1862 Open Championship

1862 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	11 September 1862
Location	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)	Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field	8 players
Champion
Tom Morris, Sr.
163
«1861 1863»

Tom Morris, Sr. winner of the Challenge Belt in 1862

The 1862 Open Championship was the third Open Championship and was again held at Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland. Four professionals and four amateurs contested the event, with Tom Morris, Sr. winning the championship for the second time, by 13 shots from Willie Park, Sr..

As in previous years, the contest was held over three rounds of the 12-hole links course. There was no prize money, the winner receiving the Challenge Belt for the next year.

After the first round Morris led by seven strokes over Park, a lead extended to 11 shots after the second round. Eventually Morris won by 13 strokes, which remains the record margin of victory in the Open Championship.^[1]

Final leaderboard

Source: ^[2]

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Tom Morris, Sr.	Scotland	52-55-56=163
2	Willie Park, Sr.	Scotland	59-59-58=176
3	Charlie Hunter	Scotland	60-60-58=178
4	Willie Dow	Scotland	60-58-63=181
5	James Knight (a)	Scotland	62-61-63=186
6	J.F. Johnston (a)	England	64-69-75=208

References

↑ "The Open - 3rd Open - Prestwick 1862". Retrieved 2015-02-22.
↑ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

External links

The Open - 3rd Open - Prestwick 1862

The Open Championship

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