π¨ The first Open golf championship (1860)
Where: Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland
π On This Day: October 17
October 17, 1860: The first Open golf championship. On this day in 1860, the oldest golf championship in the world, The Open, was first played at Prestwick, Scotland. Only eight golfers took part, and instead of prize money the winner got a red leather belt. The first champion was Willie Park.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1771 π¨ The opera Ascanio in Alba, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he was just 15 years old, premiered in Milan, Italy.
- 1907 π‘ Guglielmo Marconi began the first commercial wireless telegraph service across the Atlantic, sending messages between Ireland and Canada without any cables.
- 1956 π Mae Jemison was born in Alabama, USA. A doctor and engineer, she became the first African American woman to travel into space, in 1992.
π§ Question of the day
What did the first Open champion win?
- A car
- A gold medal
- A red leather belt
Show the answer
Answer: A red leather belt
π Landmarks that opened on October 17
Questions
What happened on October 17?
October 17, 1860: The first Open golf championship. It happened in Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland.
Which landmarks opened on October 17?
Bank of America Corporate Center (opened 1992).
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