en 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 →

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] It was also the record margin of victory for any major championship until Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots.

Final leaderboard

Source:^[2]

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

References

^ "The Open - 3rd Open - Prestwick 1862". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ 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. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

External links

Prestwick 1862 (Official site)

[1] "The Open - 3rd Open - Prestwick 1862". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[2] 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. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

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