Willie Park Sr.

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Willie Park Sr. was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish professional golfer and early star of the sport, renowned as one of the dominant figures in the formative years of championship golf.

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Willie Park Sr. canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish golfer
human
professional golfer
burialPlace Musselburgh
competitionWon The Open Championship
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1833-06-30
dateOfDeath 1903-07-25
defeatedInFirstOpenChampionship Old Tom Morris
surface form: Tom Morris Sr.
describedAs early star of the sport of golf
pioneering 19th-century Scottish professional golfer
era 19th century
familyName Park
firstOpenChampionshipVenue Prestwick Golf Club
fullName William Park Sr.
givenName William
hasChild Willie Park Jr.
hasHeritage Scottish
influenced development of early championship golf
professionalization of golf
knownAs one of the pioneers of professional golf
notableFor being a dominant golfer in the early years of championship golf
being one of the earliest stars of professional golf
winning the first Open Championship
numberOfMajorChampionshipsWon 4
occupation golf club maker
golf equipment maker
professional golfer
OpenChampionshipTitles 4
placeOfBirth East Lothian
Musselburgh
Scotland
placeOfDeath East Lothian
Musselburgh
Scotland
playedForClub Musselburgh Old Course
surface form: Musselburgh Links
relative Mungo Park
Willie Park Jr.
residence Musselburgh
sexOrGender male
sibling Mungo Park
sport golf
styleOfPlay aggressive match-play competitor
yearWonOpenChampionship 1860
1863
1866
1875

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The Open Championship firstChampion Willie Park Sr.