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Hugh Kirkaldy

Scotland · born , St Andrews, Scotland · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1891 The Open
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

  1. 1891 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 166 · by 2 strokes from Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie

Near misses

  1. 1889 The Open Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · finished T10 · 166
  2. 1890 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T7 · 173
  3. 1892 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Harold Hilton · 308
  4. 1893 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T4 · 326

Rivals

Beat him

Moments

  1. 1891 Open Played in cold wind and driving rain, this was the last 36-hole Open, and the brothers Hugh and Andrew Kirkaldy finished first and joint second.
  2. 1891 Open Hugh's 166 set the record for an Open at St Andrews, and one of his rounds had no 6s, a first at St Andrews.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1891 The Open

    Old Course, St Andrews · 166 · by 2 strokes from Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie

    Played in cold wind and driving rain, this was the last 36-hole Open, and the brothers Hugh and Andrew Kirkaldy finished first and joint second.

    Hugh's 166 set the record for an Open at St Andrews, and one of his rounds had no 6s, a first at St Andrews.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1891.

    Career line, 1889–1893

    The Open
    1889 The Open: finished T101890 The Open: finished T71891 The Open: won1892 The Open: runner-up to Harold Hilton1893 The Open: finished T4
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    5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10

    Hugh Kirkaldy was born on June 5, 1868, in St Andrews, Scotland. Kirkaldy won one major championship: the 1891 Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1891 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 166 · by 2 strokes from Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1889 The Open Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · finished T10 · 166
    2. 1890 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T7 · 173
    3. 1892 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Harold Hilton · 308
    4. 1893 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T4 · 326

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Golf Compendium
    2. R&A 1891
    3. GC 1891
    4. R&A 1889
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    6. Golf Compendium 1890
    7. R&A 1893
    8. Golf Compendium 1893