Jack Burns
Best day
1888 The Open
Old Course, St Andrews · 171 · by 1 stroke from David Anderson Jr and Ben Sayers
An R&A member checking the cards found that Burns's morning outward half was 46, not the 47 written down, which turned an apparent tie into a one-stroke win.
David Anderson Jr was the first player to break 40 on the inward half.
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1888.
Career line, 1885–1888
2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Top 10
Jack Burns was born on January 7, 1859, in St Andrews, Scotland. Burns won one major championship: the 1888 Open.
See Jack Burns in our rooms: The Open and Every Ground.
Cards you pull this visit stack here. Tap one to go back to it.
The record
Wins in the majors (1)
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
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.