1891 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1891 British Open was the 31st time this major was played. It was the final one-day, 36-hole Open Championship.
Winner: Hugh Kirkaldy, 166
Where it was played: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
Tournament dates: Oct. 6, 1891
Leader after first round: Hugh Kirkaldy, 83
Notable Notes: Hugh Kirkaldy held a one-stroke lead following the morning 18. Among the four golfers tied for second was Andrew Kirkaldy, Hugh's brother. And Andrew remained tied for second at the end of the 36-hole tournament, two behind his brother. Willie Fernie was the other runner-up. ... Andrew and Willie played off one day later to decide who got second-place and who got third-place money. Andrew won that playoff.
Final Scores
Hugh Kirkaldy | 83-83—166 |
Andrew Kirkaldy | 84-84—168 |
Willie Fernie | 84-84—168 |
a-Samuel Mure Fergusson | 86-84—170 |
W.D. More | 84-87—171 |
Willie Park Jr. | 88-85—173 |
David Brown | 88-86—174 |
Willie Auchterlonie | 85-90—175 |
a-Harold Hilton | 89-86—175 |
Ben Sayers | 91-85—176 |
Tom Vardon | 89-87—176 |
a-John Ball | 94-83—177 |
Archie Simpson | 86-91—177 |
Sandy Herd | 87-91—178 |
David Grant | 84-95—179 |
James Kay | 93-86—179 |
Jack Kirkaldy | 90-89—179 |
Bob Mearns | 88-91—179 |
Laurie Auchterlonie | 87-93—180 |
a-Charles Hutchings | 89-91—180 |
a-John E. Laidlay | 90-90—180 |
David Simpson | 91-89—180 |
David Anderson Jr. | 90-91—181 |
David Ayton | 94-87—181 |
a-Ernly Blackwell | 90-91—181 |
Willie Campbell | 94-87—181 |
a-Horace Hutchinson | 89-92—181 |
George Mason | 94-87—181 |
a-Harry Everard | 89-93—182 |
William Greig | 95-87—182 |
a-R.H. Johnston | 95-87—182 |
a-Freddie Tait | 94-88—182 |
William Anderson | 96-87—183 |
G. Douglas | 94-89—183 |
a-Allan Macfie | 94-89—183 |
Bob Martin | 89-94—183 |
a-Harry S. Colt | 93-91—184 |
Bob Simpson | 89-95—184 |
David Herd | 91-94—185 |
David Anderson Sr. | 94-92—186 |
a-T. Carmichael | 92-94—186 |
George Fernie | 93-93—186 |
Peter Paxton | 94-92—186 |
Jack Simpson | 94-92—186 |
a-Peter Anderson | 97-91—188 |
a-James Hunter | 94-94—188 |
a-Andrew Lawson | 94-94—188 |
a-David Leitch | 98-90—188 |
a-James Kirk | 91-98—189 |
Douglas McEwan | 101-88—189 |
George Pearson | 96-93—189 |
a-John M. Williamson | 97-92—189 |
a-John Cuthbert | 95-95—190 |
a-William Young | 91-99—190 |
Lindsey Ross | 96-95—191 |
Albert Tingey | 98-94—192 |
a-Thomas Gilroy | 98-95—193 |
Old Tom Morris | 99-94—193 |
a-Robert Scott | 102-92—194 |
a-Garden Smith | 97-98—195 |
a-David Anderson | 100-99—199 |
D. Sheppard | 98-101—199 |