These, then, are Mr. Finlayson's recipes for the provision of good courses. Intelligent and careful methods are within the reach of all. Why, then, should some links be allowed to remain in a condition calculated to stagger humanity?

Winners Of The Amateur Championships

1886.

Mr. H. G. Hutchinson (Royal North Devon) beat Mr. H. A. Lamb (Royal Wimbledon) by 7-6 at St. Andrews.

1887.

Mr. H. G. Hutchinson beat Mr. J. Ball, jun. (Royal Liverpool), by one hole at Hoylake.

1888.

Mr. J. Ball, jun., beat Mr. J. E. Laidlay (Hon. Company of Edinburgh Golfers) by 5-4 at Prestwick.

1889.

Mr. J. E. Laidlay beat Mr. L. M. Balfour (Royal and Ancient) by 2-1 at St. Andrews.

1890.

Mr. J. Ball, jun., beat Mr. J. E. Laidlay by 4-3 at Hoylake.

1891.

Mr. J. E. Laidlay beat Mr. H. H. Hilton (Royal Liverpool) after a tie at St. Andrews.

1892.

Mr. J. Ball, jun., beat Mr. H. H. Hilton by 3-1 at Sandwich.

1893.

Mr. P. C. Anderson (St. Andrews University) beat Mr. J. E. Laidlay by one hole at Prestwick.

1894.

Mr. J. Ball, jun., beat Mr. S. M. Furgusson (Royal and Ancient) by one hole at Hoylake.

1895.

Mr. L. M. Balfour-Melville (Royal and Ancient) beat Mr. J. Ball, jun., after a tie at St Andrews.

1896.*

Mr. F. G. Tait (Black Watch) beat Mr. H. H. Hilton by 8-7 at Sandwich.

1897.

Mr. A. J. T. Allan (Edinburgh University) beat Mr. J. Robb (St. Andrews) by 4-2 at Muirfield.

1898.

Mr. F. G. Tait beat Mr. S. M. Fergusson by 7-5 at Hoylake.

1899.

Mr. J. Ball, jun., beat Mr. F. G. Tait after a tie at Prestwick.

1900.

Mr. H. H. Hilton beat Mr. J. Robb by 8-7 at Sandwich.

1901.

Mr. H. H. Hilton beat Mr. J. L. Low by one hole at St. Andrews.

1902.

Mr. C. Hutchings beat Mr. S. H. Fry by one hole at Hoylake.

1903.

Mr. R. Maxwell beat Mr. H. G. Hutchinson by 7-5 at Muirfield.

1904.

Mr. W. J. Travis beat Mr. E. B. H. Blackwell by 4-3 at Sandwich.

1905.

Mr. A. G. Barry beat The Honble. Osmund Scott by 3-2 at -St. Andrews.

* Thirty-six holes played for the first time. 294

Winners Of The Open Championships

1860.

Willie Park, Musselburgh .

174 at Prestwick.

1861.

Tom Morris, sen., Prestwick

163 at Prestwick.

1862.

Tom Morris, sen., Prestwick

163 at Prestwick.

1863.

Willie Park, Musselburgh .

168 at Prestwick.

1864.

Tom Morris, sen., Prestwick

167 at Prestwick

1865.

A. Strath, St. Andrews

162 at Prestwick.

1866.

Willie Park, Musselburgh .

169 at Prestwick.

1867.

Tom Morris, sen., St. Andrews .

170 at Prestwick.

1868.

Tom Morris, jun., St. Andrews .

154 at Prestwick

1869.

Tom Morris, jun., St. Andrews .

157 at Prestwick.

1870.

*Tom Morris, jun., St. Andrews

149 at Prestwick.

1872.

Tom Morris, jun., St. Andrews .

166 at Prestwick.

1873.

Tom Kidd, St Andrews

179 at St. Andrews.

1874.

Mungo Park, Musselburgh .

159 at Musselburgh

1875.

Willie Park, Musselburgh .

166 at Prestwick.

1876.

Bob Martin, St. Andrews

176 at St. Andrews.

1877.

Jamie Anderson, St. Andrews

160 at Musselburgh

1878.

Jamie Anderson, St. Andrews

157 at Prestwick.

1879.

Jamie Anderson, St. Andrews

170 at St. Andrews.

1880.

Bob Ferguson, Musselburgh

162 at Musselburgh

1881.

Bob Ferguson, Musselburgh

170 at Prestwick.

1882.

Bob Ferguson, Musselburgh

171 at St. Andrews.

1883.

+W. Fermie, Dumfries

159 at Musselburgh.

1884.

Jack Simpson, Carnoustie .

160 at Prestwick.

1885.

Bob Martin, St. Andrews

171 at St. Andrews.

1886.

D. Brown, Musselburgh

157 at Musselburgh.

1887.

Willie Park, jun., Musselburgh .

161 at Prestwick.

1888.

Jack Burns, Warwick

171 at St. Andrews.

* This being Tom Morris, jun's., third successive victory, he won the Belt, originally put up, outright, and the Championship rem lined in abeyance for two years, when a fresh trophy was substituted, to be held by the leading club in the district from which the winner hails

+ After a tie with Bob Ferguson, Musselburgh.

1889.

*Willie Park, jun., Musselburgh

155 at Musselburgh.

1890.

M. J. Ball, jun., Royal Liverpool .

164 at Prestwick.

1891.

Hugh Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews.

166 at St. Andrews.

1892.

+Mr. H. H. Hilton, Royal Liverpool.

305 at Muirfleld.

1893.

W. Auchterlonie, St. Andrews

322 at Prestwick.

1894.

J. H. Taylor, Winchester

326 at Sandwich.

1895.

J. H. Taylor, Winchester

322 at St. Andrews.

1896.

‡. Vardon, Scarborough.

316 at Muirfleld.

1897.

Mr. H. H. Hilton, Royal Liverpool.

312 at Hoylake.

1898.

H. Vardon, Scarborough.

307 at Prestwick.

1899.

H. Vardon, Scarborough.

310 at Sandwich.

1900.

J. H. Taylor, Richmond .

309 at St. Andrews.

1901.

J. Braid, Romford .

309 at Merrifield.

1902.

Alex. Herd, Huddersfield.

307 at Hoylake.

1903.

H. Vardon, Totteridge

300 at Prestwick.

1904.

J. White, Sunningdale

296 at Sandwich.

1905.

J. Braid, Walton Heath .

318 at St. Andrews.

* After a tie with A. Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews. † Competition extended to seventy-two holes. ‡After a tie with J. H. Taylor, Winchester.