Old Tom Morris signed photographFantastic Old Tom Morris signed photo dated 1903 For Sale: 12,000 Thomas Mitchell Morris (1821 1908) otherwise known as Old Tom Morris, was a Scottish golfer. Morris was a pioneer of the game, and is widely regarded as "the father of golf". Morris won the Open Championship four times, and struck the first ball at the first Open, in 1860 a tournament he helped found. He remains the oldest winner of the Open (46) and his winning margin at the 1862 Open