James Morris | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | James Ogilvy Fairlie Morris |
Born | Prestwick, Scotland | 8 January 1856
Died | 8 April 1906 St Andrews, Scotland | (aged 50)
Sporting nationality | Scotland |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 3rd: 1878 |
James Ogilvy Fairlie Morris (8 January 1856 – 8 April 1906) was a Scottish professional golfer. Morris had multiple top-10 finishes in The Open Championship, including a third-place finish in the 1878 event held at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland.[1] He was the son of Tom Morris, Sr., also known as Old Tom Morris, and was named after James Ogilvie Fairlie, a mentor and patron of his father. He died in 1906 aged 50 of heart failure, unmarried.[2]
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