1888 Open Championship
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The 1888 Open Championship was the 28th Open Championship, held 6 October at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Jack Burns won the Championship by a stroke from David Anderson Jr. and Ben Sayers.
Willie Campbell led after 18 holes for the third successive year and was the leader on 84 with Sayers on 85 and a group of four players on 86.
In the afternoon Sayers, in the first group, scored 87 and took an early lead on 172. Campbell made a number of mistakes and scored 90 for a total of 174. Sayers was then joined on 172 by David Anderson. Playing a few groups behind, Burns scored an 85 and took the lead on 171, a score none of the later players could match.
Burns's score for his first round had originally been added up to 87 but a Royal and Ancient Golf Club member noticed that it was added up incorrectly and the total was adjusted to 86, making Burns the champion.
Final leaderboard
Source:
Saturday, 6 October 1888
| Place | Player | Score | Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland Jack Burns | 86-85=171 | £8 |
| T2 | Scotland David Anderson Jr. | 86-86=172 | Playoff |
| Scotland Ben Sayers | 85-87=172 | ||
| 4 | Scotland Willie Campbell | 84-90=174 | £2 |
| 5 | Scotland Leslie Balfour (a) | 86-89=175 | − |
| T6 | Scotland Davie Grant | 88-88=176 | 10s |
| Scotland Andrew Kirkaldy | 87-89=176 | ||
| 8 | Scotland Sandy Herd | 93-84=177 | − |
| 9 | Scotland David Ayton Sr. | 87-91=178 | − |
| 10 | Scotland Johnny Laidlay (a) | 93-87=180 | − |
Playoff
Monday, 8 October 1888
Anderson and Sayers played an 18-hole play-off two days later. Sayers won and took the second prize of £6, Anderson taking the third prize of £3.
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