Who's who: Tom Kidd

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  • Kidd, Tom 2

Who's who: Tom Kidd

  • Name:

    Thomas "Tom" Kidd Jr
  • Also known as:

    Young Tom Kidd
  • Country:

    Scotland
  • Lived:

    [c.1848-1884]. Born c.1848 in St Andrews, Fife. Died on Jan 16, 1884 in St Andrews (aged 35 or 36).
  • Original/Home Club:

    St Andrews, Fife
  • Occupation:

    Golf caddie; professional golfer and teaching professional.
  • Turned Pro:

    c.1866

Roll of Honour

MAJORS (1): The Open (1873).

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Young Tom Kidd, as he was known to distinguish him from his father Tom Kidd (who also caddied in St Andrews), is best known for winning the 1873 Open Championship. It was the first Open to be played in St Andrews. In winning The Open, Young Tom Kidd prevented his contemporary and fellow St Andrews native, Young Tom Morris, from claiming five Open Championship wins in a row.

Kidd, who came from a family of weavers turned golfers, was known in St Andrews for his flashy dressing and colourful garb, as well as his long-hitting golf game.

Top tournaments won by Tom Kidd

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Kidd, Tom

Score

179

Prize money

£11

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The Open Championship (13th) (Oct 4). Second-placed Jamie Anderson (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Tom Kidd (Scot). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].

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