Coodham House was built in memory of Fairlie's father, William, by his widow Margaret who bought the estate in 1825 and commissioned a large and
PING Rapture V2 Irons opulent country house as the new family home.
It was here that James, who inherited the estate in 1845, began planning the Prestwick course and the Open Championship, unveiled on October 17, 1860 and attracting
Ping G10 Irons eight leading Scottish golfers, who played three rounds of the 12-hole course in one day.
Tournament favorite Tom Morris Snr, who had the added advantage of having designed the course but he lost by two strokes to Willie Park Snr who won
PING iWi Series CRAZ-E Putter with a score of 174 and claimed a specially commissioned belt as this was 12 years before the Claret Jug was introduced as the winner's prize.
However, Morris Snr had his revenge four times between 1861 and 1867 and in 1864 received a cash prize of ￡6 - somewhat dwarfed by ￡750,000 won by
Golf Clubs for Sale Padraig Harrington at the 2008 Open Championship.
