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The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, Scotland.
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Golf tournament
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, although the competition would not be open to amateurs until the following year. Until his death in 1859, Allan Robertson was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Golf course in South Ayrshire, Scotland
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Prestwick
Town and former royal burgh in Scotland
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