Golf Network News
Wednesday 17 October 1860Men’s majorsYear in Review
Park wins the Open
Prestwick Golf Club, Prestwick, Scotland
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 24° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
8 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
The Open
Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links), Prestwick
2 of 5 researched
Winner
174Total
2 strokesMargin
Runner-up: Tom Morris Sr
To par not yet researched.
The golfer
b. 1833, Wallyford, Scotland; Scotland; 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet