1912 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–25 June 1912
LocationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Statistics
Length6,448 yards (5,896 m)[1][2]
Field62 players[3]
Cutnone
Prize fund£125
Winner's share£50
Champion
Jersey Ted Ray
295
Muirfield is located in Scotland
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
Muirfield is located in East Lothian
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in East Lothian, Scotland

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

HoleYards  HoleYards
120410390
236511407
333812390
434713293
547014138
638315295
739016464
849717330
936518382
Out3,359In3,089
Source:[1][2][4]Total6,448

Round summaries

First round

Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)

PlacePlayerScore
1Jersey Ted Ray71
2Scotland George Duncan72
T3England William Horne73
Scotland Robert Thomson
T5Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr74
France Arnaud Massy
T7England Tom Ball75
Scotland George Fotheringham
England Fred Leach
England J.H. Taylor
Jersey Harry Vardon

Source:[3][10]

Second round

Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScore
1Jersey Ted Ray71-73=144
2Jersey Harry Vardon75-72=147
3Scotland James Braid77-71=148
4Scotland George Duncan72-77=149
5Scotland Robert Thomson73-77=150
T6France Arnaud Massy74-77=151
England J.H. Taylor75-76=151
T8Scotland George Fotheringham75-78=153
England Charles Mayo76-77=153
T10Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr74-80=154
Ireland Hugh McNeill76-78=154

Source:[3][10]

Third round

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)

PlacePlayerScore
1Jersey Ted Ray71-73-76=220
2Scotland James Braid77-71-77=225
3Scotland George Duncan72-77-78=227
T4England J.H. Taylor75-76-77=228
Jersey Harry Vardon75-72-81=228
6Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr74-80-75=229
7Scotland Robert Thomson73-77-80=230
8England Charles Mayo76-77-78=231
T9Scotland George Fotheringham75-78-79=232
England Reg Wilson82-75-75=232

Source:[3][4]

Final round

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)
1Jersey Ted Ray71-73-76-75=29550
2Jersey Harry Vardon75-72-81-71=29925
3Scotland James Braid77-71-77-78=30315
4Scotland George Duncan72-77-78-78=30510
5Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr74-80-75-79=3087
10s
6Scotland Sandy Herd76-81-76-76=309
T7England Fred Collins76-79-81-74=3103
6s 8d
France Jean Gassiat76-80-78-76=310
England Reg Wilson82-75-75-78=310
10France Arnaud Massy74-77-82-78=3110

Source:[3][4][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Open Championship - remarkable play by Tom Ball". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Open Championship - first section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1912. p. 14.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 122. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Open Championship - new winner at last". Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1912. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "English golf title to Ray". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 June 1912. p. 14.
  6. ↑ "The Open Championship - Section A". The Times. 21 June 1912. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1912. p. 14.
  8. ↑ "The Open Championship - Section B". The Times. 22 June 1912. p. 12.
  9. ↑ "The Open Championship - Section C". The Times. 24 June 1912. p. 12.
  10. 1 2 3 "Open Championship - first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
  11. ↑ 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.

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