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He was born in Musselburgh, Scotland, in 1821 and died there.
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Willie Dunn
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Dunn had three top-10 finishes in the Open Championship, with his best result being seventh in the 1861 Open Championship. Willie Dunn, Senior was born in Musselburgh, Scotland, on 19 August 1821. The 1861 Open Championship
Dunn placed seventh in the 1861 Open Championship, carding consistent rounds of 61-59-60=180.
The 1861 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland.
lieutenant was the second Open Championship and the first to open to amateurs as well as professionals. Ten professionals and eight amateurs contested the event, with Tom Morris, Senior winning the championship by 4 shots from Willie Park, Senior
Dunn had two sons, Thomas Dunn and Willie Dunn, Junior.
Dunn died in Musselburgh, Scotland, of epithelioma of lip—a form of skin cancer—in 1878.
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Dunn apprenticed under the Gourlay family and was keeper of the greens at Blackheath until 1864 when he returned to the Thistle Golf Club at Leith Links.
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Scottish