This Day in Golf--Oct. 17

The greatest championship in golf had its start on this date in 1860 when the first Open Championship was held at Prestwick Golf club in Ayrshire, Scotland. Just eight players were in the first playing, won by Willie Park Sr. by two shots over Tom Morris Sr., immortalized as Old Tom. The field played three rounds in one day over the 12-hole course. Park's winning score was 174.