James Braid won the Championship for the second time, five strokes ahead of runners-up Rowland Jones and John Henry Taylor.

[2] All entries played 18 holes on the first two days; those within fourteen strokes of the lead made the cut for the final two rounds on Friday.

[1][3] Strong winds and hard ground conditions made scoring difficult on all three days, with few rounds under 80.

[4] Scoring improved slightly on Thursday and Jones' 77 put him in the lead with 158; he was followed by Braid on 159 and James Kinnell and Arnaud Massy on 161.

Just 45 players made the cut at 172 and better, including a sole amateur John Graham Jr.[3] In the third round on Friday morning, Braid's 78 extended his lead to six shots over Kinnell, Massy, and Taylor.