1877 Open Championship: Jamie Anderson wins at Musselburgh Links (9-hole)
Jamie Anderson won the 1877 Open Championship at Musselburgh Links (9-hole), Scotland with 160, by 2 strokes over Bob Pringle.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1877 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 6 April 1877
- Course
- Musselburgh Links (9-hole), Scotland
- Edition
- 17th Open Championship
- Format
- 36 holes of stroke play
- Purse
- £20
- Trophy
- Claret Jug
- Champion
- Jamie Anderson · age 34 · Scotland · born St Andrews, Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1st Open title
- How he got in
- open entry (no qualifying)
- Winning score
- 82-78 = 160 · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Bob Pringle (162)
Top 7 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Anderson | 82 | 78 | 160 |
| 2 | Bob Pringle | 82 | 80 | 162 |
| T3 | William Cosgrove | 80 | 84 | 164 |
| T3 | Bob Ferguson | 80 | 84 | 164 |
| T5 | William Brown | 80 | 86 | 166 |
| T5 | Davie Strath | 85 | 81 | 166 |
| 7 | Mungo Park | 167 |
What happened at the 1877 Open Championship
Anderson was two behind at halfway and turned it round with a 37 on the third loop.
The win began Anderson's run of three straight titles (1877-79).
The Open's narrative refers only to nines and rounds, not holes.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: the-open.json (The Open room's data), with GNN's Open Championship addendum tables L (top ten by round), H (deciding hole), W (final-day weather).