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Monday 2 October 1876Men’s majorsYear in Review
Martin wins the Open
St Andrews Links, St Andrews, Scotland · Saturday 30 September to Monday 2 October 1876 · purse £27 · winner's share £10
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 29° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
The Open
Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Davie Strath
To par not yet researched.
The golfer
Scotland; 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet