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1877 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1877 Open Championship
dates	6 April 1877
location	Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
course	Musselburgh Links
yardage
field	24 players
purse	£20
winners_share	£8
champion	SCO Jamie Anderson
score	160
previous	[1876](1876-open-championship)
next	[1878](1878-open-championship)

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The 1877 Open Championship was the 17th Open Championship, held 6 April at Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Jamie Anderson won the Championship, by two strokes from runner-up Bob Pringle.

Davie Strath and Bob Ferguson played together but Strath had a disappointing 45 in the first round which left him well behind the leaders. Ferguson also started badly but recovered to score 40. William Brown led on 39 with Ferguson and Jamie Anderson on 40. After two rounds, three players were level on 80: Brown, Ferguson and William Cosgrove with Anderson and Bob Pringle only two behind. Strath was five behind on 85.

Anderson scored 37 in the third round while Ferguson could only manage 40 and Davie Strath scored 38. Anderson now led on 119 with Ferguson on 120, Ferguson on 122 and Strath on 123. In the final round Strath took 9 at the second to drop out of contention. Ferguson also had a disappointing last round and Anderson's 41 was enough to give him the Championship.

Final leaderboard

Source:

Friday, 6 April 1877

Place	Player	Score	Money
1	SCO Jamie Anderson	40-42-37-41=160	£8
2	SCO Bob Pringle	44-38-40-40=162	£6
T3	SCO William Cosgrove	41-39-44-40=164	£2
SCO Bob Ferguson	40-40-40-44=164
T5	SCO William Brown	39-41-45-41=166	£1
SCO Davie Strath	45-40-38-43=166
7	SCO Mungo Park	167

The scores of the other players are not known.

References

(2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
(12 April 1877). "Competition for the Golf Championship at Musselburgh". Fife Herald.

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