Ben Campbell (golfer)

Ben Campbell (born c. 1861) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Campbell had three top-10 finishes in The Open Championship. In the 1886 Open Championship he played fine golf, finishing alone in third place. The next year, in the 1887 Open Championship, he tied for tenth place.[1]

Ben Campbell
Personal information
Bornc. 1861
Scotland
Nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship3rd: 1886

Early life

Campbell was born c. 1861 in Scotland.

Golf career

1886 Open Championship

The 1886 Open Championship was held 5 November at the Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. David Brown won by two strokes from Willie Campbell.

Details of play

The contest consisted of four rounds over the 9-hole course. There were 42 entries including seven amateurs. Horace Hutchinson and Johnny Laidlay were the two leading amateurs playing. Local Musselburgh professionals dominated the field, providing 19 of the professional entries.

Brown and John Lambert led after the first round, both scoring 38. Lambert and Willie Campbell led after two rounds on 78 with Brown on 79 with Willie Fernie and Campbell. Brown had an excellent 37 in the third round and took a one stroke lead over Willie Campbell. They both fared badly at the 3rd hole where Brown took 7 and Campbell took 8. Campbell was ahead in the final round until he took seven at the 5th, having been bunkered twice on the hole. Eventually Brown finished two ahead of Campbell, finishing with two threes to Campbell's two fours. Willie Park, Jr. finished strongly but his chances were ruined by taking 34 on the first six holes of his first round.[2]

Death

Campbell's date of birth and date of death are unknown.

Results in The Open Championship
Tournament 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903
The Open Championship T10 DNP T22 3 T10 DNP ? T15 ? T16 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT

Note: Campbell played only in The Open Championship.

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
? = competed, finish unknown
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

References
  1. Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  2. "The Golf Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 6 November 1886. p. 6.
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