1886 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1886 British Open was the 26th time this major was played.

Winner: David Brown, 157

Where it was played: Musselburgh Links at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

Tournament dates: Nov. 5, 1888

Leader after first round: John Lambert and Willie Campbell, 78

Notable Notes: David Brown was one off the lead following the morning 18, and two in front at the end of the afternoon 18. ... Brown did his best work on his first and third trips around the Musselburgh nine-hole links, shooting 38 and 37, respectively, over those nines. ... He finished his final trip around the links with back-to-back threes. ... John Lambert, the co-leader after the first and second rounds, stumbled in the afternoon 18 and finished tied for 12th place.

Final Scores

David Brown	79-78—157
Willie Campbell	78-81—159
Ben Campbell	79-81—160
Bob Ferguson	82-79—161
Thomas Grossert	80-81—161
Willie Park Jr.	84-77—161
Archie Simpson	82-79—161
Willie Fernie	79-83—162
David Grant	86-76—162
a-John E. Laidlay	80-82—162
James Morris	81-82—163
John Lambert	78-86—164
Thomas McWatt	81-83—164
Jack Simpson	83-81—164
Bob Simpson	84-81—165
Tom Dunn	83-83—166
a-Horace Hutchinson	81-85—166
Bob Pringle	80-86—166
Ben Sayers	84-82—166
William Cosgrove	84-83—167
Robert Tait	84-83—167
Peter Fernie	85-83—168
Peter Paxton	87-82—169
Jack Ferguson	83-87—170
George Strath	86-84—170
David Simpson	84-88—172
Willie Dunn Jr.	85-88—173
Old Tom Morris	88-85—173
Charlie Crawford	85-89—174
James Keddie	84-90—174
a-James Denham	86-89—175
a-Harry Everard	86-89—175
Jamie Allan	86-90—176
Mungo Park	86-90—176
a-Albert Park	88-91—179