Mungo Park (golfer)
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Mungo Park | |
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Park, c. 1874
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Personal information | |
Full name | Mungo Park, Sr. |
Born | Inveresk, Scotland |
22 October 1836
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Inveresk, Scotland |
Nationality | Scotland |
Spouse | Margaret Johnston |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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The Open Championship | Won: 1874 |
Mungo Park (22 October 1836 – 19 June 1904) was a member of a famous family of Scottish golfers. He won the 1874 Open Championship held at Musselburgh Links.[1]
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Early life
He was born 22 October 1836 to James Park (1797–1873) and his wife Euphemia Park née Kerr (1806–1860) at Quarry Houses in Musselburgh, which was to become one of the three towns that shared hosting responsibilities for The Open Championship through the 1870s and 1880s. He learned golf as a boy, but then spent 20 years as a seaman.
Golf career
After his career as a seaman concluded he returned to his home town in the early 1870s and won the 1874 Open Championship on the Musselburgh Links.[1] His winning score was 159 for 36 holes.[2] He spent his later life working as a teacher, golf course designer and clubmaker. Park would go on to post four more top-10 finishes in The Open Championship between 1875 and 1881.[2]
He traveled to the United States in the late 1890s and worked at Dyker Meadow Golf Club in Brooklyn, New York, circa 1898.[3] Park was replaced at Dyker Meadow by Samuel Tucker and at some time thereafter returned to Scotland.
Golf course design
Park was the first club professional at Alnmouth Golf Club and it is believed by those associated with the club that he was also responsible for the design of the course.[4]
Family
Park's brother Willie and his nephew Willie Park, Jr. both won The Open Championship.[2]
Death
Park died of pernicious anemia in the Inveresk poorhouse.[5]
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 18 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1874 | The Open Championship | 4 shot lead | 75-84=159 | 2 strokes | Tom Morris, Jr. |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 |
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The Open Championship | 1 | 3 | T4 | 7 | 17 | DNP | 20 | T9 | DNP | 27 | DNP | WD | T33 |
Note: Park played only in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
References
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- ↑ http://www.alnmouthgolfclub.com/pages.php/page/83cdb148-a240-102c-9079-001ec9b331b2/view_section.html
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