PRESTWICK, Scotland — In every other respect ... But this was the beginning of what is today golf’s most historic event, the Open Championship. Which was, at least for that first playing ...

The month of July brings the fourth men’s professional golf major championship of the year in the Open Championship ... created the following year at Prestwick but the trophy was not physically ...

Thus, the Open Championship was truly born in ... won the inaugural and all four of his Open wins (1860, 1863, 1866 and 1875) at Prestwick. Both Old and Young Tom Morris each won all four of ...

Into Prestwick Golf Club. There, in 1860, the first Open Championship was played, a fact immediately confirmed by the commemorative cairn that sits just inside the entrance. On that very spot ...

Its original name, however, remains The Open Championship. The tournament was first held at Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland on October 17, 1860. It was played over three rounds on a ...

The Open Championship sprang into life in October 1860, when seven Scots and one Englishman did battle over three loops of Prestwick's original 12-hole course, with Willie Park Senior emerging the ...

Buckle up. 1860. 1860!!! That's the first time The Open Championship was contested, at Prestwick Golf Club . . . just a ten minute drive from Royal Troon down the Scottish coast. For historical ...

As per the official website, the reason dates back to the first Open Championship played in 1860. At the time ... After the first Open, the host club Prestwick made an announcement that the ...

The preferred name of the organizers is The Open. How old is it? It’s the oldest golf championship, dating back to 1860. Where is it played ... were all played at one of three Scottish courses, ...

The Open Championship was established in 1860, making it the oldest golf tournament in the world. This year will be the 152nd Open Championship -- the only missed years since its inception were ...