1922 Open Championship

May 2024 August 2013 1922 Open Championship 22–23 June 1922 Sandwich, England Royal St George's Golf Club 80 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 117 4 June 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 none £200 £75 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 300 1921 1923 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 1922 Open Championship was the 57th Open Championship, played 22–23 June at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Walter Hagen became the first American-born winner of the Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Jim Barnes and George Duncan.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VplAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1355%2C6962986 Glasgow Herald The Open golf championship – Walter Hagen wins 24 June 1922 5http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1922/06/24/page/11/ Chicago Daily Tribune Richards I. Hagen, Yankee bred, takes British Open 24 June 1922 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=baxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WSEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4156%2C4090505 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press British golf title won by Walter Hagen 24 June 1922 6 19 May 2013 It was the first of Hagen's four Open Championships and the fourth of his eleven major titles. Qualifying took place on 19–20 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at St. George's and 18 holes at Prince's;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U5lAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1961%2C6416900 Glasgow Herald The "Open" – qualifying round in golf championship 20 June 1922 10 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1922/06/20/page/14/ Chicago Daily Tribune Richards I. Jock Hutchison with 71, leader in British Open 21 June 1922 14 the top eighty and ties qualified. Hagen and Joe Kirkwood led the field on 147; the qualifying score was 161 and exactly 80 players advanced.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pts9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=-kcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2950%2C6582664 Glasgow Herald The "Open" – Hagen and Kirkwood lead the field 21 June 1922 12 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1922/06/21/page/24/ Chicago Daily Tribune Richards I. Trio of Yankee stars qualify in British golf 21 June 1922 24 The Times 21 June 1922 7 The Open Golf Championship – Qualifying Scores Wednesday was an idle day, which included a driving contest.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VJlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1316%2C6711674 Glasgow Herald The "Open" – Last phase of golf championship 22 June 1924 12http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1922/06/22/page/14/article/local-golf Chicago Daily Tribune Richards I. Pros oppose driving trials; Hagen loser 22 June 1922 11 Hagen, the winner over Barnes in the PGA Championship finals in 1921, was the 36-hole leader at 149, two strokes ahead of Duncan, Barnes, and five-time champion J.H. Taylor.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VZlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1672%2C6867555 Glasgow Herald The Open golf championship – Walter Hagen leads 23 June 1922 14http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1922/06/23/page/16/ Chicago Daily Tribune Richards I. Walter Hagen leads field in British Open golf play 23 June 1922 16 In the two-day format, there was not a cut after 36 holes. In the third round on Friday morning, defending champion Jock Hutchison shot 73 and moved to the lead, one shot ahead of Taylor and Jean Gassiat, and two shots over Hagen and Barnes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wyBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uQoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6882%2C4500793 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Walter Hagen captures British golf title 24 June 1922 8 19 May 2013 Despite a seven on the fourth hole, Hutchison carded a 36 on the front nine of the final round,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wiBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uQoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6821%2C4427008 Milwaukee Sentinel United Press International Hagen is sure winner, belief 23 June 1922 9 19 May 2013 but a 40 on the final nine led to a 76 and a fourth-place finish in his second and last Open.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p-YUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ueEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5995%2C351113 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Walter Hagen wins British Open when Yank golfers sweep field 24 June 1922 14 Hagen and Barnes battled for the championship, but Barnes' 73 was one off Hagen's 72, his lowest round of the championship. Duncan, the 1920 champion, shot an 81 in the third round and fell six strokes back into a tie for tenth, then rebounded with a 69 in the afternoon to climb the leaderboard and tie Barnes for second. Taylor and Gassiat shot high scores in the final round and dropped to sixth and seventh, respectively. For the final time, two members of the Great Triumvirate finished in the top-10 at the Open Championship; Taylor, age 51, finished sixth and six-time champion Harry Vardon, age 52, tied for eighth. The third member, James Braid, missed qualifying on Tuesday by a stroke. Round summaries First round Thursday, 22 June 1922 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreT1 JEY old Ted Ray 73 ENG J.H. Taylor 3 ENG Gus Faulkner 74T4 ENG Percy Alliss 75 ENG Jim Barnes JEY old Aubrey Boomer FRA 1794 Jean Gassiat ENG Fred Jewell ENG Alfred Miles ENG Tom Walton ENG Reg Wilson Source: Second round Thursday, 22 June 1922 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScore1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 76-73=149T2 ENG Jim Barnes 75-76=151 SCO George Duncan 76-75=151 ENG J.H. Taylor 73-78=151T5 ENG Percy Alliss 75-78=153 FRA 1794 Jean Gassiat 75-78=153 USA 1912 Jock Hutchison 79-74=153 ENG Tom Walton 75-78=153T9 ENG Charles Johns 78-76=154 ENG Roger Wethered (a) 76-78=154 Source: Third round Friday, 23 June 1922 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 USA 1912 Jock Hutchison 79-74-73=226 T2 ENG J.H. Taylor 73-78-76=227 FRA 1794 Jean Gassiat 75-78-74=227 T4 ENG Jim Barnes 75-76-77=228 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 76-73-79=228 ENG Charles Whitcombe 77-79-72=2287 ENG Tom Walton 75-78-77=230T8 ENG Percy Alliss 75-78-78=231 JEY old Aubrey Boomer 75-80-76=231T10 SCO George Duncan 76-75-81=232 JEY old Harry Vardon 79-79-74=232 ENG Ernest Whitcombe 77-78-77=232 Source: Final round Friday, 23 June 1922 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 76-73-79-72=300 75T2 ENG Jim Barnes 75-76-77-73=301 3210s SCO George Duncan 76-75-81-69=3014 USA 1912 Jock Hutchison 79-74-73-76=302 155 ENG Charles Whitcombe 77-79-72-75=303 106 ENG J.H. Taylor 73-78-76-77=304 7 FRA 1794 Jean Gassiat 75-78-74-79=306 7 10sT8 JEY old Harry Vardon 79-79-74-75=307 65s ENG Tom Walton 75-78-77-77=30710 ENG Percy Alliss 75-78-78-77=308 5 Source: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 1922 (Official site) 1922 51.274 1.367 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:1920s in Kent Category:Sport in Kent Category:Sandwich, Kent