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1865 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1865 Open Championship
dates	14 September 1865
location	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
course	Prestwick Golf Club
field	12 players
purse	£20
winners_share	£8
champion	SCO Andrew Strath
score	162
previous	1864
next	1866

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The 1865 Open Championship was the sixth Open Championship and was held on 14 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Andrew Strath won the championship by two shots from Willie Park, Sr. There were 12 competitors.

Strath had the lead after the first round on 55, a one stroke ahead of Willie Dow and Park, and two ahead of Old Tom Morris. Making his debut, Young Tom Morris scored 60. After two rounds, Park was in the lead with a total of 108 after a round of 52 with Strath a shot behind on 109. Both Dow and Morris dropped out of contention after poor rounds. In the final round, Park scored 56 while Strath took 53 to give him a two stroke victory.

Final leaderboard

Source:

Thursday, 14 September 1865

Place	Player	Score	Money
1	SCO Andrew Strath	55-54-53=162	£8
2	SCO Willie Park, Sr.	56-52-56=164	£6
3	SCO Willie Dow	56-61-54=171	£4
4	SCO Bob Kirk	64-54-54=172	£2
5	SCO Tom Morris, Sr.	57-61-58=176
6	SCO William Doleman (a)	62-57-59=178
7	SCO Robert Andrew	61-59-59=179
8	SCO Willie Strath	60-60-62=182
T9	SCO John Allan	64-66-59=189
SCO William Miller (a)	63-60-66=189

References

"Andrew Strath Wins the Open".
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". McFarland.

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