1884 Open Championship Explained

1884 Open Championship
Dates:3 October 1884
Location:Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course:Prestwick Golf Club
Field:28 players[1]
Purse:£20
Winners Share:£8
Champion: Jack Simpson
Score:160
Previous:1883
Next:1885

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:[2] [3]

Friday, 3 October 1884

PlacePlayerScoreMoney
1 Jack Simpson 78-82=160 £8
T2 80-84=164 £4
81-83=164
T4 84-85=169 £1
86-83=169
6 83-87=170 £1
T7 171 10s
171
T9 172
172

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

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Media guide . The Open Championship . 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 .
  2. Book: Brenner, Morgan G. . The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 . 1 . 2009 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  3. News: The Glasgow Herald . 4 October 1884 . 7 . The Golf Championship - Match for the championship at Prestwick .