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The history of golf | |
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The Claret Jug: one of the greatest trophies in golf
The Open is born
The first Open Championship was played over a 12-hole course at Prestwick in 1860. It was open only to 'respected and known' players, which annoyed many good amateur players. The next year Prestwick announced that the tournament "shall be open to all the world." Young Tom Morris won the tournament three years in a row from 1868-70. Afer his third win, he was allowed to keep the trophy, an extravagant belt of red leather with silver mountings. The Prestwick Golf Club then invited the Royal and Ancient and the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers to join them in producing a new trophy. And so the famous Claret Jug was crafted. The two clubs also agreed to stage the tournament on a rotating basis. No agreement could be reached in 1871, but the event reappeared the following year and has continued ever since, with the exception of the war years.
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