Willie Park(Musselburgh)

Musselburgh的Park Willie是Auld Willie的儿子，两次赢得公开赛并且于1881年接受他父辈的生意成为高尔夫球杆制作者。他成功生产了许多很有创意的产品。他作为球手和球杆制作者的声誉都很高。在世纪之交，他曾是世界上最大的制造商之一。直到1910年，他一直是一位活跃的球杆制造商，直到他将兴趣转向球场建造。

The very first Open Champion, in 1860, and winner again in 1863, 1866 and 1875, he was the father of another Willie Park,, also Open Champion and the founder of the influential clubmaking and course design business. Willie Park Snr's brother, Mungo, was also an Open Champion.

Born in Wallyford, Musselburgh in 1833 he started as a caddy then opened his clubmaking business here. He spent a couple of years in North Berwick but apparently never took to it, this despite spending well over �3000 in 1899 for a villa facing the first tee as a business location.

His promotion of the game as a professional sport, issuing challenges to other players to play for purses, did much to spread the popularity of the game beyond the leisured classes.

He died in Musselburgh in 1903.