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Andrew Strath

Scotland · born c.1836, St Andrews, Scotland · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1865 The Open
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

  1. 1865 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · 162 · by 2 strokes from Willie Park Sr

Near misses

  1. 1860 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 3 · 180
  2. 1863 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 4 · 174
  3. 1864 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · runner-up to Tom Morris Sr · 169
  4. 1866 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 6 · 182
  5. 1867 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 3 · 174

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Old Tom Morris' rivals →

Moments

  1. 1865 Open Young Tom Morris, aged 14 years 147 days, played his first Open and withdrew after rounds of 60 and 57.
  2. 1865 Open This was the first Open with official printed scorecards.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1865 The Open

    Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · 162 · by 2 strokes from Willie Park Sr

    Young Tom Morris, aged 14 years 147 days, played his first Open and withdrew after rounds of 60 and 57.

    This was the first Open with official printed scorecards.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1865.

    Career line, 1860–1867

    The Open
    1860 The Open: finished 31863 The Open: finished 41864 The Open: runner-up to Tom Morris Sr1865 The Open: won1866 The Open: finished 61867 The Open: finished 3
    18601862186418661868

    6 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10

    Andrew Strath was born c.1836 in St Andrews, Scotland. Strath won one major championship: the 1865 Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1865 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · 162 · by 2 strokes from Willie Park Sr

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1860 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 3 · 180
    2. 1863 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 4 · 174
    3. 1864 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · runner-up to Tom Morris Sr · 169
    4. 1866 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 6 · 182
    5. 1867 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 3 · 174

    Sources

    Elsewhere: DBpedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Golf Compendium
    2. R&A player
    3. DBpedia: Andrew Strath
    4. R&A 1865
    5. GC 1865
    6. Golf Compendium 1860
    7. R&A 1863
    8. Golf Compendium 1863
    9. R&A 1866
    10. R&A 1867