. . "1898 Open Championship"@en . . "The 1898 Open Championship was the 38th Open Championship, held 8\u20139 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Harry Vardon won the Championship for the second time, a stroke ahead of Willie Park, Jr., the 1887 and 1889 winner.With the increasing number of \"hopeless competitors\" and \"second-class golfers\" entering the Open, a cut was introduced for the first time to reduce the number of players on the final day."@en .