Open Championship Golf Factoids

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLFE FACTOIDS Course History Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886, and became the site of the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (1893). There are a total of 206 bunkers, which averages out to about 11 bunkers per hole. The course gets an ocean breeze that creates treacherous conditlons for golfers. It has been said to be a difficult, but perfect, combination of width of fairways, length of rough and pace and quality of greens. Golf writer Bernard Darwin described it as "a beast of a course, but a 'Just' beast." Amateurs There are 156 golfers In the Open, and approximately 2/3 of the field is made up the top 50 leading players who were exempted. The rest are amateurs who survived the gruellng local and natlonal quallflers. OPION The lowest scoring amateur is given a silver medal, which was first awarded in 1949. All amateurs that are still competing on the final day receive a bronze medal. Records His Medal Oldest winner: Old Tom Morris (46 years, 99 days), 1867. Youngest winner: Young Tom Morris (17 years, 181 days), 1868. Most victorles: 6, Harry Vardon (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914). Most consecutive victorles: 4, Young Tom Morris (1868, 1869, 1870 1872) Lowest 72-hole score: 267, Greg Norman (66-68-69-64), 1993. Greatest victory margin: 13 strokes, Old Tom Morris, 1862. "OLD" Tom GOLFJOUST 1824-1908 Began golf by age ten, by knocking wine-bottle corks pierced with nails (to serve as balls) around the streets of the town using a homemade club. Informal matches against other youth were known as 'slllybodkins' CHAM THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLFE FACTOIDS Course History Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886, and became the site of the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (1893). There are a total of 206 bunkers, which averages out to about 11 bunkers per hole. The course gets an ocean breeze that creates treacherous conditlons for golfers. It has been said to be a difficult, but perfect, combination of width of fairways, length of rough and pace and quality of greens. Golf writer Bernard Darwin described it as "a beast of a course, but a 'Just' beast." Amateurs There are 156 golfers In the Open, and approximately 2/3 of the field is made up the top 50 leading players who were exempted. The rest are amateurs who survived the gruellng local and natlonal quallflers. OPION The lowest scoring amateur is given a silver medal, which was first awarded in 1949. All amateurs that are still competing on the final day receive a bronze medal. Records His Medal Oldest winner: Old Tom Morris (46 years, 99 days), 1867. Youngest winner: Young Tom Morris (17 years, 181 days), 1868. Most victorles: 6, Harry Vardon (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914). Most consecutive victorles: 4, Young Tom Morris (1868, 1869, 1870 1872) Lowest 72-hole score: 267, Greg Norman (66-68-69-64), 1993. Greatest victory margin: 13 strokes, Old Tom Morris, 1862. "OLD" Tom GOLFJOUST 1824-1908 Began golf by age ten, by knocking wine-bottle corks pierced with nails (to serve as balls) around the streets of the town using a homemade club. Informal matches against other youth were known as 'slllybodkins' CHAM THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLFE FACTOIDS Course History Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886, and became the site of the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (1893). There are a total of 206 bunkers, which averages out to about 11 bunkers per hole. The course gets an ocean breeze that creates treacherous conditlons for golfers. It has been said to be a difficult, but perfect, combination of width of fairways, length of rough and pace and quality of greens. Golf writer Bernard Darwin described it as "a beast of a course, but a 'Just' beast." Amateurs There are 156 golfers In the Open, and approximately 2/3 of the field is made up the top 50 leading players who were exempted. The rest are amateurs who survived the gruellng local and natlonal quallflers. OPION The lowest scoring amateur is given a silver medal, which was first awarded in 1949. All amateurs that are still competing on the final day receive a bronze medal. Records His Medal Oldest winner: Old Tom Morris (46 years, 99 days), 1867. Youngest winner: Young Tom Morris (17 years, 181 days), 1868. Most victorles: 6, Harry Vardon (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914). Most consecutive victorles: 4, Young Tom Morris (1868, 1869, 1870 1872) Lowest 72-hole score: 267, Greg Norman (66-68-69-64), 1993. Greatest victory margin: 13 strokes, Old Tom Morris, 1862. "OLD" Tom GOLFJOUST 1824-1908 Began golf by age ten, by knocking wine-bottle corks pierced with nails (to serve as balls) around the streets of the town using a homemade club. Informal matches against other youth were known as 'slllybodkins' CHAM THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLFE FACTOIDS Course History Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886, and became the site of the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (1893). There are a total of 206 bunkers, which averages out to about 11 bunkers per hole. The course gets an ocean breeze that creates treacherous conditlons for golfers. It has been said to be a difficult, but perfect, combination of width of fairways, length of rough and pace and quality of greens. Golf writer Bernard Darwin described it as "a beast of a course, but a 'Just' beast." Amateurs There are 156 golfers In the Open, and approximately 2/3 of the field is made up the top 50 leading players who were exempted. The rest are amateurs who survived the gruellng local and natlonal quallflers. OPION The lowest scoring amateur is given a silver medal, which was first awarded in 1949. All amateurs that are still competing on the final day receive a bronze medal. Records His Medal Oldest winner: Old Tom Morris (46 years, 99 days), 1867. Youngest winner: Young Tom Morris (17 years, 181 days), 1868. Most victorles: 6, Harry Vardon (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914). Most consecutive victorles: 4, Young Tom Morris (1868, 1869, 1870 1872) Lowest 72-hole score: 267, Greg Norman (66-68-69-64), 1993. Greatest victory margin: 13 strokes, Old Tom Morris, 1862. "OLD" Tom GOLFJOUST 1824-1908 Began golf by age ten, by knocking wine-bottle corks pierced with nails (to serve as balls) around the streets of the town using a homemade club. Informal matches against other youth were known as 'slllybodkins' CHAM