This Day in Golf History: October 2

The 1876 Open Golf Championship, held at The Old Course at St. Andrews, was played on this date, with Scotsman Bob Martin ruled the champion golfer when fellow Scotsman Davie Strath refused to take part in a playoff after the two of them finished with a 176 total. The entire affair is worth reading in more detail from a golf history book. Strath decided against playing the playoff because of a dispute with the Royal & Ancient.