1880 British Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Bob Ferguson, 162
Where it was played: Musselburgh Links in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Tournament dates: April 9, 1880
Leader after first round: Bob Ferguson and Peter Paxton, 81
Notable Notes: Bob Ferguson and Peter Paxton shared the lead following the morning 18 (two rounds over the 9-hole links), and they finished 1-2. But Ferguson pulled away from Paxton in the afternoon, winning by five. ... On his second hole of the tournament, Ferguson had to play off a road. His next shot struck a telegraph pole. An inauspicious beginning for a golfer who wound up winning three Opens in a row. ... The tournament featured a hole-in-one, which was even rarer in these days, by Andrew Kirkaldy during the third nine.
Final Scores
Bob Ferguson | 81-81—162 |
Peter Paxton | 84-83—167 |
Ned Cosgrove | 82-86—168 |
David Brown | 86-83—169 |
George Paxton | 85-84—169 |
Bob Pringle | 90-79—169 |
Andrew Kirkaldy | 85-85—170 |
Willie Brown | 87-84—171 |
David Grant | 87-84—171 |
Tom Morris Sr. | 87-88—175 |
Tom Arundel | 86-93—179 |
Thomas Brown | 90-89—179 |
Willie Campbell | 88-91—179 |
J. Foreman | 92-87—179 |
Willie Park Sr. | 89-92—181 |
Willie Park Jr. | 92-90—182 |
David Corstorphine | 93-90—183 |
George Strath | 87-96—183 |
Ben Sayers | 91-93—184 |
Mungo Park | 95-92—187 |
A. Brown | 97-92—189 |
Robert Drummond | 96-94—190 |
William Thomson | 96-94—190 |
James Beveridge | 94-97—191 |