1887 Open Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1887 Open Championship was a golf
competition held at Prestwick Golf Club
. Willie Park, Jnr.
won the championship.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
competition held at Prestwick Golf Club
Prestwick Golf Club
Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...
. Willie Park, Jnr.
Willie Park, Jnr.
Willie Park, Jr. was one of the top professional golfers of his era, winning The Open Championship twice. Park was also a successful golf equipment maker and golf writer...
won the championship.