1882 Open Championship: Bob Ferguson wins at Old Course, St Andrews
Bob Ferguson won the 1882 Open Championship at Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland with 171, by 3 strokes over Willie Fernie.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1882 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 30 September 1882
- Course
- Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland
- Edition
- 22nd Open Championship
- Format
- 36 holes of stroke play
- Purse
- £47.25
- Trophy
- Claret Jug
- Champion
- Bob Ferguson · Scotland · born Musselburgh, Scotland
- Champion's title
- 3rd Open title
- How he got in
- open entry (no qualifying)
- Winning score
- 83-88 = 171 · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Willie Fernie (174)
- Low amateur
- Fitz Boothby (175)
Top 10 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Ferguson | 83 | 88 | 171 |
| 2 | Willie Fernie | 88 | 86 | 174 |
| T3 | Bob Martin | 89 | 86 | 175 |
| T3 | Jamie Anderson | 87 | 88 | 175 |
| T3 | Fitz Boothby (a) | 86 | 89 | 175 |
| T3 | Jack Kirkaldy | 86 | 89 | 175 |
| T7 | James Mansfield (a) | 91 | 87 | 178 |
| T7 | Willie Park Sr | 89 | 89 | 178 |
| T7 | David Ayton | 90 | 88 | 178 |
| T7 | James Rennie | 90 | 88 | 178 |
What happened at the 1882 Open Championship
Ferguson's opening 83 was three strokes better than anyone else managed in either round.
The win completed Ferguson's hat-trick (1880-82).
The narrative names only Ferguson's single 5 at the 12th in the second round, not a deciding hole.
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).