1958 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1958 Open Championship 2–5 July 1958 Lytham St Annes, England Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 71 6635 yd 96 players, 40 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 78 8 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 147 (+5) £4,850$13,580 £1,000$2,800 AUS Peter Thomson 278 (−6), playoff 1957 1959 UK England 1 Lytham &St Annes 53.7495 -3.0180 Location in England 240 The 1958 Open Championship was the 87th Open Championship, held from 2–5 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. Peter Thomson won his fourth Claret Jug in five years in a 36-hole Saturday playoff, four strokes ahead of Dave Thomas. It was the first playoff at the Open since 1949 and the seventh consecutive year that Thomson, 28, finished either as champion or runner-up.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EjoxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3gAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5475%2C4650496 Toledo Blade Associated Press Thomson takes British playoff 6 July 1958 3-sports The 278 scored by Thomas and Thomson was a record low for the Open. Qualifying took place on 30 June–1 July. Entries played 18 holes at Royal Lytham & St Annes and 18 holes at Fairhaven. With over 300 entries, qualifying was played in three-balls, as had also been the case in 1956. The Times 30 June 1958 3 British hopes in Open golf - Confidence after Ryder Cup win The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100. Ties for 100th place would not qualify. The qualifying score was 148 and 96 players qualified. Peter Thomson led the qualifiers on 133 after scoring 63 on the Championship course in his first qualifying round. His total of 133 was a record for qualifying, surpassing the 134 scored by Bobby Jones in 1926 and by John Panton in 1952. Ken Bousfield, one of the successes of the British 1957 Ryder Cup team and the American Frank Stranahan were amongst those who scored 149 and failed to qualify. Stranahan was suffering from a back muscle strain and took 81 in his second qualifying round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gBY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=1862%2C298912 The Glasgow Herald 2 July 1958 4 Ninety-six qualifiers for Open Championship - Thomson's record aggregate The total prize money was increased from £3,750 to £4,850. The winner's prize remained unchanged at £1,000 but the prizes for second to tenth place were increased. Second place received £650 with £500 for third, £350 for fourth, £300 for fifth, £250 for sixth, £200 for seventh, £150 for eighth, £125 for ninth and £100 for tenth. The prizes of £30 for the next 15 places and then £25 each for the next 25 players were unchanged. The prize for winning the qualification event was increased to £50 while the four £25 prizes for the lowest score in each round were also unchanged. The Times 3 December 1957 4 Golf - R. & A. raise prize money - Open Championship The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was set at 50. Ties for 50th place did not make the cut. Just 40 players qualified for the final two rounds by scoring 147 or better. 10 players had scored 148 but that number became 11 when they were joined by Peter Mills after he holed a short putt at the 18th, the last shot of the day. He himself missed the cut but by holing the putt he also eliminated the other 10, who would have qualified had he missed it.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ghY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=1844%2C559446 The Glasgow Herald 4 July 1958 4 O'Connor's half-way lead of one stroke Eric Brown moved into contention after a third round 65, coming home in 30. In the tournament's final round, playing almost an hour before the leaders, he had 2s at the 9th and 12th holes in the afternoon but at the last he drove into a bunker and then 3-putted for a 6, finishing on 279. Thomas and Thomson, in the second to last group, both needed 4 to beat Brown. Thomas two putted from 12 yards for his 4 but Thomson had a 10-foot putt for a 3. His putt just missed and he tied with Thomas on 278. The final group included the overnight leader Christy O'Connor and Leopoldo Ruiz. They both reached the 18th needing a 4 to join Thomas and Thomson. However, unlike the previous group, they both drove into bunkers. Ruiz took two to get out of the bunker and his chance was gone. O'Connor's third from 100 yards shaved the hole but he was left with a 16-foot putt to tie the leaders. The putt grazed the hole and finished 4 inches past. Ruiz eventually took 7 to finish three behind.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gxY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=6266%2C786615 The Glasgow Herald 5 July 1958 5,7 Play-off today at Royal Lytham - Thomson and Thomas tie for Open golf title In the playoff on Saturday, Thomson was four up after seven holes but Thomas had reduced the lead to one at lunch. Thomson gained another stroke on the first hole of the afternoon round but Thomas picked up a stroke on each of the next two holes to tie the scores. The scores were still level after 7 holes but at the 8th Thomson holed from 8 feet while Thomas missed a shorter one. Thomson got a birdie 3 at the 10th where Thomas again missed a putt taking 5. Thomas then took 5 at the 11th to give Thomson a four shot lead which he held to the end. The Glasgow Herald 7 July 1958 7 Thomson again Open champion - Four-stroke win in play-off Only two Americans were in the field of 96: Gene Sarazen, the 1932 champion, finished ten strokes back at age 56, in a tie for 16th place. Monte Bradley, a 27-year-old Army private from Texas, shot 154 and missed the cut by seven strokes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k2ZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3058%2C1859786 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Sarazen trails by 11 in 'British' 4 July 1958 4, part 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lGZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4231%2C2096509 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Thomson, Welshman tie in British Open 5 July 1958 5, part 2 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 2 July 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 AUS Peter Thomson66−52 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr67−4T3 ENG Henry Cotton68−3 ENG Max Faulkner ZAF 1928 Gary PlayerT6 ENG Tony Coop69−2 NIR Norman Drew FRA 1794 Jean GaraïaldeT9 IRL Harry Bradshaw70−1 IRL Joe Carr (a) ZAF 1928 Harold Henning ENG Bernard Hunt ENG Bill Large WAL 1953 Dave Thomas BEL Flory Van Donck Second round Thursday, 3 July 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr67-68=135−72 ARG Leopoldo Ruiz71-65=136−6T3 WAL 1953 Dave Thomas70-68=138−4 AUS Peter Thomson66-72=138T5 ENG Max Faulkner68-71=139−3 ENG Eric Lester73-66=139T7 ENG Tony Coop69-71=140−2 ENG Bernard Hunt70-70=140 BEL Flory Van Donck70-70=140 ENG Harry Weetman73-67=140 Amateurs: Carr (+2), Charles (+8), Deighton (+8), Scrutton (+9), Perowne (+10), Fox (+10), Randall (+12), Byrne (+14), Slater (+20). Third round Friday, 4 July 1958 - (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 AUS Peter Thomson66-72-67=205−8T2 WAL 1953 Dave Thomas70-68-69=207−6 BEL Flory Van Donck70-70-67=207T4 SCO Eric Brown73-70-65=208−5 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr67-68-73=208 ARG Leopoldo Ruiz71-65-72=208T7 ENG Max Faulkner68-71-71=210−3 ENG Eric Lester73-66-71=210T9 ENG Peter Alliss72-70-70=212−1 ENG Henry Cotton68-75-69=212 ZAF 1928 Gary Player68-74-70=212 Final round Friday, 4 July 1958 - (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)T1 WAL 1953 Dave Thomas 70-68-69-71=278 −6Playoff AUS Peter Thomson 66-72-67-73=278T3 SCO Eric Brown 73-70-65-71=279 −5425 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr 67-68-73-71=279T5 ARG Leopoldo Ruiz 71-65-72-73=281 −3275 BEL Flory Van Donck 70-70-67-74=2817 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 68-74-70-71=283 −1200T8 ENG Henry Cotton 68-75-69-72=284 E125 ENG Eric Lester 73-66-71-74=284 ENG Harry Weetman 73-67-73-71=284 Amateur: Carr (+10). Playoff Saturday, 5 July 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 AUS Peter Thomson 68-71=139 −3 1,0002 WAL 1953 Dave Thomas 69-74=143 +1 650 Thomson won in a 36-hole playoff. Scorecards Associated Press. (1958 July 6). Aussie Wins British Golf by 4 Strokes. 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