This Day in Golf History: December 25

Four-time Open champion Young Tom Morris died on Christmas Day, 1875, in St. Andrews, Scotland. It is commonly believed he died, literally, of a broken heart brought on by the death just three months earlier of his wife, Margaret, and child during delivery. But his breathing may have been affected by a match he played in poor weather a few weeks earlier, which may have also compounded his deteriorating health. He was just 24 years old but had already dominated the competition.