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1881
Men's Major Championship Winners
British Open: Robert Ferguson
1882
Born This Year
Fred McLeod, 1908 U.S. Open champion
Born This Year
Fred McLeod, 1908 U.S. Open champion
Men's Major Championship Winners
British Open: Robert Ferguson
1883
Born This Year
Dorothy Campbell, 3-time U.S. Women's Amateur and 2-time British Women's Amateur champ
Born This Year
Dorothy Campbell, 3-time U.S. Women's Amateur and 2-time British Women's Amateur champ
Men's Major Championship Winners
British Open: Willie Fernie
1884
The Oakhurst Golf Club is founded in White Sulphur Springs, Va. Its first hole is thought to be the oldest surviving golf hole in the U.S. - it is now the No. 1 hole at The Homestead resort.
The Oakhurst Golf Club is founded in White Sulphur Springs, Va. Its first hole is thought to be the oldest surviving golf hole in the U.S. - it is now the No. 1 hole at The Homestead resort.
Born This Year
• Jock Hutchison, 1920 PGA Championship and 1921 British Open champ
• H. Chandler Egan, 1904-05 U.S. Amateur winner
Men's Major Championship Winners
British Open: Jack Simpson
1885
Cape Town golf club is the first established in the country of South Africa and on the continent of Africa.
Cape Town golf club is the first established in the country of South Africa and on the continent of Africa.
Allan Macfie wins the "Grand Golf Tournament," what is now recognized by the R&A as the first British Amateur Championship.
Men's Major Championship Winners
British Open: Bob Martin
Amateur Champions
British: Allan Macfie
