1883 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1883 British Open was the 23rd time this major was played. The golfer trying for four wins in a row came up just short.
Winner: Willie Fernie, 158
Where it was played: Musselburgh Links in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Tournament dates: Nov. 16-17, 1883
Leader after first round: Willie Fernie, 75
Notable Notes: Bob Ferguson, winner of the three previous Opens, trailed Willie Fernie by three strokes following the morning 18. But Ferguson caught Fernie in the afternoon, and the two shared the lead at the end of the scheduled 36 holes on 158. ... They had a 36-hole playoff the next day, which Fernie won by a single stroke, shooting 81-77 (158) to Ferguson's 82-77 (159). ... Ferguson led by one going to the last hole, but Fernie hit his tee ball to four feet and made the putt. He won when Ferguson missed his putt and took four.
Final Scores
| Willie Fernie | 75-83—158 |
| Bob Ferguson | 78-80—158 |
| Willie Brown | 83-77—160 |
| Bob Pringle | 79-82—161 |
| Willie Campbell | 80-83—163 |
| George Paxton | 80-83—163 |
| Ben Sayers | 81-83—164 |
| Willie Park Jr. | 77-88—165 |
| Willie Dunn Jr. | 85-81—166 |
| Ben Campbell | 81-86—167 |
| Old Tom Morris | 86-81—167 |
| Peter Paxton | 85-82—167 |
| Douglas Rolland | 82-85—167 |
| Thomas Grossert | 82-86—168 |
| Frank Park | 84-85—169 |
| William Cosgrove | 79-91—170 |
| Tom Dunn | 87-84—171 |
| Jack Simpson | 90-81—171 |
| a-George Millar | 80-92—172 |
| a-David Leitch | 88-86—174 |
| Tom Arundel | 87-88—175 |
| Willie Park Sr. | 94-82—176 |
| William Thomson | 90-87—177 |
| David Brown | 88-91—179 |
| David Grant Sr. | 89-90—179 |
| David Corstorphine | 88-93—181 |
| Mungo Park | 93-89—182 |
| Robert Tait | 89-94—183 |
| George Strath | 91-93—184 |
| a-David Baldie | 92-93—185 |
| John Lambert | 96-90—186 |
| Alexander Brown | 96-91—187 |
