Young Tom Morris wearing the Challenge Belt, c. 1873
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Morris
Nickname
Young Tom
Born
(1851-04-20)20 April 1851 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Died
25 December 1875(1875-12-25) (aged 24) St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality
Scotland
Spouse
Margaret Drinnen (or Drennan)[1]
Career
Status
Professional
Best results in major championships (wins: 4)
The Open Championship
Won: 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
1975 (member page)
Thomas Morris (20 April 1851 – 25 December 1875), known as Tom Morris Junior, Young Tom Morris and also Tommy Morris,[2] was a Scottish professional golfer. He is considered one of the pioneers of professional golf, and was the first young prodigy in golf history. He won four consecutive titles in the Open Championship,[3] and did this by the age of 21.[4]
Morris was born in St Andrews, the "Home of Golf", and died there on Christmas Day, 1875, aged 24. His father, Old Tom Morris, was the greenkeeper and professional of the St Andrews Links, and himself won four of the first eight Open Championships. Young Tom's first Open Championship win – in 1868 at age 17 – made him the youngest major champion in the PGA, a record which still stands.[4]
^"Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris". National Records of Scotland. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^"Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris". National Records of Scotland. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^"1868 Tommy Morris Jr". The Open. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^ abScrivener, Peter (2 June 2022). "The 150th Open Championship: Young Tom Morris, Old Tom Morris and how it all began". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
Thomas Morris (20 April 1851 – 25 December 1875), known as TomMorris Junior, YoungTomMorris and also Tommy Morris, was a Scottish professional golfer...
Andrews Links, and died there as well. YoungTomMorris (died 1875), also a golfer, was his son. The house where Morris was born no longer exists, but it is...
TomMorris may refer to: Old TomMorris (1821–1908), early golf champion YoungTomMorris (1851–1875), son of the above, also a golf champion Tom Morris...
The Old Course was redesigned by Old TomMorris and Allan Robertson Old TomMorris (16 June 1821 – 24 May 1908) designed or remodelled about 75 golf courses...
Park, Sr. went on to win two more tournaments, and Old TomMorris three more, before YoungTomMorris won three consecutive titles between 1868 and 1870....
the Claret Jug dates from 1872, when a new trophy was needed after YoungTomMorris had won the original Challenge Belt (presented by Prestwick Golf Club)...
champion received the Challenge Belt, however when TomMorris Jr. (more commonly known as YoungTomMorris) won the Open Championship three times in a row...
The Old TomMorris Award is the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's most prestigious honor. It is presented each year to an individual...
Honour, a film celebrating the lives of golf pioneers Old TomMorris and YoungTomMorris. The film opened the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival...
TomMorris in 1908 and the Claret Jug in 1928. Willie Park Sr. would go onto win his 4th Open championship in the 1875 championship YoungTomMorris would...
to finish third, while youngTomMorris finished with prize money for the first time. Source: Thursday, 26 September 1867 "Morris Wins His Fourth Open Title"...
Clubs with the loft of the sand wedge can be traced as far back as YoungTomMorris, who used a "rut iron" for play from troublesome lies.[circular reference]...
– golf course architect Colin Montgomerie (1963– ) Old TomMorris* (1821–1908) YoungTomMorris* (1851–1875) Willie Park, Sr. (1834–1903) Allan Robertson...
Open; cash prizes were also awarded to leading finishers. YoungTomMorris, son of Old Tom, learned his golf from boyhood at Prestwick, and captured four...
history of the LPGA Tour and the youngest major champion in golf since YoungTomMorris, when he won the 1868 Open Championship. On 26 October 2015, Ko became...
Challenge Belt. TomMorris, Jr. won the championship by 12 shots from Bob Kirk and Davie Strath. By winning for a third successive time TomMorris, Jr. gained...
Scotland. Four professionals and four amateurs contested the event, with TomMorris, Sr. winning the championship for the second time, by 13 shots from Willie...
YoungTomMorris won the championship for the second successive time, by 11 strokes from Bob Kirk. Just 14 players entered the Championship. Young Tom...
ahead of Willie Dow and Park, and two ahead of Old TomMorris. Making his debut, YoungTomMorris scored 60. After two rounds, Park was in the lead with...
professionals. Ten professionals and eight amateurs contested the event, with TomMorris, Sr. winning the championship by 4 shots from Willie Park, Sr. As in 1860...
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