In overcast weather with some rain, James Morris took the early lead with a first round of 50. Jamie Anderson, Bob Kirk and the English amateur John Ball each scored 53, to be three shots behind. Morris began the second round badly and finished with a 56 for a total of 106. Anderson, with a second round of 53, was tied with him, while Bob Kirk and Tom Morris Sr. were both two strokes behind.
Morris was in the third group out and had a final round 55 for a total of 161. Playing a few groups behind, Anderson began his third round with two sevens, but thereafter played steadily. With Morris finished he was told that he needed to play the last four holes in 17 to tie with Morris. At the Burn Hole (the 9th) he holed a full iron shot for a three, followed this with a four at the 10th, and at the Short Hole (the 11th) his tee shot landed on top of the hill behind the green. The ball then ran down the hill and into the hole for a hole-in-one. A five at the last gave him a round of 51 and a total of 157. Bob Kirk, playing in the last group, was still in contention. On the last green he was told that if he holed his long putt he would tie Anderson. The putt lipped out and he missed the return putt but his score of 159 was enough to give him second place.
Ball and Martin had a 12-hole playoff later the same day. Martin scored 55 to Ball's 64 and took fourth place.[3]
Referencesedit
^. The Open Championship. 2011. p. 153. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN978-0-7864-3360-5.
^ ab"Prestwick - Competition for the Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1878. p. 7.
^"Championship Competition". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 5 October 1878. Retrieved 22 December 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
1878, open, championship, 18th, open, championship, held, october, prestwick, golf, club, prestwick, south, ayrshire, scotland, jamie, anderson, championship, second, successive, year, strokes, from, runner, kirk, tournament, informationdates4, october, 1878lo. The 1878 Open Championship was the 18th Open Championship held 4 October at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick South Ayrshire Scotland Jamie Anderson won the Championship for the second successive year by two strokes from runner up Bob Kirk 1878 Open ChampionshipTournament informationDates4 October 1878LocationPrestwick South Ayrshire ScotlandCourse s Prestwick Golf ClubStatisticsField27 players 1 Prize fundNot knownWinner s share 8ChampionJamie Anderson157 18771879 Prestwickclass notpageimage Location in Scotland In overcast weather with some rain James Morris took the early lead with a first round of 50 Jamie Anderson Bob Kirk and the English amateur John Ball each scored 53 to be three shots behind Morris began the second round badly and finished with a 56 for a total of 106 Anderson with a second round of 53 was tied with him while Bob Kirk and Tom Morris Sr were both two strokes behind Morris was in the third group out and had a final round 55 for a total of 161 Playing a few groups behind Anderson began his third round with two sevens but thereafter played steadily With Morris finished he was told that he needed to play the last four holes in 17 to tie with Morris At the Burn Hole the 9th he holed a full iron shot for a three followed this with a four at the 10th and at the Short Hole the 11th his tee shot landed on top of the hill behind the green The ball then ran down the hill and into the hole for a hole in one A five at the last gave him a round of 51 and a total of 157 Bob Kirk playing in the last group was still in contention On the last green he was told that if he holed his long putt he would tie Anderson The putt lipped out and he missed the return putt but his score of 159 was enough to give him second place Contents 1 Final leaderboard 1 1 Playoff 2 References 3 External linksFinal leaderboard editSource 2 3 4 Friday 4 October 1878 Place Player Score Money1 nbsp Jamie Anderson 53 53 51 157 82 nbsp Bob Kirk 53 55 51 159 53 nbsp James Morris 50 56 55 161 3T4 nbsp John Ball a 53 57 55 165 Playoff nbsp Bob Martin 57 53 55 165T6 nbsp William Cosgrove 55 56 55 166 nbsp Willie Park Sr 53 56 57 1668 nbsp Jamie Allan 62 53 52 167T9 nbsp John Allan 55 55 58 168 nbsp Tom Dunn 54 60 54 168Playoff edit Friday 4 October 1878Ball and Martin had a 12 hole playoff later the same day Martin scored 55 to Ball s 64 and took fourth place 3 References edit Media guide The Open Championship 2011 p 153 Archived from the original on 18 April 2012 Retrieved 29 May 2014 Brenner Morgan G 2009 The Majors of Golf Complete Results of the Open the U S Open the PGA Championship and the Masters 1860 2008 Vol 1 McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 3360 5 a b Prestwick Competition for the Championship The Glasgow Herald 5 October 1878 p 7 Championship Competition Dundee Evening Telegraph 5 October 1878 Retrieved 22 December 2014 via British Newspaper Archive External links editPrestwick 1878 Official site 56 02 35 N 2 49 23 W 56 043 N 2 823 W 56 043 2 823 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1878 Open Championship amp oldid 1192987880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
