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Willie Park, Snr. wearing the Championship Belt
Willie Park, Snr. (1834 – 1903) was one of the pioneers of professional golf.
Park was born in Musselburgh, Scotland. Like some of the other early professional golfers, Park started out as a caddie. He later ran a golf equipment manufacturing business. On the course, he made his money from "Challenge matches" against rivals such as Old Tom Morris, Willie Dunn and Allan Robertson, which were the most popular form of spectator golf in his era. However, Park is mainly remembered as the winner of four Open Championships, including the inaugural event in 1860, when the field was just eight strong. His other victories came in 1863, 1866 and 1875. Park was the co-holder of the record for most wins in the tournament until James Braid picked up his fifth win in 1910.
Park's brother Mungo Park and his son Willie Park, Jnr. both won The Open Championship.
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(1860) Willie Park, Snr. | (1861-62) Tom Morris, Sr. | (1863) Willie Park, Snr. | (1864) Tom Morris, Sr. | (1865) Andrew Strath | (1866) Willie Park, Snr. | (1867) Tom Morris, Sr. | (1868-70) Tom Morris, Jr. | (1871) No championship | (1872) Tom Morris, Jr. | (1873) Tom Kidd | (1874) Mungo Park | (1875) Willie Park, Snr. | (1876) Bob Martin | (1877-79) Jamie Anderson | (1880 -82) Bob Ferguson | (1883) Willie Fernie | (1884) Jack Simpson | (1885) Bob Martin | (1886) David Brown | (1887) Willie Park, Jnr. | (1888) Jack Burns | (1889) Willie Park, Jnr. | (1890) John Ball | (1891) Hugh Kirkaldy | (1892) Harold Hilton | (1893) William Auchterlonie | (1894-95) John Henry Taylor | (1896) Harry Vardon | (1897) Harold Hilton | (1898-99) Harry Vardon | (1900) John Henry Taylor | (1901) James Braid | (1902) Alexander Herd | (1903) Harry Vardon | (1904) Jack White | (1905-06) James Braid | (1907) Arnaud Massy | (1908) James Braid | (1909) John Henry Taylor | (1910) James Braid | (1911) Harry Vardon | (1912) Edward Ray | (1913) John Henry Taylor | (1914) Harry Vardon | (1915-19) No Championships due to World War I | (1920) Geogre Duncan | (1921) Jock Hutchison | (1922) Walter Hagen | (1923) Arthur Havers | (1924) Walter Hagen | (1925) Jim Barnes | (1926-27) Bobby Jones | (1928-29) Walter Hagen | (1930) Bobby Jones | (1931) Tommy Armour | (1932) Gene Sarazen | (1933) Denny Shute | (1934) Henry Cotton | (1935) Alf Perry | (1936) Alf Padgham | (1937) Henry Cotton | (1939) Richard Burton (golfer) | (1940-45) No Championships due to World War II | (1946) Sam Snead | (1947) Fred Daly | (1948) Henry Cotton | (1949-50) Bobby Locke | (1951) Max Faulkner | (1952) Bobby Locke | (1953) Ben Hogan | (1954-56) Peter Thomson | (1957) Bobby Locke | (1958) Peter Thomson | (1959) Gary Player | (1960) Kel Nagle | (1961-62) Arnold Palmer | (1963) Bob Charles | (1964) Tony Lema | (1965) Peter Thomson | (1966) Jack Nicklaus | (1967) Roberto DeVicenzo | (1968) Gary Player | (1969) Tony Jacklin | (1970) Jack Nicklaus | (1971-72) Lee Trevino | (1973) Tom Weiskopf | (1974) Gary Player | (1975) Tom Watson | (1976) Johnny Miller | (1977) Tom Watson | (1978) Jack Nicklaus | (1979) Severiano Ballesteros | (1980) Tom Watson | (1981) Bill Rogers | (1982-83) Tom Watson | (1984) Severiano Ballesteros | (1985) Sandy Lyle | (1986) Greg Norman | (1987) Nick Faldo | (1988) Severiano Ballesteros | (1989) Mark Calcavecchia | (1990) Nick Faldo | (1991) Ian Baker-Finch | (1992) Nick Faldo | (1993) Greg Norman | (1994) Nick Price | (1995) John Daly | (1996) Tom Lehman | (1997) Justin Leonard | (1998) Mark O'Meara | (1999) Paul Lawrie | (2000) Tiger Woods | (2001) David Duval | (2002) Ernie Els | (2003) Ben Curtis | (2004) Todd Hamilton | (2005-06) Tiger Woods
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