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1888 Open Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1888 Open Championship |
| dates | 6, 8 October 1888 |
| location | St Andrews, Scotland |
| course | Old Course at St Andrews |
| yardage | |
| field | 52 players |
| purse | £20 |
| winners_share | £8 |
| champion | SCO Jack Burns |
| score | 171 |
| previous | 1887 |
| next | 1889 |
|UK Scotland
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 was adjusted to 86, making Burns the champion.
Final leaderboard
Source:
Saturday, 6 October 1888
| Place | Player | Score | Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO Jack Burns | 86-85=171 | £8 |
| T2 | SCO David Anderson Jr. | 86-86=172 | Playoff |
| SCO Ben Sayers | 85-87=172 | ||
| 4 | SCO Willie Campbell | 84-90=174 | £2 |
| 5 | SCO Leslie Balfour (a) | 86-89=175 | − |
| T6 | SCO Davie Grant | 88-88=176 | 10s |
| SCO Andrew Kirkaldy | 87-89=176 | ||
| 8 | SCO Sandy Herd | 93-84=177 | − |
| 9 | SCO David Ayton Sr. | 87-91=178 | − |
| 10 | SCO 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
References
- (2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
- "Jack Burns of St. Andrews by Dudley Woods". British Golf Collectors' Society.
- 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.
- (9 October 1888). "Golf - The Championship". The Glasgow Herald.
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