1898 British Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Harry Vardon, 307
Where it was played: Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Tournament dates: June 8-9, 1898
Leader after first round: Harold Hilton and Willie Park Jr., 76
Leader after second round: Willie Park Jr., 151
Leader after third round: Willie Park Jr., 229
Notable Notes: Harry Vardon trailed by two strokes entering the final round, but outplayed third-round Willie Park Jr., 76 to 79, to win his second Open Championship. ... Park needed to make a four-foot putt on the final hole to force a playoff, but missed. ... This was the first British Open that featured a cut following the second round. The defending champion, Willie Auchterlonie, became the first Open champ to miss the cut in his title defense.
Final Scores
| Harry Vardon | 79-75-77-76--307 |
| Willie Park Jr. | 76-75-78-79--308 |
| a-Harold Hilton | 76-81-77-75--309 |
| J.H. Taylor | 78-78-77-79--312 |
| a-Freddie Tait | 81-77-75-82--315 |
| David Kinnell | 80-77-79-80--316 |
| Willie Fernie | 79-85-77-77--318 |
| John Hunter | 82-79-81-77--319 |
| Thomas Renouf | 77-79-81-83--320 |
| James Braid | 80-82-84-75--321 |
| Philip Wynne | 83-79-81-78--321 |
| James Kay | 81-81-77-83--322 |
| George Pulford | 83-81-78-81--323 |
| Jack White | 82-81-77-83--323 |
| James Kinnell | 77-81-78-88--324 |
| Archie Simpson | 83-80-82-79--324 |
| Sandy Herd | 80-79-84-82--325 |
| Peter McEwan | 83-83-77-82--325 |
| Ben Sayers | 85-78-79-85--327 |
| Walter Toogood | 82-84-83-78--327 |
| a-John Gairdner | 84-77-82-85--328 |
| David Herd | 79-81-83-85--328 |
| J.L. Hutchinson | 83-79-84-82--328 |
| Andrew Kirkaldy | 82-84-85-77--328 |
| Peter Paxton | 81-82-86-79--328 |
| Tom Williamson | 86-84-77-81--328 |
| C. Ralph Smith | 84-78-85-82--329 |
| J.W. Taylor | 83-84-80-82--329 |
| Fred Butel | 81-84-86-81--332 |
| Andrew H. Scott | 83-84-78-87--332 |
| Bob Simpson | 84-81-82-85--332 |
| Tom Hutchinson | 85-81-86-82--334 |
| Jack Kirkaldy | 82-82-85-85--334 |
| Jack Rowe | 84-77-88-85--334 |
| a-Charles Whigham | 85-82-84-83--334 |
| a-Edward Blackwell | 84-82-84-87--337 |
| Harry Harris | 85-84-85-83--337 |
| David McEwan | 82-84-88-89--343 |
| Joseph Dalgleish | 84-84-92-86--346 |