1870 Open Championship

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1870 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	15 September 1870
Location	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)	Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field	17 players
Prize fund	£12
Winner's share	£6
Champion
Tom Morris, Jr.
149

Tom Morris, Jr. wearing the Challenge Belt.

The 1870 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 11th Open Championship and the last to be contested for the Challenge Belt. Twelve professionals and five amateurs contested the event, with Tom Morris, Jr. winning the championship by 12 shots from Bob Kirk and Davie Strath. By winning for a third successive time Tom Morris, Jr. gained permanent possession of the Challenge Belt.

Tommy Morris's first round of 47 (3-5-3-5-6-3-3-3-4-3-4-5) was two shots better than his previous record round in 1868. This gave him a five shot lead over Bob Kirk. After a second round 51 he held a five shot lead over Davie Strath. A final 51 extended his lead to 12 shots. His final score of 149 was 5 shots better than the previous record set in 1868.^[1]

Kirk beat Strath in a playoff, Kirk winning the £4 second prize while Strath took £2 for third place.^[2]

Final leaderboard

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money (£)
1	Tom Morris, Jr.	Scotland	47-51-51=149	6
2	Bob Kirk	Scotland	52-52-57=161	4
3	Davie Strath	Scotland	54-49-58=161	2
4	Tom Morris, Sr.	Scotland	56-52-54=162
5	William Doleman (a)	Scotland	57-54-58=169
6	Willie Park, Sr.	Scotland	60-55-58=173
7	Jamie Anderson	Scotland	59-57-58=174
8	John Allan	Scotland	61-58-57=176
9	Charlie Hunter	Scotland	58-56-64=178
9	Alexander H. Doleman (a)	Scotland	61-59-58=178

External links

The Open Championship

References

↑ "Prestwick 1870 Tommy Morris Wins the Belt Outright". Retrieved 2012-07-18.
↑ The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008, Volume 1 by Morgan G. Brenner, 2009

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