1884 Open Championship

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.

1884 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates3 October 1884
LocationPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field28 players[1]
Prize fund£20
Winner's share£8
Champion
Jack Simpson
160
Prestwick
Location in Scotland

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:[2][3]

Friday, 3 October 1884

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney
1Jack Simpson Scotland78-82=160£8
T2Willie Fernie Scotland80-84=164£4
Douglas Rolland Scotland81-83=164
T4Willie Campbell Scotland84-85=169£1
Willie Park Jr. Scotland86-83=169
6Ben Sayers Scotland83-87=170£1
T7Tom Dunn Scotland17110s
George Fernie Scotland171
T9Peter Fernie Scotland172
Jack Kirkaldy Scotland172

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

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References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 150. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 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. "The Golf Championship - Match for the championship at Prestwick". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1884. p. 7.

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