CREATE TABLE table_13963 ("Year" FLOAT, "Country" TEXT, "Course" TEXT, "Location" TEXT, "Total score" TEXT, "To par [a ]" TEXT)

What's the To par of St Andrews before the year 1888?
SELECT "To par [a ]" FROM table_13963 WHERE "Course" = 'st andrews' AND "Year" < '1888'
SELECT "To par [a ]" FROM "table_13963" WHERE "Course" = 'st andrews' AND "Year" < '1888'