1889 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1889 Open Championship 8, 11 November 1889 Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland Musselburgh Links 48 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 £22 £8 SCO Willie Park Jr. 155, playoff 1888 1890 UK Scotland 1 Musselburgh 55.948 -3.044 Location in Scotland 240 The 1889 Open Championship was the 29th Open Championship, held 8 November at the Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Park Jr. were tied on 155 each. They had a 36-hole playoff on 11 November, Park winning by five strokes from Kirkaldy. The Glasgow Herald 12 November 1889 2 Golf - The Championship Competition at Musselburgh This was the sixth and last time the Open was played at Musselburgh. It was replaced by Muirfield as the venue for the 1892 Open Championship. A number of players scored 39 in the first round but after two round Kirkaldy had the lead with a total of 77. Park was a stroke behind on 78 with Ben Sayers on 79. After the third round, Kirkaldy and Park drew clear of the field, Kirkaldy still holding a one stroke lead. Kirkaldy led by two after Park made a bad start to the final round. However Kirkaldy finished badly, taking four at the short 7th and 9th holes while Park took three at the two holes and so the two player were tied on 155, four clear of Sayers. Play started until 10:30 a.m. "but as the day wore on it became apparent that an earlier start would have been more satisfactory". The Glasgow Herald 9 November 1889 9 Golf - The Championship Meeting at Musselburgh The problems with playing on a nine-hole course in November became clear and players not in contention were offered 5 shillings not to play in the final round so that the leading players could finish before darkness descended. As it was, the last few competitors played in the dark. The playoff took place three days later. Park got off to the best start in the playoff and led by four after the first round. However, in the second round Park was in trouble at the 3rd hole where he had to lift, taking a two stroke penalty, and taking eight. Park was in more trouble at the next two holes and Kirkaldy took a one stroke lead at that point. However, Park played the last four holes four strokes better than Kirkaldy and finished the morning play with a three-shot lead. After an hour break and in front of about a thousand spectators both played an excellent third round, Park scoring 37 to Kirkaldy's 38, so that Park now led by four strokes. Kirkaldy reduced the lead to three at the first hole of the final round but then they halved the next six holes. The championship was finally decided at the 8th where Kirkaldy was bunkered and took six. Park's win marked the end of Scottish hegemony at the Open Championship. His victory was the 29th consecutive victory for Scottish golfers. The streak was broken the next year at the 1890 Open Championship by Englishman John Ball. In general, golfers from Jersey and England would dominate the Open in the 1890s, winning eight of the ten events. This streak of 29 consecutive major championship victories (none of the other major championships existed yet) from one nation remains the longest ever. The next closest is 17 consecutive victories from American golfers that ended at the 1947 U.S. Open. 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 Friday, 8 November 1889 PlacePlayerScoreMoneyT1 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 39-38-39-39=155 Playoff SCO Willie Park Jr. 39-39-39-38=1553 SCO Ben Sayers 39-40-41-39=159 £3T4 SCO David Brown 43-39-41-39=162 £3 SCO Johnny Laidlay (a) 42-39-40-41=162 −6 SCO Willie Fernie 45-39-40-40=164 £1T7 SCO Willie Brown 44-43-41-37=165 13s 4d SCO Willie Campbell 44-40-42-39=165 SCO Davie Grant 41-41-41-42=165T10 SCO Hugh Kirkaldy 44-39-43-40=166 − SCO Willie Thomson 43-42-40-41=166 Playoff Source: Monday, 11 November 1889 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 SCO Willie Park Jr. 39-43-37-39=158 £82 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 43-42-38-40=163 £5 Scorecards Morning rounds Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 1st 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 2ndTotalSCO Park455545344395586544334382SCO Kirkaldy556457353435564464444285 Afternoon rounds Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 3rd 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 4thTotalSCO Park464455333375544554433976SCO Kirkaldy554455343384544554634078 References External links Musselburgh Links 1889 (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:Sport in East Lothian Category:Musselburgh