The British were in turn outraged by the `` Little Belt '' affair in 1811 , in which 11 British sailors died Death .

The prize for winning was the Challenge Belt ; a player winning Getting the belt three successive years would keep Preserving it .

In a proposed competition Competition for a `` Challenge Belt '' , Fairlie sent Sending out a series of letters to Blackheath , Perth , Edinburgh , Musselburgh and St. Andrews , inviting Participation a player known as a `` respectable caddie '' to represent each of the clubs in a tournament to be held on 17 October 1860 .

It was the 11th Open Openness Championship and the last to be contested Competition for the Challenge Belt .

By winning Getting for a third successive time Tom Morris , Jr. gained Getting permanent possession of the Challenge Belt .