1874 Open Championship

1874 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	10 April 1874
Location	Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)	Musselburgh Links
Statistics
Field	32 players^[1]
Prize fund	£20
Winner's share	£8
Champion
Mungo Park
159
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Musselburgh

Location in Scotland

The 1874 Open Championship was the 14th Open Championship, held 10 April at Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Mungo Park won the Championship, by two strokes from runner-up Tom Morris, Jr. This was the first Open Championship played at Musselburgh.

Play started at about 12 noon in dull and showery weather but later in the day the weather improved. The course, especially the greens, "were rather heavy".^[2]

Many of the spectators followed Tom Morris, Jr. and Willie Park, Sr. who were paired together. Morris started badly and came to grief in several bunkers. Park scored 40 in the first round to Morris's 42. However, as the day progressed, Morris improved while Park fell away. The best player in the first two rounds was Mungo Park with scores of 37 and 38. At this stage he led by 4 from G. McCachnie, 5 from George Paxton with Tom Morris, Jr. and Willie Park a full 8 shots behind.

Mungo Park had a third round 43 with G. McCachnie, George Paxton, Jamie Anderson and Tom Morris, Jr. each four behind at that stage. Bob Martin was a further shot behind after a third round 38. Mungo Park scored 41 in his final round and although Morris again played a useful round he still finished two behind. McCachnie fell away with a closing 47. "During the last round the utmost excitement prevailed, and as each couple came in a knot of spectators gathered round them to ascertain what luck had attended them."^[2]

Final leaderboard

Source:^[3]^[2]^[4]

Friday, 10 April 1874

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money
1	Mungo Park	Scotland	37-38-43-41=159	£8
2	Tom Morris, Jr.	Scotland	42-41-39-39=161	£6
3	George Paxton	Scotland	40-40-42-40=162	£3
4	Bob Martin	Scotland	42-43-38-41=164	£1
5	Jamie Anderson	Scotland	44-38-40-43=165	£1
T6	Davie Park	Scotland	38-45-41-42=166	10s
T6	Willie Thomson	Scotland	43-41-41-41=166	10s
T8	Bob Ferguson	Scotland	42-41-42-42=167
T8	Tom Kidd	Scotland	43-41-43-40=167
T10	Jack Ferguson	Scotland	41-46-41-41=169
	G. McCachnie	Scotland	40-39-43-47=169
	James Morris	Scotland	44-44-41-40=169

References

↑ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 155. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
1 2 3 "Golf - Competition for the Golf Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1874. p. 5.
↑ 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.
↑ "Golf - Match for the Championship". Fife Herald. 16 April 1874. Retrieved 21 December 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).

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