1886 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1886 Open Championship 5 November 1886 Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland Musselburgh Links 42 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 149 27 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 David Brown 157 1885 1887 UK Scotland 1 Musselburgh 55.948 -3.044 Location in Scotland 240 The 1886 Open Championship was the 26th Open Championship, held 5 November at the Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. David Brown won by two strokes from Willie Campbell. The contest consisted of four rounds of the nine-hole course. There were 42 entries, including seven amateurs. Horace Hutchinson and Johnny Laidlay were the two leading amateurs playing. Local Musselburgh professionals dominated the field, providing 19 of the professional entries. Brown and John Lambert led after the first round, both scoring 38. Lambert and Willie Campbell led after two rounds on 78, with Brown on 79 with Willie Fernie and Ben Campbell. Brown had an excellent 37 in the third round and took a one-stroke lead over Willie Campbell. They both fared badly at the 3rd hole, where Brown took 7 and Campbell took 8. Campbell was ahead in the final round until he took seven at the 5th, having been bunkered twice on the hole. Eventually Brown finished two ahead of Campbell, finishing with two threes to Campbell's two fours. Willie Park Jr. finished strongly, but his chances were ruined by taking 34 on the first six holes of his first round. Final leaderboard Source: The Glasgow Herald 6 November 1886 6 The Golf Championship Friday, 5 November 1886 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO David Brown 38-41-37-41=157 £82 SCO Willie Campbell 39-39-39-42=159 £53 SCO Ben Campbell 40-39-40-41=160 £3T4 SCO Bob Ferguson 41-41-39-40=161 £1 SCO Thomas Grossett 43-37-39-42=161 SCO Willie Park Jr. 44-40-41-36=161 SCO Archie Simpson 39-40-41-41=161T8 SCO Willie Fernie 79-83=162 SCO Davie Grant 86-76=162 SCO Johnny Laidlay (a) 80-82=162 Individual round scores are only known for the leading seven players. References External links Musselburgh Links 1886 (Official site) 55.948 -3.044 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Musselburgh Category:Sport in East Lothian