1904 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1904 Open Championship 8–10 June 1904 Sandwich, England Royal St George's Golf Club 144 players, 52 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 133 17 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 168 £115 £50 SCO Jack White 296 1903 1905 UK England 1 Sandwich  51.274 1.367 Location in England 5 230 Kent Sandwich 51.274 1.367 Location in Kent. England 5 right white 230 The 1904 Open Championship was the 44th Open Championship, held 8–10 June at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Jack White won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runners-up James Braid and J.H. Taylor, both former champions.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BupAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6184%2C7424361 Glasgow Herald Open Championship - Victory of Jack White 11 June 1904 10 For the first time, the Open was scheduled for three days; the final day remained at 36 holes, but the first two rounds were now over two days.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A-pAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5548%2C7048067 Glasgow Herald The Open Championship - preliminary practice 8 June 1904 11 Those within nineteen strokes of the leader made the 36-hole cut, with the additional provision that the final day's field had to contain at least 32 professionals. The opening round on Wednesday was cold and windy, which led to some high scoring. Robert Thomson led with 75 after reaching the turn in 34. He was a shot ahead of amateur John Graham Jr. and Harry Vardon.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BOpAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1359%2C7177548 Glasgow Herald Open Championship - first day's play at Sandwich 9 June 1904 12 It was less windy on Thursday for the second round, and Vardon led on 149, followed by Thomson on 151 and Graham on 152. James Sherlock set a new record for the Open with 71, while Willie Park Jr. scored 72; 52 players were within nineteen strokes of Vardon and made the cut at 168 or better.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BepAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1499%2C7309669 Glasgow Herald Open Championship - second day's play 10 June 1904 13 Overnight rain and light winds made for some low scoring on Friday. Braid set a new Championship record with a 69 in the third round, reaching the turn in 31. White has the second best score with a 72. After the morning round, Braid led on 226 with White on 227; Vardon was at 228 after a disappointing 79. White, one of the early starters in the afternoon, scored 69 for 296. Braid also played well but his 71 left him a shot behind. He holed a long putt at the 15th but a four at the short 16th left him too much to do. Taylor was the last player with a chance to catch White but needed a 67 to do so. Starting 3-3-2, he reached the turn in 32. However, like Braid, he took four at the 16th and also ended up a shot behind. His 68 was another new Open record. White's total of 296 was yet another, the first total under 300. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 8 June 1904 PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Robert Thomson 75T2 SCO John Graham Jr. (a) 76 JEY old Harry VardonT4 SCO James Braid 77 ENG J.H. Taylor JEY old Tom Vardon7 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 78T8 ENG George Coburn 79 Jersey old Phil GaudinT10 SCO Robert Maxwell 80 SCO Ben Sayers SCO Jack White Source: Second round Thursday, 9 June 1904 PlacePlayerScore1 JEY old Harry Vardon 76-73=1492 SCO Robert Thomson 75-76=1513 SCO John Graham Jr. (a) 76-76=152T4 ENG James Sherlock 83-71=154 JEY old Tom Vardon 77-77=154T6 ENG J.H. Taylor 77-78=155 SCO Jack White 80-75=1558 SCO Willie Park Jr. 84-72=156T9 SCO James Braid 77-80=157 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 78-79=157 Source: Third round Friday, 10 June 1904 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO James Braid 77-80-69=226 2 SCO Jack White 80-75-72=227 3 Jersey old Harry Vardon 76-73-79=228 T4 ENG J.H. Taylor 77-78-74=229 JEY old Tom Vardon 77-77-75=229 6 SCO John Graham Jr. (a) 76-76-78=230 T7 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 78-79-74=231 SCO Robert Thomson 75-76-80=2319 ENG James Sherlock 83-71-78=232 10 ENG Ernest Gray 84-77-74=235 Source: Final round Friday, 10 June 1904 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)1 SCO Jack White 80-75-72-69=296 50T2 SCO James Braid 77-80-69-71=297 20 ENG J.H. Taylor 77-78-74-68=2974 Jersey old Tom Vardon 77-77-75-72=301 105 Jersey old Harry Vardon 76-73-79-74=302 710s6 ENG James Sherlock 83-71-78-77=309 T7 SCO John Graham Jr. (a) 76-76-78-80=310 0 SCO Andrew Kirkaldy 78-79-74-79=310 9 SCO Sandy Herd 84-76-76-75=311 T10 SCO Robert Maxwell (a) 80-80-76-77=313 SCO Ben Sayers 80-80-76-77=313 Source:https://books.google.com/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&pg=PA36 The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 1 Morgan G. Brenner 2009 McFarland 978-0-7864-3360-5 References External links Royal St George's 1904 (Official site) 1904 51.274 1.367 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sport in Kent Category:Sandwich, Kent Category:1900s in Kent