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William Park and Son Musselburgh With Tom Morris, he was one of golf's first superstars. His father, and uncle Mungo, both won the Open Championship. He won himself in 1887 and 1889 and was runner up in the intervening year, thinking he needed a four on the last hole to tie with Harry Vardon he played safe only to find Vardon had shot a three.
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Mungo Park jnr Musselburgh/NYC Mungo Park was the younger...
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John A Park Musselburgh/New Jersey et John Archibald “Jack”...
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Willie Park Snr Musselburgh The very first Open Champion, in...
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Willie Park Driving Iron: William Park and Son: 1897:...
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Willie Park Driving Iron Maker: William Park and Son, Musselburgh Date: 1897. An interesting design for a driving iron from Willie Park with a very short hosel (3") and a very small head (3" across and 1.75" at its widest point) making it a challenging club to play with.
Catalogue. Left-handed transitional Willie Park brassie. Maker: William Park and Son , Musselburgh. Date: 1893. You don’t see many of these around so a nice present for a left-hander. A fine piece of banded beech forms the head with a reddish-purplish tinge beneath the brown stain.
Willie Park Sr. had two brothers who were well-known golfers themselves, and his son, Willie Park Jr., was quite famous as a golfer and later as a golf course designer. Brother Mungo Park won the 1874 British Open and had four other Top 10 finishes.
William Park Sr. (1833 - 1903) was the son of a farmer and born in Wallyford, East Lothian, Scotland. He was a Scottish professional golfer and a 4-time winner of the Open Championship. Like many of the other early professional golfers, Park started out as a golf caddie.
Dec 2, 2022 · It was in 1864 that the second of an eventual four sons to Park Sr was born. He would become known as Park Junior. By 1880, Park Jr was developing his own career in the game, becoming the assistant to the professional at Tyneside, then the professional in 1882.
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His son, Willie Park Jnr., followed in his father’s footsteps, winning the Open in 1887 and 1889, and becoming a skilled clubmaker in his own right. Long Spoon A long-nose club by Robert Forgan, with dished face c.1860.
