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1893 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	31 August – 1 September 1893
Location	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)	Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field	72 players
Cut	none
Prize fund	£90
Winner's share	£30
Champion
	William Auchterlonie
	322
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The 1893 Open Championship was the 33rd Open Championship, held 31 August–1 September at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. William Auchterlonie won the Championship, two strokes ahead of the amateur Johnny Laidlay.

Prestwick

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Location in Scotland

The entries includes 46 professionals and 26 amateurs. The weather on the first day was very wet, rain falling heavily all day. In his first Open Championship, J.H. Taylor made an immediate impact, leading after the first round with a score of 75. Auchterlonie was next after a 78. In the afternoon Taylor has a disappointing 89. At the end of the day Auchterlonie led on 159, three ahead of John Ball, James Kay, Hugh Kirkaldy, and Robert Simpson, all on 162. Sandy Herd and Laidlay were a further stroke behind.

Auchterlonie started his third round badly, taking six on the 1st hole and four at the short 2nd. However, he recovered well and took only 19 strokes for the final five holes to finish on 81 and a total 240. This was enough for him to retain the lead, but now by only one stroke from Herd, with Kay and Simpson only a shot further back and Laidlay three behind. Taylor disappointed again with an 86 to be 10 shots behind.

In the final round, Auchterlonie again took six at the 1st hole but finished with an 82 and a total of 322 to set a difficult target for his challengers. Laidlay seemed to have ruined his chances with a seven at the 3rd but he played well for the rest of round and finished just two behind Auchterlonie on 324. Herd started badly taking 15 on the first three holes. He reached the 17th needing seven on the last two holes to match Auchterlonie. His second shot to the 17th found a bunker and he eventually finished three strokes behind the winner. Auchterlonie won the gold Championship Medal valued at £10 and the £30 first prize. He was just 21 years old and remains the second youngest Open Championship winner after Tom Morris Jr.^[2]

In tieing for 6th place James Kay, long-term professional at Seaton Carew Golf Club, reached his second highest position in the 22 Open Championships in which he played. He also tied for 5th in 1892.^[3]^[4]^[5]

First day leaderboard edit

Thursday, 31 August 1893

Place	Player	Score
1	William Auchterlonie	78-81=159
T2	John Ball (a)	83-79=162
	James Kay	81-81=162
	Hugh Kirkaldy	83-79=162
	Robert Simpson	81-81=162
T6	Sandy Herd	82-81=163
T6	Johnny Laidlay (a)	80-83=163
8	J.H. Taylor	75-89=164
T9	Andrew Kirkaldy	85-82=167
T9	Jack White	81-86=167

Final leaderboard edit

Source:^[6]

Friday, 1 September 1893

Place	Player	Score	Money
1	William Auchterlonie	78-81-81-82=322	£30
2	Johnny Laidlay (a)	80-83-80-81=324	−
3	Sandy Herd	82-81-78-84=325	£20
T4	Andrew Kirkaldy	85-82-82-77=326	£8 10s
T4	Hugh Kirkaldy	83-79-82-82=326	£8 10s
T6	James Kay	81-81-80-85=327	£4 10s
T6	Robert Simpson	81-81-80-85=327	£4 10s
T8	John Ball (a)	83-79-84-86=332	−
T8	Harold Hilton (a)	88-81-82-81=332	−
T10	J.H. Taylor	75-89-86-83=333	£3
T10	Jack White	81-86-80-86=333	£3

References edit

^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 144. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 200. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ Trotter, Ron (2001). 125 Years of Golf at Seaton Carew 1874-1999. Seaton Carew Golf Club. pp. 47–54.
^ "James Kay – Golfing Legend". Seaton Carew Golf Club. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^ Hornby, Derek (1974). The History of Seaton Carew Golf Club. Seaton Carew Golf Club. p. 44.
^ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.