Jack Simpson

Scotland · born December 29, 1859, Earlsferry, Scotland · died July 9, 1895

1major championship

The Open1 win

Summary

First major 1884 The Open

Wins

1884 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · 160 · by 4 strokes from Douglas Rolland and Willie Fernie

Moments

1884 Open This was the first Open on Prestwick's extended 18-hole course, which dropped the old 578-yard 1st.
1884 Open Simpson's afternoon 82 in gales was the low score of that round.

Results by championship

Best day

1884 The Open

Prestwick Golf Club · 160 · by 4 strokes from Douglas Rolland and Willie Fernie

This was the first Open on Prestwick's extended 18-hole course, which dropped the old 578-yard 1st.

Simpson's afternoon 82 in gales was the low score of that round.

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1884.

Career line, 1884–1884

The Open

1884 The Open: won

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Major win

Jack Simpson was born on December 29, 1859, in Earlsferry, Scotland. Simpson won one major championship: the 1884 Open.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

1884 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · 160 · by 4 strokes from Douglas Rolland and Willie Fernie

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.