1963 Open Championship

January 2024 August 2013 1963 Open Championship 10–13 July 1963 Lytham St Annes, England Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 70 6757 yd 120 players, 47 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 73, 203 17 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 149 (+9) £8,500$23,800 £1,500$4,200 NZL Bob Charles 277 (−3), playoff 1962 1964 UK England 1 Lytham &St Annes 53.7495 -3.0180 Location in England 5 230 Lancashire Lytham &St Annes 53.7497 -3.0169 Location in Lancashire. England 5 right white 230 The 1963 Open Championship was the 92nd Open Championship, held from 10 to 13 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. Bob Charles won his only major championship in a 36-hole playoff on Saturday, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Rodgers, and became the first left-hander to win a major title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jm5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1882%2C2204141 Glasgow Herald Horne Cyril Open Championship for R.J. Charles 15 July 1963 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2_5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4917%2C2190710 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Charles wins British Open 13 July 1963 1Bhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/07/14/page/42/article/a-lefty-who-can-pitch-and-putt-too Chicago Tribune Associated Press Bob Charles wins by 8 in Open 14 July 1963 1, sec. 2 Masters winner Jack Nicklaus bogeyed the last two holes and came in third, one stroke out of the playoff. A heavy favourite among the local bettors, two-time defending champion Arnold Palmer tied for 26th.https://www.si.com/vault/1963/07/22/595061/the-ham-and-the-knife Sports Illustrated Brown Gwilym S. The Ham and the Knife 22 July 1963 10–11, 43–45 U.S. Open champion Julius Boros did not play. This was the last 36-hole playoff at The Open, the format was changed to 18 holes the following year, used in 1970 and 1975.Play-off in Open reduced The Times 4 14 January 1964 The four-hole aggregate format was introduced in 1986 and first used in 1989. The PGA Championship was played the next week in Texas at Dallas, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. In epic heat, 23-year-old Nicklaus regrouped and won by two strokes for his third major title.https://www.si.com/vault/1963/07/29/597365/hottest-man-in-a-furnace Sports Illustrated Hottest man in a furnace Wright Alfred 29 July 1963 16http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/07/22/page/35/article/nicklaus-wins-p-g-a-on-30-foot-putt Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Nicklaus wins P.G.A. on 30-foot putt 22 July 1963 1, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=by9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6lgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=735%2C2144817 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio UPI Petersen Leo Birdie putt on 15th clinches PGA tourney victory for Nicklaus at Dallas 22 July 1963 19 Course layout Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards2084394563932124665533941643,2853364832003394454623564623893,4726,757Par344435543354534444443671 (1974) --> Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=im5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3158%2C1488810 Glasgow Herald Card of course 10 July 1963 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jG5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2196%2C1855809 Glasgow Herald Horne Cyril Rogers leads by one stroke from Thomson 12 July 1963 6 Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): 1958: 6635 yd 1952: 6657 yd Field For the first time, leading players were exempt from qualifying. 44 players who entered were exempted: The Times 13 June 1963 5 44 Open Golf Exemptions – Key to Foreign Opposition Peter Alliss, Brian Bamford, Michael Bonallack (a), Fred Boobyer, Ken Bousfield, Eric Brown, Peter Butler, Joe Carr (a), Billy Casper, Bob Charles, Neil Coles, Roger Foreman, Jean Garaïalde, Christy Greene, Tom Haliburton, Jimmy Hitchcock, Brian Huggett, Bernard Hunt, Denis Hutchinson, John Jacobs, Bobby Locke, Jimmy Martin, Cary Middlecoff, Sebastián Miguel, Ralph Moffitt, Kel Nagle, Jack Nicklaus, Christy O'Connor Snr, Arnold Palmer, John Panton, Lionel Platts, Gary Player, Dai Rees, Phil Rodgers, Sandy Saddler (a), Doug Sanders, Syd Scott, Doug Sewell, Dave Thomas, Peter Thomson, Harry Weetman, Ross Whitehead, Brian Wilkes, Guy Wolstenholme Casper and Middlecoff subsequently withdrew leaving 42 pre-qualified players. The exemption categories were: 1. The first 20 and those tying for 20th place in the 1962 Open Peter Alliss, Bob Charles, Roger Foreman, Jean Garaïalde, Brian Huggett, Bernard Hunt, Denis Hutchinson, Jimmy Martin, Sebastian Miguel, Ralph Moffitt, Kel Nagle (3), Christy O'Connor Snr, Arnold Palmer (3,6), John Panton, Phil Rodgers, Syd Scott, Dave Thomas, Peter Thomson (3), Harry Weetman, Ross Whitehead Eligible but did not enter: Sam Snead 2. The first 30 and those tying for 30th place in the P.G.A. Order of Merit for 1962 3. The last 10 Open champions (1953–62) Bobby Locke, Gary Player Eligible but did not enter: Ben Hogan 4. The last 5 Amateur champions (1958–62) Michael Bonallack (5) (a), Joe Carr (a) Eligible but did not enter: Deane Beman (7), Richard Davies 5. Members of the 1962 British Eisenhower Cup team Sandy Saddler (a) Eligible but did not enter: Martin Christmas, Ronnie Shade 6. The last 10 U.S. Open champions (1953–62) Jack Nicklaus Eligible but did not enter: Tommy Bolt, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol, Ben Hogan, Gene Littler, Dick Mayer Entered but later withdrew: Billy Casper, Cary Middlecoff 7. The last 5 U.S. Amateur champions (1958–62) Eligible but did not enter: Charles Coe, Labron Harris Jr. Jack Nicklaus had turned professional but was exempt under other categories 8. The first 30 money winners and those tying for 30th place in the U.S.P.G.A. official list for one year ending with the P.G.A. tournament immediately before the closing date of the U.S. Open entries Exemptions for amateur champions were only granted if the player was still an amateur. Qualifying Qualification took place on 4–5 July (Thursday and Friday) at Fairhaven and St Annes Old Links. They were run as two separate events with 39 players to qualify from each venue to make a total field of 120. At each venue 34 players qualified on 147 and 6 players had a sudden-death playoff for the remaining five places. Max Faulkner, the 1951 Champion, was one of those who qualified in the playoff at Fairhaven. Bruce Devlin and Bill Large led the qualifying events. Three alternates were decided from each qualifying event. The Times 6 July 1963 4 Faulkner Scrapes Throughhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oXxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5264%2C4183052 Glasgow Herald 30 November 1962 1,6 Revision of Open Golf Championship Fairhaven – Grant Aitken, C.C. Bowman (a), Dick Burton, Colin Colenso, Gordon Cunningham, Stuart Davies, Bruce Devlin, Cherif El-Sayed Cherif, Max Faulkner, Tony Fisher, W.C.A. Hancock, Jack Hargreaves, Jimmy Henderson, J.R. Hood (a), Geoffrey Hunt, Jack Isaacs, Tony Jacklin, Arthur Lees, Eric Lester, Hugh Lewis, John MacDonald, G.R. Maisey, Bob Marshall, Frank Miller, A. Moore, Hedley Muscroft, George Parton, Frank Phillips, G.M. Rutherford (a), Denis Scanlan, David Snell, Bill Spence, Norman Sutton, Bobby Verwey, Bobby Walker, Gordon Weston, Trevor Wilkes, George Will, Michael Wolveridge St Annes Old Links – Brian Allen, Herman Barron, David Beard, M. Birkett, Hugh Boyle, Harry Bradshaw, Alan Brookes, Fred Bullock, Alex Caygill, Barry Davies, Norman Drew, J.H. Ellis, C. Findlay, Simon Fogarty, Allan Gillies, Walter Godfrey, Tony Grubb, Harold Henning, Bryon Hutchinson, Norman Johnson, Alex King, Bill Large, Eddie Large, Malcolm Leeder, Nicky Lynch, Ian MacDonald, N.R. MacDonald, Jim McAlister, David Miller, Maurice Moir, D.G. Neech (a), Cyril Pennington, Sewsunker Sewgolum, Jack Sharkey, Ian Smith, Ramón Sota, Brian Stockdale (a), Donald Swaelens, Jack Wilkshire Prize money The total prize money remained unchanged at £8,500 but the distribution was changed. The winner's prize was increased to £1,500 with £1,000 for second, £800 for third, £650 for fourth, £500 for fifth, £350 for sixth, £275 for seventh, £225 for eighth, £175 for ninth, £150 for tenth, £140 for 11th, £135 for 12th, £130 for 13th, £125 for 14th, £120 for 15th, £110 for 16th reducing at £5 intervals to £65 for 25th. The 26th to 30th places each received £60 with £55 for 31st to 35th, £50 for 36th to 40th and £45 for 41st to 45th. If more than 45 players made the cut the 41st to 45th prize money was distributed between all those finishing 41st or lower. If less than 45 made the cut the remaining prize money was not distributed. The winner of each qualifying event won £75 with £50 for second and £25 for third place. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 10 July 1963 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Phil Rodgers67−3 AUS Peter ThomsonT3 NZL Bob Charles68−2 SCO Tom HaliburtonT5 AUS Kel Nagle69−1 ESP 1945 Ramón SotaT7 AUS Frank Phillips70E BEL Donald Swaelens ZAF 1928 Brian WilkesT10 ENG Geoffrey Hunt71+1 ENG Alex King ENG Hugh Lewis SCO Ian MacDonald USA Jack Nicklaus ZAF 1928 Sewsunker Sewgolum Small:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i25AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2186%2C1739754 Glasgow Herald Horne Cyril Palmer nine strokes behind leaders 11 July 1963 12 Second round Thursday, 11 July 1963 The cut rule was changed this year to a minimum of 45 players; it was previously a maximum of 50. The cut was 149 (+9) and 47 players advanced, but no amateurs. PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Phil Rodgers67-68=135−52 AUS Peter Thomson67-69=136−43 USA Jack Nicklaus71-67=138−24 AUS Kel Nagle69-70=139−15 NZL Bob Charles68-72=140ET6 FRA Jean Garaïalde72-69=141+1 SCO Tom Haliburton68-73=141T8 SCO Ian MacDonald71-71=142+2 ESP 1945 Sebastián Miguel73-69=142 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr74-68=142 ESP 1945 Ramón Sota69-73=142 Source: Amateurs: Hood (+12), Saddler (+12), Carr (+15), Neech (+16), Rutherford (+16), Bonallack (+19), Bowman (+19), Stockdale (+20) Third round Friday, 12 July 1963 – (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 NZL Bob Charles68-72-66=206−42 AUS Peter Thomson67-69-71=207−3T3 USA Jack Nicklaus71-67-70=208−2 USA Phil Rodgers67-68-73=2085 AUS Kel Nagle69-70-73=212+26 FRA Jean Garaïalde72-69-72=213+3T7 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning76-68-71=215+5 ESP 1945 Sebastián Miguel73-69-73=215 ESP 1945 Ramón Sota69-73-73=215T10 ENG Bernard Hunt72-71-73=216+6 SCO Ian MacDonald71-71-74=216 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jW5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1876%2C2069483 Glasgow Herald Final aggregates 13 July 1963 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jW5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1568%2C1985602 Glasgow Herald Horne Cyril Tie for Open golf title 13 July 1963 1 Final round Friday, 12 July 1963 – (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)T1 NZL Bob Charles 68-72-66-71=277 −3Playoff USA Phil Rodgers 67-68-73-69=2773 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-67-70-70=278 −28004 AUS Kel Nagle 69-70-73-71=283 +36505 AUS Peter Thomson 67-69-71-78=285 +55006 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr 74-68-76-68=286 +6350T7 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 75-70-72-70=287 +7250 ESP 1945 Ramón Sota 69-73-73-72=287T9 FRA Jean Garaïalde 72-69-72-75=288 +8163 ESP 1945 Sebastián Miguel 73-69-73-73=288 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/07/13/page/71/article/rodgers-and-charles-tie-in-britain Chicago Tribune Associated Press Rodgers and Charles tie in Britain 14 July 1963 1, sec. 2 Playoff Saturday, 13 July 1963 Charles won the 36-hole playoff by eight strokes; he led by three after the first round. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 NZL Bob Charles 69-71=140 E 1,5002 USA Phil Rodgers 72-76=148 +8 1,000 Scorecards Morning round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par344434543 453444444NZL Charles E+1+1EEE−1−1−1−1−2−1−2−2−2−3−1−1USA Rodgers E+1+2+2+2+2+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+2 Afternoon round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par344434543 453444444NZL Charles −1−1+1E+1+1+1EE−1−1−1−1−1EEEEUSA Rodgers +3+4+4+3+3+2+3+2+3+3+4+5+6+7+7+7+7+8 Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |} References External links Royal Lytham & St Annes 1963 (Official site) 1963 53.7495 -3.018 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Lytham St Annes Category:Sport in the Borough of Fylde Category:1960s in Lancashire