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1866 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1866 Open Championship
dates	13 September 1866
location	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
course	Prestwick Golf Club
field	16 players
purse	£11
winners_share	£6
champion	SCO Willie Park, Sr.
score	169
previous	1865
next	1867

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The 1866 Open Championship was the seventh Open Championship and was held on 13 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Willie Park, Sr. won the championship for the third time, by two shots from his brother Davie Park. There were 16 competitors.

Played in a strong wind Willie Park was in the first group out and set the pace with a score of 54. Defending champion, Andrew Strath and Davie Park were four behind, scoring 58. Willie Park extended his lead to five stokes after the second round. Despite a final round of 59 Willie Park set a useful target of 169. Davie Park's final round of 56 gave him a total of 171 and second place. Robert Andrew was third, a further five strokes behind.

Final leaderboard

Source:

Thursday, 13 September 1866

Place	Player	Score	Money
1	SCO Willie Park, Sr.	54-56-59=169	£6
2	SCO Davie Park	58-57-56=171	£3
3	SCO Robert Andrew	58-59-59=176	£2
4	SCO Tom Morris, Sr.	61-58-59=178
5	SCO Bob Kirk	60-62-58=180
6	SCO Andrew Strath	61-61-60=182
T7	SCO John Allan	60-63-60=183
SCO William Doleman (a)	60-60-63=183
9	SCO Tom Morris, Jr.	63-60-64=187
10	SCO Willie Dunn, Sr.	64-63-62=189

References

"Willie Park Wins His Third Open Title".
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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