1881 Open Championship

The 1881 Open Championship was the 21st Open Championship, held 14 October at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Bob Ferguson won the Championship for the second successive year, by three strokes from runner-up Jamie Anderson.

1881 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates14 October 1881
LocationPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field22 players[1]
Prize fund£21
Winner's share£8
Champion
Bob Ferguson
170
Prestwick
Location in Scotland

The weather was terrible, taking place on the same day as the Eyemouth disaster, where over 100 fishermen lost their lives. Play was delayed an hour for the weather to improve but it actually got worse and eventually started at 11:30.

The 1st hole proved to be particularly challenging. At 578 yards it was a long hole by the standards of the time, although Tom Morris Jr. had holed his third shot in his opening round of the 1870 Open Championship. Ferguson was in the first group and started with an eight. In his three tries at the hole that day he took a total of 25 (8-9-8) but lost nothing on his nearest challenger Anderson who also took 25 (8-10-7). The scores of the other players is unrecorded.

Ferguson played an excellent first round, scoring 53 (8-4-4-6-4-5-3-3-6-3-3-4). This was four strokes better than anyone else. He scored 60 in his second round and Willie Campbell with a 56 reduced the lead to three, with Anderson four behind.

Campbell had a poor final round of 65 and Jamie Anderson was Ferguson's only challenger. Ferguson played a steady final round of 57 and although Anderson had a good last round, Ferguson won by a clear three strokes.

Final leaderboard

Source:[2][3][4]

Friday, 14 October 1881

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney
1Bob Ferguson Scotland53-60-57=170£8
2Jamie Anderson Scotland57-60-56=173£5
3Ned Cosgrove Scotland61-59-57=177£3
4Bob Martin Scotland57-62-59=178£2
T5Willie Campbell Scotland60-56-65=181£1
Tom Morris Sr. Scotland58-65-58=181
Willie Park Jr. Scotland66-57-58=181
8Willie Fernie Scotland65-62-56=183

The scores of the other finishers is not recorded.

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References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 151. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. 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. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  3. "Golf Match for the Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 15 October 1881. p. 7.
  4. "Championship Competition". Dundee Courier. 18 October 1881. Retrieved 22 December 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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