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Youngest Open golf champion

Youngest Open golf champion
Who
Tom Morris Jnr
Where
United Kingdom (Prestwick,)
When
23 September 1868
The youngest winner of the Open championship is Tom Morris Jnr (United Kingdom) (b. 20 April 1851) who was 17 yr 156 days when he won the 1868 Open championship, at Prestwick Golf Club, Prestwick, United Kingdom, on 23 September 1868. Tom Morris Jnr was the son of the oldest winner of the Open championship, Tom Morris Snr. The 1868 tournament was unique in that it is the only time there has been a father and son pairing to finish in the top 2 positions.