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1884 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1884 Open Championship
dates	3 October 1884
location	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
course	Prestwick Golf Club
yardage
field	28 players
purse	£20
winners_share	£8
champion	SCO Jack Simpson
score	160
previous	1883
next	1885

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The 1884 Open Championship was the 24th Open Championship, held 3 October at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Jack Simpson won the Championship by four strokes, ahead of runners-up Willie Fernie and Douglas Rolland.

This was the first Open Championship to be played at Prestwick after it had been extended from 12 to 18 holes in 1882. The contest was still over 36 holes but consisted of two 18-hole rounds rather than three 12-hole rounds.

Conditions were difficult with a strong wind. Simpson, one of the early starters, had the best score in both rounds and was the surprise winner. Fernie and Rolland were joint second and shared the second and third prizes.

Final leaderboard

Source:

Friday, 3 October 1884

Place	Player	Score	Money
1	SCO Jack Simpson	78-82=160	£8
T2	SCO Willie Fernie	80-84=164	£4
SCO Douglas Rolland	81-83=164
T4	SCO Willie Campbell	84-85=169	£1
SCO Willie Park Jr.	86-83=169
6	SCO Ben Sayers	83-87=170	£1
T7	SCO Tom Dunn	171	10s
SCO George Fernie	171
T9	SCO Peter Fernie	172
SCO Jack Kirkaldy	172

Individual round scores are only known for the leading six players.

References

(2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
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". McFarland.
(4 October 1884). "The Golf Championship - Match for the championship at Prestwick". The Glasgow Herald.

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