# Canonical recap data for First Open Golf Championship (1860)
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slug: first-open-championship
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1860/first-open-championship"
title: First Open Golf Championship
subtitle: Prestwick's championship became the oldest national golf tournament.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1860-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1860
decade: 1860
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: A First Open or FO, is a type of railway carriage used by British Rail and subsequent operators since privatisation. They were first produced as British Railways Mark 1, and subsequently Mark 2, Mark 3, and Mark 4 variants were produced. This type of carriage is an "open coach" because of the arrangement of the seats i
summaryLong: A First Open or FO, is a type of railway carriage used by British Rail and subsequent operators since privatisation. They were first produced as British Railways Mark 1, and subsequently Mark 2, Mark 3, and Mark 4 variants were produced. This type of carriage is an "open coach" because of the arrangement of the seats inside – other types of carriage may be corridor based variants (FK) or have a brake compartment.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/British_Rail_Mk_3_M11083_at_Marylebone_A.jpg/1280px-British_Rail_Mk_3_M11083_at_Marylebone_A.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "First Open"
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Open"
  title: First Open
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: A First Open or FO, is a type of railway carriage used by British Rail and subsequent operators since privatisation. They were first produced as British Railway
wikidataQid: Q5453468
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20251116013842/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Open"
  capturedAt: 2025-11-16
  label: First Open
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Open"
