1889 British Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Willie Park Jr., 155
Where it was played: Musselburgh Links in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Tournament dates: Nov. 8 and Nov. 11, 1889
Leader after first round: Andrew Kirkaldy, 77
Notable Notes: Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Park Jr. finished the one-day, 36-hole tournament tied at 155. So they played another 36 holes between the two of them three days later to settle the issue. In the playoff, Park shot 82-76 and Kirkaldy 85-78, so Park won by five strokes, 158 to 163. ... This was Park's second Open title and the seventh for the Park family (four for Willie Park Sr. and one for Mungo Park, Willie Sr.'s brother). ... So few players completed the original 36 holes because tournament organizers paid those not in contention to drop out — they feared being unable to complete the tournament in the day allotted.
Final Scores
Willie Park Jr. | 78-77—155 |
Andrew Kirkaldy | 77-78—155 |
Ben Sayers | 79-80—159 |
David Brown | 82-80—162 |
a-John E. Laidlay | 81-81—162 |
Willie Fernie | 84-80—164 |
Willie Brown | 87-78—165 |
Willie Campbell | 84-81—165 |
Davie Grant | 82-83—165 |
Hugh Kirkaldy | 83-83—166 |
William Thomson | 85-81—166 |
Archie Simpson | 89-78—167 |
a-A.M. Ross | 87-82—169 |
Jack Burns | 86-84—170 |