1961 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1961 Open Championship Southport, England Royal Birkdale Golf Club 12–15 July 1961 72 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hP9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4350%2C2556749 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Palmer takes British crown 16 July 1961 1B 6844 yd 108 players, 48 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 75, 203–8 9 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 153 (+9) £8,500$23,800 £1,400$3,920 USA Arnold Palmer 284 (−4) 1960 1962 UK England 1 Southport 53.622 -3.033 Location in England 240 The 1961 Open Championship was the 90th Open Championship, played 12–15 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Arnold Palmer won the first of two consecutive Open Championships, one stroke ahead of Dai Rees. It was the second Open for Palmer, the runner-up in his first in 1960, and the fourth of his seven major titles. He was the first American to win the Claret Jug since Ben Hogan in 1953. This was the second Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, which hosted in 1954. Qualifying took place on 10–11 July. Entries played 18 holes on the Championship course and 18 holes at Hillside Golf Club. The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 120. Ties for 120th place would not qualify. The qualifying score was 151 and 108 players qualified. There were 22 players on 152. Bob Charles led the qualifiers on 136, two ahead of Gary Player. The Times 12 July 1961 12 Player's controlled power an Open golf hint - Charles leading qualifierhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fv9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1572%2C1654439 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Palmer fires opening 71 in British Open tourney 10 July 1961 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f_9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6943%2C1785028 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Trick-shooting Ezar fires 70 11 July 1961 3B A maximum of 50 players could make the cut after 36 holes. Ties for 50th place did not make the cut. Gale-force winds caused scores to soar during the second round on Thursday,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PsdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6659%2C3016298 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Palmer trailing by one in British 14 July 1961 15 followed by heavy rains which washed out both rounds on Friday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8daAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6920%2C3134139 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press British weather may halt open tourney 15 July 1961 9 Cancellation was a possibility, but the weather cooperated enough to play the third and fourth rounds in showers on Saturday.http://157.166.246.201/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072819/index.htm Sports Illustrated Longhurst Henry Arnie gets the one he wanted 24 July 1961 20 12 October 2014 https://archive.today/20141012204613/http://157.166.246.201/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072819/index.htm 12 October 2014 dead dmy-all 1959 Open champion and reigning Masters champion Gary Player withdrew early in the third round due to a stomach ailment. Course layout Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards5204274162123154681584344183,3683903684522025173815101864703,4766,844Par544345344364443545343672 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 12 July 1961 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning68−4 AUS Kel Nagle WAL Dai ReesT4 FRA Jean Garaïalde69−3 ENG Norman Johnson ENG David MillerT7 ZAF 1928 Alan Brookes70−2 ENG Neil Coles ENG Sam King SCO John MacDonald USA Arnold Palmer ENG Lionel Platts Second round Thursday, 13 July 1961 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning68-74=142−2 WAL Dai Rees68-74=142T3 AUS Kel Nagle68-75=143−1 USA Arnold Palmer70-73=143T5 ENG Neil Coles70-77=147+3 ENG Sam King70-77=147 ESP 1945 Ramón Sota71-76=147 AUS Peter Thomson75-72=147T9 ENG Peter Alliss73-75=148+4 ENG Ken Bousfield71-77=148 IRL Harry Bradshaw73-75=148 ENG Peter Butler72-76=148 ENG Eric Lester71-77=148 ENG David Miller69-79=148 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr71-77=148 WAL Dave Thomas71-77=148 ZAF 1928 Brian Wilkes72-76=148 Amateurs: Christmas (+6), White (+6), Chapman (+11), Bonallack (+15), Carr (+17), Reece (+18), Pearson (+25) Third round Saturday, 15 July 1961 - (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Arnold Palmer70-73-69=212−42 WAL Dai Rees68-74-71=213−33 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr71-77-67=215−14 ENG Neil Coles70-77-69=216ET5 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning68-74-75=217 +1 AUS Peter Thomson75-72-70=2177 AUS Kel Nagle68-75-75=218+2T8 SCO Eric Brown73-76-70=219+3 ENG Norman Johnson69-80-70=219 ESP 1945 Ramón Sota71-76-72=219 Final round Saturday, 15 July 1961 - (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 USA Arnold Palmer 70-73-69-72=284 −41,4002 WAL Dai Rees 68-74-71-72=285 −31,000T3 ENG Neil Coles 70-77-69-72=288 E710 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr 71-77-67-73=288T5 SCO Eric Brown 73-76-70-70=289 +1400 AUS Kel Nagle 68-75-75-71=2897 AUS Peter Thomson 75-72-70-73=290 +2275T8 ENG Peter Alliss 73-75-72-71=291 +3190 ENG Ken Bousfield 71-77-75-68=291T10 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning 68-74-75-76=293 +5140 ENG Syd Scott 76-75-71-71=293 Amateurs: White (+18), Christmas (+20) References External links Royal Birkdale 1961 (Official site) 1961 53.622 -3.033 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sport in Southport Category:1960s in Lancashire