1912 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 24–25 June 1912 |
Location | Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland |
Course(s) | Muirfield |
Statistics | |
Length | 6,448 yards (5,896 m)[1][2] |
Field | 62 players[3] |
Cut | none |
Prize fund | £125 |
Winner's share | £50 |
Champion | |
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295 | |
The 1912 Open Championship was the 52nd Open Championship, held 24–25 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Ted Ray led wire-to-wire and won the championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Harry Vardon, the defending champion.[4][5]
Following the problems caused by the large number of entries in 1911, qualification was re-introduced and took place on 20, 21, and 22 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days; George Duncan led the twenty qualifiers on Thursday by seven strokes with a score of 149, and 168 was the qualifying score.[2][6] There 21 qualifiers on the second day at 162 or better, led by Ted Ray on 153.[7][8] There were 21 qualifiers on the third day; Tom Ball scored 144 on Saturday, six strokes ahead of the rest, and the qualifying mark was 160.[1][9]
After the first two rounds on Monday, Ray led on 144, with Vardon at 147, James Braid on 148, and George Duncan in fourth at 149.[10]
On Tuesday, Ray extended his lead to five strokes after the third round, and he was not seriously challenged in the final round in the afternoon, despite a 71 from Vardon.[4] Despite his weight and with his nearest rivals still to complete their rounds, Ray was carried off the final green in triumph by some of his friends.
Course
Hole | Yards | Hole | Yards | |
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1 | 204 | 10 | 390 | |
2 | 365 | 11 | 407 | |
3 | 338 | 12 | 390 | |
4 | 347 | 13 | 293 | |
5 | 470 | 14 | 138 | |
6 | 383 | 15 | 295 | |
7 | 390 | 16 | 464 | |
8 | 497 | 17 | 330 | |
9 | 365 | 18 | 382 | |
Out | 3,359 | In | 3,089 | |
Source:[1][2][4] | Total | 6,448 |
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | Finish |
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Harry Vardon | ![]() |
1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911 |
75 | 72 | 81 | 71 | 299 | 2 |
James Braid | ![]() |
1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 |
77 | 71 | 77 | 78 | 303 | 3 |
Sandy Herd | ![]() |
1902 | 76 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 309 | 6 |
Arnaud Massy | ![]() |
1907 | 74 | 77 | 82 | 78 | 311 | 10 |
J.H. Taylor | ![]() |
1894, 1895 1900, 1909 |
75 | 76 | 77 | 84 | 312 | T11 |
Jack White | ![]() |
1904 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 324 | T35 |
Round summaries
First round
Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)
Place | Player | Country | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ted Ray | ![]() |
71 |
2 | George Duncan | ![]() |
72 |
T3 | William Horne | ![]() |
73 |
Robert Thomson | ![]() | ||
T5 | Laurie Ayton, Snr | ![]() |
74 |
Arnaud Massy | ![]() | ||
T7 | Tom Ball | ![]() |
75 |
George Fotheringham | ![]() | ||
Fred Leach | ![]() | ||
J.H. Taylor | ![]() | ||
Harry Vardon | ![]() |
Second round
Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Country | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ted Ray | ![]() |
71-73=144 |
2 | Harry Vardon | ![]() |
75-72=147 |
3 | James Braid | ![]() |
77-71=148 |
4 | George Duncan | ![]() |
72-77=149 |
5 | Robert Thomson | ![]() |
73-77=150 |
T6 | Arnaud Massy | ![]() |
74-77=151 |
J.H. Taylor | ![]() |
75-76=151 | |
T8 | George Fotheringham | ![]() |
75-78=153 |
Charles Mayo | ![]() |
76-77=153 | |
T10 | Laurie Ayton, Snr | ![]() |
74-80=154 |
Hugh McNeill | ![]() |
76-78=154 |
Third round
Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)
Place | Player | Country | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ted Ray | ![]() |
71-73-76=220 |
2 | James Braid | ![]() |
77-71-77=225 |
3 | George Duncan | ![]() |
72-77-78=227 |
T4 | J.H. Taylor | ![]() |
75-76-77=228 |
Harry Vardon | ![]() |
75-72-81=228 | |
6 | Laurie Ayton, Snr | ![]() |
74-80-75=229 |
7 | Robert Thomson | ![]() |
73-77-80=230 |
8 | Charles Mayo | ![]() |
76-77-78=231 |
T9 | George Fotheringham | ![]() |
75-78-79=232 |
Reg Wilson | ![]() |
82-75-75=232 |
Final round
Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Country | Score | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ted Ray | ![]() |
71-73-76-75=295 | 50 |
2 | Harry Vardon | ![]() |
75-72-81-71=299 | 25 |
3 | James Braid | ![]() |
77-71-77-78=303 | 15 |
4 | George Duncan | ![]() |
72-77-78-78=305 | 10 |
5 | Laurie Ayton, Snr | ![]() |
74-80-75-79=308 | 7 10s |
6 | Sandy Herd | ![]() |
76-81-76-76=309 | |
T7 | Fred Collins | ![]() |
76-79-81-74=310 | 3 6s 8d |
Jean Gassiat | ![]() |
76-80-78-76=310 | ||
Reg Wilson | ![]() |
82-75-75-78=310 | ||
10 | Arnaud Massy | ![]() |
74-77-82-78=311 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c "Open Championship - remarkable play by Tom Ball". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
- ^ a b c "Open Championship - first section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1912. p. 14.
- ^ a b c d e f "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 122. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Open Championship - new winner at last". Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1912. p. 11.
- ^ "English golf title to Ray". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 June 1912. p. 14.
- ^ "The Open Championship - Section A". The Times. 21 June 1912. p. 12.
- ^ "Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1912. p. 14.
- ^ "The Open Championship - Section B". The Times. 22 June 1912. p. 12.
- ^ "The Open Championship - Section C". The Times. 24 June 1912. p. 12.
- ^ a b c "Open Championship - first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
- ^ 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. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.