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...
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the first home of the Open Golf Championship, which was played on the Prestwick Old Course from 1860 to 1872. Prestwick's name comes from the Old English...
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The Open Championship (redirect from British Open (golf))
oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland...
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used in the rota. All the courses on the rota are links courses. Prestwick Golf Club hosted the first championship in 1860 and remained the sole venue...
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1860 Open Championship (category Golf tournaments in Scotland)
Prestwick 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...
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Claret Jug (redirect from The Golf Champion Trophy)
Challenge Belt (presented by Prestwick Golf Club) outright in 1870 by winning the Championship three consecutive seasons. Prestwick had both hosted and organised...
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further south lies Prestwick Golf Club), the railway line and main road on the east, and the town of Troon on the north. Glasgow Prestwick Airport is located...
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Andrews Golf Club, originally known as St Andrews Mechanics Golf Club, is a private members' golf club located in St Andrews, Scotland. The club is one...
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world's oldest golf tournament, is The Open Championship, also known as The Open, which was first played in 1860 at the Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire,...
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Young Tom Morris (category Winners of men's major golf championships)
to good use in his golf game and in his personal relationships. Morris learned golf from a young age over the Prestwick Golf Club links, which had been...
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Prestwick Golf Club received no prize money; instead, he was allowed to keep the Belt until the following Open Championship. When the Prestwick Golf Club...
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Barassie, Ayrshire Prestwick Golf Club, Prestwick, Ayrshire Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club, Prestwick, Ayrshire Royal Troon Golf Club – Old Course and...
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1836 – 24 January 1921) was a Scottish professional golfer and greenskeeper. He was born at Prestwick, Scotland, and died there. He was the last survivor...
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1872 Open Championship (category Golf tournaments in Scotland)
Prestwick The 1872 Open Championship was the 12th Open Championship, held 13 September at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Tom...
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Panmure Golf Club in 1907 with a score of 304 over four rounds, which included a record round of 71 in the third round. Hunter was born in Prestwick, Scotland...
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List of The Open Championship champions (category Winners of men's major golf championships)
In addition, this championship is conducted by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A). The championship was not held in 1871 due to a disagreement...
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professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Allan was a runner-up in the 1879 Open Championship. Allan was born in Prestwick, Scotland on...
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professional golfer. Morris had multiple top-10 finishes in The Open Championship, including a third-place finish in the 1878 event held at Prestwick Golf Club in...
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making golf equipment, with his first golf shop at 15 The Links, St Andrews which he ran until 1851 when he accepted a position with Prestwick Golf Club as...
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James Ogilvie Fairlie (category Golf administrators)
Fairlie was a founding member of Prestwick Golf Club in 1851. Fairlie served as the captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and was the principal...
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Championship was the fourth Open Championship and was again held at Prestwick Golf Club. Eight professionals and six amateurs contested the event in wet...
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1870 Open Championship (category Golf tournaments in Scotland)
The 1870 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 11th Open Championship and the last to be...
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Old Tom Morris (category Winners of men's major golf championships)
hired by Prestwick Golf Club in 1851, which was just starting up. At Prestwick, he designed, laid out, and maintained the course, ran his own golf equipment...
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remodelled about 75 golf courses throughout his life in the British Isles, including The Open Championship courses of Prestwick, the Old Course at St...
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David Kinnell (category Golfers from Prestwick)
Golf Club. The 1898 Open Championship was held 8–9 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. According to newspaper accounts...
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victories were at Musselburgh in 1877; Prestwick Golf Club in 1878; and St Andrews in 1879. He is one of only four golfers who have won three consecutive Opens...
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professional golfer. McEwan placed ninth in the 1890 Open Championship which was held 11 September at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire...
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Alexander Doleman (category Scottish male golfers)
Musselburgh, Scotland. The 1870 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 11th Open Championship...
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Championship was the 15th Open Championship, held 10 September at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Willie Park, Sr. won the Championship...
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The first precise usage of the adjective “open” in golf was in 1861 when the Prestwick Golf Club "opened" its Medal competition (launched the previous...
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