1888 Open Championship 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.
Details of play Willie Campbell was in good form—working his way around in 84—and was the leader after 18 holes for the third consecutive year. Sayers was one shot further back on 85 and four players were bunched on 86. In the afternoon Sayers, in the first group, scored 87 and took an early lead on 172. Campbell ran into difficulties on a few holes making 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 carded 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 member noticed that it was added up incorrectly and the total was adjusted to 86, making Burns the champion. ==Death==