Henry Lamb (golfer)
| Henry Lamb | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Scotland |
| Nationality |
 Scotland |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 7th: 1876 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| British Amateur | 2nd: 1886 |
Henry Lamb was a Scottish amateur golfer of the late 19th century. Lamb finished second in the 1886 Amateur Championship, losing 7 and 6 to Horace Hutchinson in the finals. He placed seventh in the 1876 Open Championship and finished in eight place in the 1873 Open Championship.[1]
The 1873 Open Championship
The 1873 Open Championship was the 13th Open Championship, held 4 October at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Tom Kidd won the Championship by a stroke from Jamie Anderson. This was the first Open Championship not held at Prestwick."[2]
Playing conditions in 1873 Open Championship
In the days before the Championship heavy rains had soaked the course. However, when the first round got underway it was sunny with light winds—ideal conditions except for the wet turf.[2] Under these adverse wet ground conditions Lamb was still able to get around the links in good fashion and scored well.
At this time in golf history there wasn't a specific rule in place to take free drops from casual water. The only option, other than playing the ball as it laid, was to drop (or tee up) a ball behind the hazard with a 1-stroke penalty.[2][3] The winning score of 179 was the highest recorded while the Championship was over 36 holes. This was partly due to the fact that St Andrews was the toughest of the three courses used at that time for the Open and partly due to the difficult conditions. When the Open was next contested at St Andrews in 1876 the winning score was 176.[2]
The 1876 Open Championship
In the 1876 Open Championship, held on 30 September at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, Lamb finished in seventh place.[1]
The 1882 Open Championship
In the 1882 Open Championship, held 30 September at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, Lamb finished in eleventh place.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Golf - Contest for the Championship at St. Andrews". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1873. p. 6.
- ↑ "Rules for the Game of Golf as it is played by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews over their Links, May, 1858.". Retrieved 12 April 2015.