Golf
Major tournaments
- The inaugural British Open is won by Willie Park senior at Prestwick Golf Club. The tournament is initially limited to professional players but will be "open" in 1861.
Read more about this topic: 1860 In Sports
Famous quotes containing the word golf:
“If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out.”
—Paul Gallico (1897–1976)
“A golf course is nothing but a pool room moved outdoors.”
—Frank Butler (1890–1967)
“emerald as heavy
as a golf course, ruby as dark
as an afterbirth,
diamond as white as sun
on the sea ...”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)