Thomas Browne R.N, who moved to the area to work at the Royal Naval Hospitalīob Ferguson of Musselburgh, losing The Open in extra holes, comes one victory shy of equalling Young Tom Morris' record of four consecutive titles. Great Yarmouth Golf Club is founded by Dr. Golfers had long noticed that the guttie worked in the air much better after it had been hit several times and scuffed up. The use of moulds is instituted to dimple the gutta-percha ball. The first University Match is played on the London Scottish Golf Club course at Wimbledon, won by Oxford. Jamie Anderson wins the first of three consecutive Open Championships. Originally located on the Fernhill property in Toronto, the Club moved to its current location on the banks of the Etobicoke River in 1911. The Toronto Golf Club is established, the third oldest golf club in Canada and North America. He did not emotionally recover from the death of both his wife and their daughter in childbirth earlier that year. The Oxford and Cambridge University Golf Clubs are founded. The Royal Quebec Golf Club is formed in Quebec City, and remains the second oldest surviving golf club in Canada and North America. The Open Championship is held for the first time at the Old Course. The Royal Montreal Golf Club is formed, the oldest surviving golf club in Canada and North America. The Christchurch Golf Club is formed, the second club in New Zealand. Young Tom Morris wins his fourth consecutive Open Championship. Andrews and the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers offer a new trophy, with the Open Championship to be hosted in rotation by the three clubs. The Open Championship is reinstituted when Prestwick, St. The Otago Golf Club is formed, the first club in New Zealand. The Forfar Golf Club is formed, Tom Morris Snr lays out the course. The Royal Adelaide Golf Club is founded, the first golf club in Australia. Young Tom Morris wins his third consecutive Open Championship, thus winning permanent possession of the Belt. His 149 in the 1870 Open over 36 holes is a stroke average that would not be equalled until the invention of the rubber-cored ball. His streak would include an 11-stroke victory in 1869 and a 12-stroke victory in 1870 (in a 36-hole format). Young Tom Morris, age 17, wins the first of four successive Open Championships. The Liverpool Golf Club is founded at Hoylake, later Royal Liverpool. Andrews is founded, the first golf club for women. The London Scottish Golf Club is founded on Wimbledon Common The North Devon Golf Club is founded at Westward Ho! The first competition is won by Old Tom Morris. The Professionals Championship is opened to amateurs, and The Open Championship is born.
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The Prestwick Club institutes a Professional Championship played at Prestwick the first Championship Belt is won by Willie Park, Snr. The first Amateur Championship is won by George Condie of Perth.ĭeath of Allan Robertson, the first great professional golfer. The King James VI Golf Club is founded in Perth, Scotland. The format of the Championship Meeting is changed to individual match play and is won by Robert Chambers of Bruntsfield.Īllan Robertson becomes the first golfer to break 80 at the Old Course, recording a 79.
The Royal Curragh Golf Club is founded at Kildare, the oldest golf club in Ireland. The Prestwick Club institutes the first Championship Meeting, a foursomes competition at St Andrews attended by eleven golf clubs. It is the first book on golf instruction. The Golfer's Manual, by "A Keen Hand" ( H. It is the last recorded toughening of the rules structure. Ī rule change is enacted that, in match play, the ball must be played as it lies or the hole be conceded. Pau Golf Club is founded, the first in continental Europe.