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Saturday 17 November 1883Men’s majorsYear in Review
Fernie wins the Open
Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, Scotland · Friday 16 to Saturday 17 November 1883 · purse £20
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
7 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 14° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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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.
34 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
The Open
Musselburgh Links (9-hole), Musselburgh
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Bob Ferguson
To par not yet researched.
The golfer
b. 1855-05-07, St Andrews, Scotland; Scotland; age 28 at the win (year page); 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