Willie Park won the first of these annual competitions at Prestwick, Scotland in 1860
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1860 Open Championship - Wikipedia  Willie Park, Sr. wearing the Challenge Belt. The 1860 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is now regarded as the first Open Championship.
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The Open - 1st Open - Prestwick 1860  Willie Park Snr was the winner of the first Open played at Prestwick, on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, on Wednesday 17 October 1860. ... essentially caddies who also played, to contest for the Challenge Belt, made from red Moroccan leather...
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A history of how the 1860 Prestwick tournament became the first ...  Jul 16, 2015 ... It is proposed by the PRESTWICK GOLF CLUB to give a ... As Hamilton noted in his book, Golf  Scotland's Game, leisured .... An example of a challenge competition during the period preceding the first Open was a match in ... During a five-year span in the 1850s, Morris and Musselburgh's Willie Park...
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British Open | golf | Britannica.com  Jul 21, 2016 ... The first Open Championship was played on October 17, 1860, ... Willie Park, Sr., won the inaugural tournament and was presented with ... Initially the three courses were Prestwick, St. Andrews, and Musselburgh, all located in Scotland. .... one of professional golf's most prestigious tournaments, the annual...
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Did You Know? - Open Golf Championship - Rampant Scotland  The Open Championship was first played on 17 October 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland. ... always held in Scotland and since 1860 St Andrews has hosted the competition more times than ... In 1864 Old Tom Morris won the first Champion's cash prize of 6. .... 1889, Musselburgh, Willie Park, Jnr, Scotland.
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Saudi Aramco World : Polo: Game of Kings  Polo came to the West in the 19th century with British colonial troops, who found it ... But this is no average match: This is the 2013 Dubai Gold Cup, a major event on the .... Whether the heads used for polo were those of goats or generals, ... until six centuries later, when the British discovered the game in northeastern India.
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Olympic Ticket Guide - Rio 2016  volleyball made its debut in the Olympics Games, the spectators' journey also .... Don't miss out! ... swimming. Gold medallist in 50m freestyle and bronze medallist in 100m .... transformed into the second largest park in the city, ..... Fairhall became the first impaired athlete to ...... Muhammad Ali (gold at Rome 1960 under.
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Jeopary Questions page 461 - STATE FAIR FOODS - TriviaBistro.com  BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS' TEAMS: Left fielder & first baseman Willie Stargell  THE SANCTITY ... SOCCER'S WORLD CUP: In 1938 it became the first host country not to make it to the finals; it didn't make that mistake in 1998 (it won!) ... SOCCER'S WORLD CUP: 2 of its last 3 World Cup wins were over Italy in the finals.
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Timeline of golf history (18511945) - Wikipedia  18511860[edit]. 1851. The Prestwick Golf Club is founded. 1856  Pau Golf Club is founded, ... The Prestwick Club institutes the first Championship Meeting, a foursomes ... Death of Allan Robertson, the first great professional golfer. .... Country Club golf course established in Thomasville, Georgia USA; the oldest course still...
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History of Polo - Polo 101  Jan 19, 2010 ... In 1869, Edward Chicken Hartopp, of the 10th Hussars, read an account of the game ... at Aldershot and, with fellow officers, organized the first polo game in England. Then known as hockey on horseback, it was played on a field at Hounslow Heath. ... This is a widgeted area which is called Footer Right.
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Memorable Olympic Moments: Jesse Owens, 1936 - Infoplease  Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. ... He broke three world records and tied another at the Big Ten Track and Field ... The first gold was in the 100 meters, where Owens edged out teammate Ralph Metcalfe in a ... rolled to victory in a world record time of 39.8 seconds and Owens' magical Olympics came to a close.
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A rich history | - The Casket  Aug 16, 2011 ... By 1861 many Highland men had gained positions of prominence in the ... The first Antigonish Highland Games sponsored by the society was held in October 1863. The Games have been celebrated every year since except during the ... Games have since become a signature tourist event for the province...
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language | - Scran  It was his time spent at Smailholm where he developed his love of the Borders. ... including well known titles such as 'The Heart of Midlothian', 'Ivanhoe' and 'Rob Roy'. ... In 1822 King George IV made the first visit to Edinburgh by any monarch ... As a baronet, awarded for the discovery of the 'Honours of Scotland' in 1818,...
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After 150 years the truth: Scotland invented football | The Independent  Aug 10, 2013 ... After 150 years the truth: Scotland invented football. As Wembley ... It was the Scots who truly devised the game as we know it. Without ... This was not a game which would have conquered the world with its beauty. And then...
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Olympics Medals - Topend Sports  At the first Games in 1896, silver medals were awarded to the winners and bronze to ... I think its pretty stupid how in the ancient Olympics second and third place...
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The History of Polo (not the one with the hole!) - Sophia Moseley  There is evidence of a game called sagol kangjei, a form of hockey that was played in ... Whilst became known as the 'Game of Kings', women were also welcomed. ... In 1869, Edward 'Chicken' Hartopp of the 10th Hussars organised the first game ... of the rules, polo clubs spread across Western Europe from England.
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Sports - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  AstroTurf, Artificial grass named for the site of its 1st installation. Coxswain He shouts the ... continue the use of cigarettes", said this Phila. manager in 1913. Cy Young, 1867 ..... 1968 Mexico city - after Bob Beamon's 1968 world record running long jump, a competitor remarked, "You have destroyed this event". 1972 In 1972...
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World's oldest calendar dating back more than 10,000 years ...  Jul 15, 2013 ... The monument dates back 10000 years and can mimic phases of the ... It was discovered in Warren Field near Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire; The discovery predates the earliest known calendar by 5,000 years ... pits at Warren Field from around 8,000 BC, in Crathes, Aberdeenshire ...... Juggling act!
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The first Modern Olympic Games - The Panathenaic Stadium - My ...  My Website.  | English ... Cities that have hosted Olympic Games ... On 6th April, 1896 the first medallist of the Modern Olympics was crowned. He was a...
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Previous Entries - The History Blog  2013  Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 ... There were still forms of spectator fist-fighting to be found, ... The latter won the prize, as he hath done many others before, being ... James Figg was an accomplished martial artist who was as adept with the .... rules of boxing until they were expanded into the London Prize Ring Rules in 1838.
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Howard Staunton Biography - Mark of Westminster  Biography of Chess Champion Howard Staunton. ... Staunton won 2 games, drew one game, and lost 3 games. ... In 1851 he organized the world's first international chess tournament during the "Great Exhibition ... He tried to arrange a chess match with Adolf Anderssen, but Anderssen retired from serious play at this time.