2022 Open Championship - (St Andrews "Old Course")

Now, 162 years and 149 Opens later, the home of golf will host The 150^th Open at the Old Course, St Andrews. In what is sure to be a historic Open with record crowds, the world’s greatest players will descend on Fife to try and capture the Claret Jug.

The 150th Open, at St Andrews in July 2022, promises to be a magical sporting occasion, as golf’s original Championship reaches a significant milestone.

Over the coming months, we will celebrate The Open’s rich history with a look back at every decade since the Championship was first played in 1860.

We begin by examining the first 10 editions of The Open, which were all played at Prestwick and dominated by three men.

The members of Prestwick Golf Club organized the 1st Open following the death of Allan Robertson the previous year.

Robertson was widely renowned as the finest player in Scotland and the new Championship was created to find his successor as the Champion Golfer.

Old Tom Morris, Robertson’s long-time partner in challenge matches and the keeper of the greens at Prestwick, was the favorite to claim the Challenge Belt.

However, Morris had to settle for second as Willie Park Snr of Musselburgh prevailed, totaling 174 for three 12-hole rounds.

Park would go on to win The Open again in 1863 and 1866, yet another name proved even more prolific during the decade.
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