1959 Open Championship

June 2024 August 2013 1959 Open Championship 1–3 July 1959 Gullane, Scotland Muirfield 72https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=278VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5823%2C438561 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Two unknowns (68s) top British Open 2 July 1959 5, part 2 6806 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1nZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1464%2C7824948 Glasgow Herald The lay-out of the Muirfield course 29 June 1959 6 90 players, 48 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 77 14 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 148 (+4) £5,000 $14,000 £1,000 $2,800 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 284 (−4) 1958 1960 UK Scotland 1 Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in Scotland 5 235 Scotland East Lothian Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in East Lothian, Scotland 5 200 The 1959 Open Championship was the 88th Open Championship, held 1–3 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Gary Player, age 23, shot a final round of 68 to win the first of his nine major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Fred Bullock and Flory Van Donck.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P3FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qpsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6410%2C654244 Glasgow Herald Scotland Horne Cyril Open Championship for G.J. Player 4 July 1959 1https://www.si.com/vault/1959/07/13/605892/south-africans-at-muirfield Sports Illustrated Longhurst Henry South Africans at Muirfield 13 July 1959 It was the first of Player's three Claret Jugs; he won again in 1968 and 1974. Muirfield was originally scheduled to host in 1957, but it was transferred to St. Andrews because of petrol rationing following the "Suez Crisis" in late 1956. Muirfield was subsequently allocated the 1959 Championship. Qualifying took place on 29–30 June, with 18 holes at Muirfield and 18 holes at the number 1 course of Gullane Golf Club.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1nZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3998%2C7770912 Glasgow Herald Scotland Horne Cyril Open Championship starts today 29 June 1959 1 There were no exemptions and the number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties did not qualify. The qualifying score was 147 and 90 players advanced to the first round the next day; defending champion Peter Thomson led with 137 and won the £50 qualifying prize.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PHFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qpsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2327%2C94256 Glasgow Herald Scotland Horne Cyril Holder leads 90 qualifiers for Open title 1 July 1959 9 The Times London 1 July 1959 5 Thomson head Open golf qualifiers - Proud day for amateur players The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was again set at 50, and ties did not make the cut. The purse was increased to £5,000, up 150 from 4,850 in 1958; the winner's share remained unchanged at £1,000, but the prizes for second to fifth places were increased. Second place received £700, with 525 for third, 400 for fourth, and 325 for fifth.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zuo-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=-EwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5254%2C4739915 Glasgow Herald Scotland Centenary Open Championship: prize money increased 4 December 1959 12 The Times London 4 December 1959 12 Golf - Centenary Open Championship - Prize money increased Only four Americans were in the field of 90 (Willie Goggin, Bob Sweeny, Bob Watson, and John Garrett) and none made the cut. Sweeny and Garrett were amateurs.https://www.newspapers.com/image/221830587/?terms=british%2Bopen Four Americans Fail In British Open Golf Plainfield Courier-News New Jersey Associated Press 3 July 1959 11 newspapers.com subscription Course Muirfield HoleYardsPar3HoleYardsPar14534 1048042353411359433824123804419231315335510514458564584153934715731619338455417513594905184274 Out3,45036 In3,35636Source: Total 6,80672 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 1 July 1959 Fred Bullock and Arnold Stickley led after the first round on Wednesday at 68.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PXFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qpsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2360%2C439688 Glasgow Herald Scotland Horne Cyril Bullock and Stickley lead after one round 2 July 1959 9 A number of amateurs made good starts, the best was Michael Bonallack at 70. PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Fred Bullock68−4 ENG Arnold Stickley3 ARG Antonio Cerdá69−3T4 ENG Michael Bonallack (a)70−2 ENG Sam King BEL Flory Van DonckT7 SCO Jimmy Adams71−1 IRL Harry Bradshaw ENG Henry Cotton NIR Norman Drew SCO Reid Jack (a) ENG Reg Knight ENG Eddie Whitcombe Source: Second round Thursday, 2 July 1959 Bullock retained the lead after a second round 70 and Bonallack was one of four amateurs to make the cut. The three 'giants' Bobby Locke, Henry Cotton, and Thomson all made the cut, but all were eight or more strokes behind Bullock.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PnFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qpsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2330%2C590531 Glasgow Herald Scotland Horne Cyril Bullock half-way leader in Open golf 3 July 1959 9 The Times London 3 July 1959 3 Few Open golf clues - Three giants still trailing - Bullock keeps lead PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Fred Bullock68-70=138−62 BEL Flory Van Donck70-70=140−4T3 ENG Michael Bonallack (a)70-72=142−2 ENG Reg Knight71-71=142 ENG Arnold Stickley68-74=142T6 ARG Antonio Cerdá69-74=143−1 SCO Tom Haliburton74-69=143 ENG Jimmy Hitchcock75-68=143 ENG Syd Scott73-70=143T10 ENG Sam King70-74=144E ENG Eric Lester73-71=144 SCO John Panton72-72=144 Source: Amateurs: Bonallack (−2), Carr (+1), Jack (+2), Wolstenholme (+4),Sweeny Jr (+7), Smith (+8), Garrett (+12), Dalziel (+13), Ferguson (+13), Stuart (+13). Third round Friday, 3 July 1959 - (morning) Gary Player teed off at 9:04 am (and 1:34 pm), two hours before the leaders, who started at 11:04 am (and 3:34 pm). He was out in 37 in his morning round, but came home in 33 and was only four strokes behind the leaders after 54 holes. Amateur Reid Jack of Scotland posted 68 and was only two shots back. PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Fred Bullock68-70-74=212−4 ENG Sam King70-74-68=212T3 ENG Jimmy Hitchcock75-68-70=213−3 BEL Flory Van Donck70-70-73=213T5 ENG Michael Bonallack (a)70-72-72=214−2 SCO Reid Jack (a)71-75-68=214T7 ENG John Panton72-72-71=215−1 WAL Dai Rees73-73-69=215 ARG Leopoldo Ruiz72-74-69=215T10 ARG Antonio Cerdá69-74-73=216E ENG Reg Knight71-71-74=216 ZAF 1928 Gary Player75-71-70=216 ENG Syd Scott73-70-73=216 Source: Final round Friday, 3 July 1959 - (afternoon) Gary Player reached the last hole and a par four would have yielded a round of 66. However he drove into a bunker and three-putted for a double-bogey six, 68 for the round, and a total of 284. In the last group, Fred Bullock and Flory Van Donck both finished two shots behind Player. Reid Jack won the silver medal for leading amateur by finishing tied for fifth place, two ahead of Bonallack. The Times London 4 July 1959 3 Player rises to challenge and wins Open golf - Advantage of U.S. experience tells in the end PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 75-71-70-68=284 −4 1,000T2 ENG Fred Bullock 68-70-74-74=286 −2 612 BEL Flory Van Donck 70-70-73-73=2864 ENG Syd Scott 73-70-73-71=287 −1 400T5 SCO Reid Jack (a) 71-75-68-74=288 E – ENG Sam King 70-74-68-76=288 258 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr 73-74-72-69=288 SCO John Panton 72-72-71-73=288T9 WAL Dai Rees 73-73-69-74=289 +1 137 ARG Leopoldo Ruiz 72-74-69-74=289 Source: Amateurs: Jack (E), Bonallack (+2), Wolstenholme (+3), Carr (+10). References 2 External links 88th Open - Muirfield 1959 (Official site) 1959 56.043 -2.823 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Gullane Category:Sport in East Lothian Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship