Tom Morris, Jr.

Tom Morris, Jr. otherwise known as "Young Tom Morris" was one of the pioneers of professional golf. He was born in "the home of golf", St Andrews, Scotland in 1851, and died on December 25 1875 at the age of twenty four. His father Old Tom Morris was the greenkeeper of the St Andrews Links and had won four of the first eight Open Championships.

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Golf - St Andrews - Scotland - 1851 - December 25 - 1875 - Old Tom Morris - St Andrews Links - Open Championships

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"Young Tom" won the Open Championship in 1868, 1869, 1870 and 1872. In 1869 his father finished second to him, a unique family occurrence in the Championship. Young Tom was allowed to keep the original Championship Belt after his hat-trick of victories, so the famous Claret Jug was purchased for the next tournament in 1872, and his became the first name to be engraved on it.

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1868 - 1869 - 1870 - 1872 - Claret Jug

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In a match play in september 1875 between Old and Young Tom and Willie and Mungo Park, Young Tom received a telegram that his pregnant wife suddenly got very sick. Old Tom and Young Tom hurried but when Young Tom got home his wife and new born baby were dead. Young Tom never got over this and he died the same year.

Related Topics:
Match play - Willie - Mungo Park

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