Willie Auchterlonie
Best day
1893 The Open
Prestwick Golf Club · 322 · by 2 strokes from John E. Laidlay
Auchterlonie went onto the railway line in the second round and took an 8, yet still won at age 21.
The first day at Prestwick was played in rain that The Field said fell "in the most pitiless fashion from morn to eve".
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1893.
Career line, 1891–1900
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Top 10
Willie Auchterlonie was born on August 7, 1872, in St Andrews, Scotland. Auchterlonie won one major championship: the 1893 Open.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
Sources
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.