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and lost three strokes, who later played the same hole more conservatively. Morris increased his lead to two at the 4th hole but by the 6th they were level. Morris picked up shots on Park at the 8th, 9th and 10th holes to go three ahead and further increased the lead to four when he holed the short
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11th in two strokes. Park had finished on 167 but at the last Morris's tee shot landed in some long grass at the edge of a pool of water. Rather than take a penalty drop he elected to play the ball and kept his four shot lead.
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Following the success of the first event there was a large entry of 18. The Dunn brothers travelled from London for the event while a number of gentlemen entered. The professionals played in five pairs.
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for the next year. Whereas the 1860 event was only open to professionals, from 1861 it was "open to all members of established golf clubs and professionals".
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Park led by two at the start of the final round. However, at the 2nd hole Park attempted to "cross the Alps" in two but he landed in a
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As in 1860 the contest was held over three rounds of the twelve-hole links course. There was no prize money, the winner receiving the
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and the first to open to amateurs as well as professionals. Ten professionals and eight amateurs contested the event, with
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The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008
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Individual round scores are only known for the professionals.
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Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Prestwick Golf Club
Scotland
Tom Morris, Sr.
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Tom Morris, Sr.
golf
Prestwick Golf Club
Ayrshire
Scotland
Open Championship
Tom Morris, Sr.
Willie Park, Sr.
Challenge Belt
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Scotland
Tom Morris, Sr.
Scotland
Willie Park, Sr.
Scotland
Willie Dow
Scotland
Davie Park
Scotland
Robert Andrew
Scotland
Peter McEwan, Sr.
Scotland

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