1890 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1890 Open Championship 11 September 1890 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 39 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 147 27 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £30 £13 ENG John Ball (a) 164 1889 1891 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 240 The 1890 Open Championship was the 30th Open Championship, held 11 September at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. John Ball won the Championship, three strokes ahead of Willie Fernie and Archie Simpson. Ball was both the first Englishman to win the Open and the first amateur to win it. Andrew Kirkaldy had the lead after the morning round with an 81. He was followed by his brother Hugh Kirkaldy and Ball on 82. These were the only players better than 85. Ball was playing with Willie Campbell who had a disappointing 86 to trail Ball by four strokes. Fernie was one of the early finishers in the afternoon and came back with a total of 167. Willie Park Jr. had an excellent 80 but was out of contention after a terrible start to his morning round. Hugh Kirkaldy was playing with Simpson. While Kirkaldy faded after a 91, Simpson matched Fernie with his total of 167. Andrew Kirkaldy was in the next group but, like his brother, had a poor second round. Ball and Campbell were the next group, the last of the contenders. Initially Campbell matched Ball in the second round but after taking eight at the 9th he lost another shot to Ball at the 10th and, after topping his drive at the 11th, he tore up his card. Ball continued playing steadily and it became known that he needed 20 for the last four holes to win. Finishing 5-4-5-4 he won eventually by three strokes. He had completed each nine holes in exactly 41. Final leaderboard Source: The Glasgow Herald 12 September 1890 9 The Golf Championship - Victory of Mr John Ball Thursday, 11 September 1890 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 ENG John Ball (a) 82-82=164 −T2 SCO Willie Fernie 85-82=167 £9 10s SCO Archie Simpson 83-84=167T4 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 81-89=170 £2 10s SCO Willie Park Jr. 90-80=1706 ENG Horace Hutchinson (a) 87-85=172 −T7 SCO Davie Grant 86-87=173 £1 5s SCO Hugh Kirkaldy 82-91=1739 SCO Willie McEwan 87-87=174 £110 SCO David Brown 85-90=175 £1 References External links Prestwick 1890 (Official site) 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