
The Open Championship
at Prestwick Golf Club.
Year
Winner
[3]
Score
R1
R2
R3
Total
1860
Willie Park, Sr.
1st
[3]
55
59
60
174
1861
Tom Morris, Sr.
1st
54
56
53
163
1862
Tom Morris, Sr.
2nd
52
55
56
163
1863
Willie Park, Sr.
2nd
56
54
58
168
1864
Tom Morris, Sr.
3rd
54
58
55
167
1865
Andrew Strath
1st
55
54
53
162
1866
Willie Park, Sr.
3rd
54
56
59
169
1867
Tom Morris, Sr.
4th
58
54
58
170
1868
Tom Morris, Jr.
1st
51
54
49
154
1869
Tom Morris, Jr.
2nd
50
55
52
157
1870
Tom Morris, Jr.
3rd
47
51
51
149
1872
Tom Morris, Jr.
4th
57
56
53
166
1875
Willie Park, Sr.
4th
56
59
51
166
1878
Jamie Anderson
2nd
53
53
51
157
1881
Bob Ferguson
2nd
53
60
57
170