1948 Open Championship

January 2024 August 2013 1948 Open Championship 30 June – 2 July 1948 Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Muirfield 71 97 players, 36 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 90 19 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 148 (+6) £1,000$4,000 £150 $600https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O-YMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6127%2C611045 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Cotton captures third British Open golf title 3 July 1948 11 5 April 2013 ENG Henry Cotton 284 (E) 1947 1949 UK Scotland 1 Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in Scotland bottom 5 230 Scotland East Lothian Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in East Lothian, Scotland 5 230 The 1948 Open Championship was the 77th Open Championship, held 30 June to 2 July at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Henry Cotton, age 41, won his third and final Open title, five strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Fred Daly.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JWpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5244%2C3326047 Glasgow Herald Cotton's third Open Championship 3 July 1948 3 Qualifying took place on 28–29 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Muirfield and 18 holes at the number 1 course Gullane. The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place would not qualify. The Times 15 June 1948 6 Golf – The Open Championship Henry Cotton led on 138; the qualifying score was 152 and 97 players advanced.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ImpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4515%2C3135147 Glasgow Herald Cotton leads qualifiers in Open 30 June 1948 3 The Times 30 June 1948 2 Golf – Open Championship qualifiers Cotton had led the qualification in 1935, the previous time the Open had been held at Muirfield. Charlie Ward, Sam King, and Flory Van Donck shot 69 to share the first round lead.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I2pAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3615%2C3215145 Glasgow Herald Greens baffle "Open" golfers 1 July 1948 6 Cotton opened with a 71, then led by four strokes after a 66 in the second round,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JGpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5997%2C3284527 Glasgow Herald Cotton's "royal" round to lead in "Open" 2 July 1948 6 one off his own tournament record set in 1934. While scoring conditions in the first two rounds were ideal, with five other rounds of sub-70 in the second, the change in weather on the final day caused scores to soar. The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was again set at 40, and ties for 40th place were not included. The cut was at 148 (+6) and 36 players advanced. Over the final two rounds, the lowest round was 70. Cotton carded rounds of 75-72 to set a clubhouse lead of 284 that no one came close to matching. Fred Daly came closest with a 289, five shots behind. Roberto De Vicenzo made his Open Championship debut and finished in third place. Over the next two years he followed with another third and a runner-up finish. He won the title nineteen years later, in 1967. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 30 June 1948 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Sam King 69 −2 BEL Flory Van Donck ENG Charlie Ward T4 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 70 −1 ENG Frank Jowle T6 ENG Henry Cotton 71 E ENG Reg Horne AUS Norman Von Nida T10 NIR Fred Daly 72 +1 ENG Arthur Lacey USA 1912 Lawson Little SCO Walter Lyle ENG Norman Sutton Source: Second round Thursday, 1 July 1948 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Henry Cotton 71-66=137 −5T2 ENG Sam King 69-72=141 −1 ENG Charlie Ward 69-72=141T4 ENG Arthur Lees 73-69=142 E BEL Flory Van Donck 69-73=142T6 NIR Fred Daly 72-71=143 +1 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 70-73=143 ENG Alf Padgham 73-70=143 AUS Norman Von Nida 71-72=143T10 ENG Dick Burton 74-70=144 +2 ENG Jack Hargreaves 76-68=144 WAL 1807 Dai Rees 73-71=144 ENG Reg Whitcombe 77-67=144 Source: Third round Friday, 2 July 1948 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Henry Cotton 71-66-75=212 −12 ENG Alf Padgham 73-70-71=214 +1 T3 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 70-73-72=215 +2 ENG Sam King 69-72-74=215 ENG Arthur Lees 73-69-73=215 BEL Flory Van Donck 69-73-73=215T7 NIR Fred Daly 72-71-73=216 +3 ENG Charlie Ward 69-72-75=216 ENG Alan Waters 75-71-70=21610 ENG Jack Hargreaves 76-68-73=217 +4 Source: Final round Friday, 2 July 1948 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ENG Henry Cotton 71-66-75-72=284 E 1502 NIR Fred Daly 72-71-73-73=289 +5 100T3 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 70-73-72-75=290 +6 341 ¼ ENG Jack Hargreaves 76-68-73-73=290 AUS Norman Von Nida 71-72-76-71=290 ENG Charlie Ward 69-72-75-74=290T7 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 74-72-73-72=291 +7 15 ENG Sam King 69-72-74-76=291 ENG Alf Padgham 73-70-71-77=291 BEL Flory Van Donck 69-73-73-76=291 Source: References External links Muirfield 1948 (Official site) 1948 56.042 -2.821 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 Open Championship