The 1866 Open Championship was the seventh Open Championship and was held on 13 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Willie Park, Sr. won the championship for the third time, by two shots from his brother Davie Park. There were 16 competitors.
Played in a strong wind Willie Park was in the first group out and set the pace with a score of 54. Defending champion, Andrew Strath and Davie Park were four behind, scoring 58. Willie Park extended his lead to five strokes after the second round. Despite a final round of 59 Willie Park set a useful target of 169. Davie Park's final round of 56 gave him a total of 171 and second place. Robert Andrew was third, a further five strokes behind.
Final leaderboard Source:
Thursday, 13 September 1866 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 Willie Park, Sr. 54-56-59=169 £62 Davie Park 58-57-56=171 £33 Robert Andrew 58-59-59=176 £24 Tom Morris, Sr. 61-58-59=178 5 Bob Kirk 60-62-58=180 6 Andrew Strath 61-61-60=182 T7 John Allan 60-63-60=183 William Doleman (a) 60-60-63=1839 Tom Morris, Jr. 63-60-64=187 10 Willie Dunn, Sr. 64-63-62=189
References
External links Prestwick 1866 (Official site)