William Steel (golfer)

William Steel was a Scottish professional golfer. He finished in eighth place in the 1860 Open Championship.[1]

William Steel
Personal information
Bornc. 1840
Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship8th: 1860

Early life

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Steel was born in Scotland circa 1840.

Golf career

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1860 Open Championship

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The 1860 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is now regarded as the first Open Championship.[2] Eight golfers contested the event, with Willie Park, Sr. winning the championship by 2 shots from Tom Morris, Sr. Steel's round-by-round scores are unknown, although his total for 3 rounds of play was 232, as the event was 3 rounds of 12 holes.

Death

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Steel's date of death is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  2. ^ "The Coming of The Open - History of The Open Golf Championship". Golf Today. Retrieved 18 October 2012.