Mungo Park

Mungo Park (22 October 1836 – 19 June 1904) was a member of a famous family of Scottish golfers. He won the 1874 Open Championship held at Musselburgh Links. James Park (1797–1873) and his wife Euphemia (née Kerr; 1806–1860), at Quarry Houses in Musselburgh, which was to become one of the three towns that shared hosting responsibilities for The Open Championship through the 1870s and 1880s. He learned golf at the age of four, but then spent 20 years as a seaman.

Golf career After his career as a seaman concluded he returned to his home town in the early 1870s and won the 1874 Open Championship on the Musselburgh Links. His winning score was 159 for 36 holes. He spent his later life working as a teacher, golf course designer and clubmaker. Park would go on to post four more top-10 finishes in The Open Championship between 1875 and 1881. Park was also the first professional at Portmarnock Golf Club for one year having supervised the golf course design in 1893.

Personal life Park's brother, Willie, and his nephew, Willie Park, Jr., both won The Open Championship.

Park died of pernicious anemia in the Inveresk poorhouse, aged 67.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline Note: Park played only in the Open Championship.

WD = Withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place