1952 Open Championship

January 2024 August 2013 1952 Open Championship 9–11 July 1952 Lytham St Annes, England Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 72 6657 yd 96 players, 46 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 84, 203–8 18 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 151 (+7) £1,700$4,760 £300$840 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 287 (−1) 1951 1953 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 200 The 1952 Open Championship was the 81st Open Championship, held 9–11 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. This was the second Open at the course, its first was 26 years earlier in 1926. Bobby Locke won the third of his four Claret Jugs at 287 (−1), one stroke ahead of runner-up Peter Thomson.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x1tAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xJMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6309%2C1148872 Glasgow Herald Locke wins Open by one stroke 12 July 1952 5 This was the first of seven consecutive Opens in which Thomson, age 22, finished as champion or runner-up. Fred Daly, 1947 champion, led after each of the first three rounds,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/07/11/page/47/article/daly-fires-69-to-retain-lead-in-british-open Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Daly fires 69 to retain lead in British Open 3, sec. 3 but concluded with 153 (+9) on the final day and finished third.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/07/12/page/24/article/lockes-287-takes-1st-in-british-open Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Locke's 287 takes 1st in British Open 4, sec. 3 For qualifying, 274 players entered compared to the 148 the previous year in Northern Ireland. Through an error, the initial entry did not include Antonio Cerdá, the prior year's runner-up. The Times 19 June 1952 2 The Open Championship The Championship committee used its discretion to allow him a late entry. The Times 7 July 1952 4 Open Golf Championship Qualifying took place on 7–8 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Royal Lytham & St Annes and 18 holes at adjacent Fairhaven. The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place were not included. John Panton led at 134 with Harry Bradshaw next on 136. The qualifying score was 152 and 96 players advanced.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xFtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xJMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2535%2C863803 Glasgow Herald Panton's day of record-equalling 9 July 1952 9http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/07/09/page/43/article/sarazen-gets-second-69-in-british-open Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Sarazen gets second 69 in British Open 9 July 1952 3 sec. 3 The Times 9 July 1952 2 Golf – Open Championship Three former champions did not continue: Reg Whitcombe (1938) 154, Alf Padgham (1936) 155, and Dick Burton (1939) 156. The opening round on Wednesday had the lowest scoring, as Daly took the lead at 67, followed by Thomson (68), and Locke in third at 69.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xVtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xJMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6232%2C973323 Glasgow Herald Daly leads by stroke in "Open" 10 July 1952 9 The Times 10 July 1952 2 Golf – Daly's lead at St. Anneshttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/07/10/page/81/article/goggin-tops-americans-in-british-open Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Goggin tops Americans in British Open 10 July 1952 1, sec. 6 Daly widened his lead in the second round on Thursday with 69 for 136. Locke was four behind at 140, with Thomson a stroke behind in third.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xltAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xJMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6227%2C1061052 Glasgow Herald Daly's four-stroke lead in "Open" 11 July 1952 7 English amateur Jackie Jones was tied for fourth place, seven shots behind Daly. The Times 11 July 1952 2 Golf – Open Championship The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes remained at fifty, and ties for 50th place did not make the cut. The cut was at 151 (+7), and 46 players advanced. Stronger winds arrived on Friday morning for the third round, but Daly still led with 213 after a 77. Locke had closed to one shot after a 74 and Thomson was four behind Locke at 218 (+2), despite going out of bounds at the second hole. Harry Bradshaw and Sam King came next on 219. Starting an hour before Daly, Locke began the final round that afternoon 3-4-3 and reached the turn in 34. Daly was out in 37 and a victory for Locke seemed likely. However he finished with two fives and Daly still had a chance to catch him, but Daly took a six at the 15th; despite finishing 3–4–4, he ended up two shots behind. Thomson seemed to be out of contention after going out in 36, six shots behind Locke at the same stage. However, he came home in 34 with a birdie three at the last to take second place from Daly, one stroke behind Locke. Henry Cotton had the best score on the final day (74-71=145), but had been thirteen behind Daly at 149 after the first two rounds and finished fourth. Jones partnered Locke on the final day and, despite rounds of 78 and 83, held onto the position of leading amateur, winning the silver medal. The Times 12 July 1952 4 Locke's golf victory - Third Open in four years - Thomson beaten by one stroke Only five Americans were in the field; the top finisher was Willie Goggin, in his first Open Championship at age 46, in a six-way tie for ninth.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tcRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2GoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2650%2C3102441 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Four Yankees keep British Open chance 11 July 1952 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VPtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_VcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4021%2C1926248 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio United Press Locke paces British Open 10 July 1952 31 Gene Sarazen, the 1932 champion, tied for seventeenth at age 50. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 9 July 1952 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 NIR Fred Daly 67−52 AUS Peter Thomson 68 −43 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 69−3T4 IRL Harry Bradshaw70−2 ENG Bob Garner ENG Arthur Young T7 SCO Eric Brown 71 −1 USA 1912 Willie Goggin ENG Sam King SCO Alex Kyle (a) ENG Alan Poulton Source: Second round Thursday, 10 July 1952 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 NIR Fred Daly 67-69=136 −82 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 69-71=140 −43 AUS Peter Thomson 68-73=141 −3T4 SCO Eric Brown 71-72=143 −1 ENG Jackie Jones (a) 73-70=143T6 ENG Peter Alliss 72-72=144 E IRL Harry Bradshaw 70-74=144 SCO John Panton 72-72=144 ENG Syd Scott 75-69=144T10 ENG Ken Bousfield 72-73=145 +1 FRA 1794 Henri de Lamaze (a) 71-74=145 USA 1912 Willie Goggin 71-74=145 ENG Sam King 71-74=145 ENG Alan Poulton 71-74=145 Source: Third round Friday, 11 July 1952 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 NIR Fred Daly 67-69-77=213 −32 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 69-71-74=214 −23 AUS Peter Thomson 68-73-77=218 +2T4 IRL Harry Bradshaw 70-74-75=219 +3 ENG Sam King 71-74-74=219T6 ENG Fred Bullock 76-72-72=220 +4 USA 1912 Willie Goggin 71-74-75=220 ENG Syd Scott 75-69-76=220 BEL Flory Van Donck 74-75-71=220T10 SCO Eric Brown 71-72-78=221 +5 ENG Jackie Jones (a) 73-70-78=221 ENG Alan Poulton 71-74-76=221 AUS Norman Von Nida 77-70-74=221 Source: Final round Friday, 11 July 1952 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 69-71-74-73=287 −13002 AUS Peter Thomson 68-73-77-70=288 E2003 NIR Fred Daly 67-69-77-76=289 +11004 ENG Henry Cotton 75-74-74-71=294 +675T5 ARG Antonio Cerdá 73-73-76-73=295 +735 ENG Sam King 71-74-74-76=2957 BEL Flory Van Donck 74-75-71-76=296 +8 208 ENG Fred Bullock 76-72-72-77=297 +9 20T9 IRL Harry Bradshaw 70-74-75-79=298 +1020 SCO Eric Brown 71-72-78-77=298 USA 1912 Willie Goggin 71-74-75-78=298 ENG Arthur Lees 76-72-76-74=298 ENG Syd Scott 75-69-76-78=298 AUS Norman Von Nida 77-70-74-77=298 Source: Amateurs: Jones (+16), Rawlinson (+18), Kyle (+19), De Lamaze (+20), Stranahan (+21), Morrell (+26) In 1952 at Lytham (Royal Lytham & St Annes) Bobby Locke won the championship by one stroke, from Peter Thomson. Australian Norman Von Nida complained to the R&A saying that Locke should be disqualified, or at least given a two-stroke penalty, for playing slowly. They clocked him at three hours and twenty minutes. source https://www.insidegolf.com.au/feature-articles/an-open-discussion-with-peter-thomson/ References External links Royal Lytham & St Annes 1952 (Official site) 1952 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:1950s in Lancashire