1888 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6, 8 October 1888 |
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 52 players |
| Prize fund | £20 |
| Winner's share | £8 |
| Champion | |
 Jack Burns | |
| 171 | |
The 1888 Open Championship was the 28th Open Championship, held 6 October at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Jack Burns won the Championship by a stroke from David Anderson Jr. and Ben Sayers.
Willie Campbell led after 18 holes for the third successive year and was the leader on 84 with Sayers on 85 and a group of four players on 86.
In the afternoon Sayers, in the first group, scored 87 and took an early lead on 172. Campbell made a number of mistakes and scored 90 for a total of 174. Sayers was then joined on 172 by David Anderson. Playing a few groups behind, Burns scored an 85 and took the lead on 171, a score none of the later players could match.
Burns's score for his first round had originally been added up to 87 but a Royal and Ancient Golf Club member noticed that it was added up incorrectly and the total wr&as adjusted to 86, making Burns the champion.
Final leaderboard
Saturday, 6 October 1888
| Place | Player | Score | Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Burns |
86-85=171 | £8 |
| T2 | David Anderson Jr. |
86-86=172 | Playoff |
| Ben Sayers |
85-87=172 | ||
| 4 | Willie Campbell |
84-90=174 | £2 |
| 5 | Leslie Balfour (a) |
86-89=175 | − |
| T6 | Davie Grant |
88-88=176 | 10s |
| Andrew Kirkaldy |
87-89=176 | ||
| 8 | Sandy Herd |
93-84=177 | − |
| 9 | David Ayton Sr. |
87-91=178 | − |
| 10 | Johnny Laidlay (a) |
93-87=180 | − |
Playoff
Monday, 8 October 1888
Anderson and Sayers played an 18-hole play-off two days later. Sayers won and took the second prize of £6, Anderson taking the third prize of £3.
References
- ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 148. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Jack Burns of St. Andrews by Dudley Woods" (PDF). British Golf Collectors’ Society. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ a b Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ^ "Golf - The Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1888. p. 3.