Tom Morris, Sr. otherwise known as "Old Tom Morris" was one of the pioneers of professional golf. He was born in St. Andrews, the "home of golf" and location of the St Andrews Links, in 1821, and died in 1908. His son Tom Morris, Jr. or "Young Tom Morris" was also a champion golfer. Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ... See St Andrews, New South Wales for St Andrews, Sydney, Australia. ... St Andrews Links in the city of St Andrews, Scotland, is regarded as the home of golf. Golf has been played here ever since the 15th century. ... Events February 23 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Morris was an apprentice to Allan Robertson, generally regarded as the first professional golfer. He worked as a greenkeeper, clubmaker and course designer, as well as playing tournament golf. He came second in the first Open Championship in 1860, and won the following year. He followed this up with further victories in 1862, 1864 and 1867. He still holds records as the oldest winner of The Open Championship at 46, and for the largest winning margin in the tournament, at 13 strokes in 1862. The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1862 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ...
Courses which Morris played a role in designing include Muirfield, Prestwick and Carnoustie. Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. ... Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland is a small town (pop. ...
otherwise known as "Young TomMorris" was one of the pioneers of professional golf.
His father, OldTomMorris, was the greenskeeper of the St Andrews Links and had won four of the first eight Open Championships.
Young Tom was allowed to keep the original Championship Belt after his hat-trick of victories, so the famous Claret Jug was purchased for the next tournament in 1872, and his became the first name to be engraved on it.
TomMorris, like David Joy, was born and bred in St Andrews, on the east coast of Scotland.
OldTom's clubmaking business was established in 1867 by the side of the 18th green of The Old Course.
Morris Senior won four Open Championships in the eighteen sixties, (1861, 1862, 1864 and 1867) and is still the oldest person to have won the event at the age of 46.
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