Tom Kidd (golfer)

Tom Kidd
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Thomas Kidd
Born	c. 1848 St. Andrews, Scotland
Died	16 January 1884 (aged 35 or 36) St. Andrews, Scotland
Nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
The Open Championship	Won: 1873

Christopher Thomas Kidd (c. 1848 – 16 January 1884) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. He won the 1873 Open Championship on his home course at St Andrews, Scotland.

Early life and career

He was a caddie^[1] from St Andrews and won the 1873 Open Championship over his home links.^[2] It was the first Open played on the Old Course. Conditions were wet and Kidd's winning score of 179 was the highest in any Open Championship played over 36 holes.

His cash prize was £11. He was known as Tom Kidd or "Young Tom Kidd"^[3] to distinguish him from his father Tom Kidd who was also a caddie and died in the poorhouse in Markinch in 1896.^[4] Kidd married Eliza (or Elizabeth) Lumsden in November 1874 aged 25, when he is described as a golf caddie.^[5] He died suddenly of a heart problem in 1884^[6] and left two surviving children.^[3] His wife did not remarry and died in Cupar in 1935.^[7]

At a court for the renewal of drink licences in St Andrews in April 1884, the inspector of police said that the licensee of the Golf Inn, George Leslie, illegally bought clubs and similar items for drinks. After Kidd's death his cleek and iron were found in Leslie's possession together with the gold medal for winning the 1873 Open. Leslie had paid 2 shillings each for the club and 10 shillings for the gold medal. The three items were later bought by a third party and the gold medal returned to his widow. Leslie denied the allegation stating that he had bought the clubs but not the medal. The medal had been taken as surety for a 10 shilling loan. He claimed that, at the time Kidd was a "Good Templar" and "not a shilling" of the money had been spent in the inn. It was considered a "very suspicious case".^[8]^[9] After an adjournment the licence was granted by a majority of 3 to 2.^[10]

Death and legacy

Kidd died due to a heart problem on 16 January 1884, aged 35 or 36, and left behind a wife and two children.^[3]^[6]^[11] He won the 1873 Open Championship.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	18 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1873	The Open Championship	Tied for lead	91-88=179	1 stroke	Jamie Anderson

Results timeline

Tournament	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882
The Open Championship	1	T8	DNP	T17	DNP	DNP	5	DNP	DNP	T11

Note: The Open Championship was the only major played during Kidd's lifetime.

DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

↑ McCartney, Keith. "Golf in St Andrews: A local view of the Home of Golf". Retrieved 16 October 2013.
↑ "1873 Tom Kidd". The Open. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
1 2 3 "Sudden death of a well-known golfer". Fife Herald. 23 January 1884. Retrieved 21 December 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Deaths in the District of Markinch in the County of Fife". Statutory Deaths 447/00 0027. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 21 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Marriages in the United District of St Andrews and St Leonards in the County of Fife". Statutory Marriages 453/00 0038. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 21 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
1 2 "Deaths in the United District of St Andrews and St Leonards in the County of Fife". Statutory Deaths 453/00 0008. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 20 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Deaths in the District of Cupar in the County of Fife". Statutory Deaths 420/00 0140. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 21 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Tom Kidd". Antiquegolfscotland.com. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
↑ "St Andrews Licensing Court - The Golf Inn". Fife Herald. 9 April 1884. Retrieved 21 February 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "St Andrews - Adjourned Licensing Court". Dundee Courier. 10 April 1884. Retrieved 21 February 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Death of a Noted Golfer". Dundee Courier. 17 January 1884. Retrieved 21 February 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915–19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940–45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson† 2016 Henrik Stenson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

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