1884 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1884 Open Championship 3 October 1884 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 28 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 150 30 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £20 £8 SCO Jack Simpson 160 1883 1885 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 240 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:The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 1 Morgan G. Brenner 2009 McFarland 978-0-7864-3360-5 The Glasgow Herald 4 October 1884 7 The Golf Championship - Match for the championship at Prestwick https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qJBEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fLUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6258%2C330921 Friday, 3 October 1884 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO Jack Simpson 78-82=160 £8T2 SCO Willie Fernie 80-84=164 £4 SCO Douglas Rolland 81-83=164T4 SCO Willie Campbell 84-85=169 £1 SCO Willie Park Jr. 86-83=1696 SCO Ben Sayers 83-87=170 £1T7 SCO Tom Dunn 171 10s SCO George Fernie 171T9 SCO Peter Fernie 172 SCO Jack Kirkaldy 172 Individual round scores are only known for the leading six players. References External links Prestwick 1884 (Official site) 1884 Open Championship (GolfCompendium.com) 55.502 -4.619 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Prestwick Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship