1910 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1910 Open Championship 21–24 June 1910 St Andrews, Scotland Old Course at St Andrews 6489 yd 210 players,http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 126 7 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 64 after cut 161 £125 £50 SCO James Braid 299 1909 1911 UK Scotland 1 St Andrews  56.343 -2.803 Location in Scotland 5 230 Scotland Fife St Andrews bottom 56.343 -2.803 Location in Fife, Scotland 5 230 The 1910 Open Championship was the 50th Open Championship, held 21–24 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. James Braid won the championship for the fifth time, four strokes ahead of Sandy Herd, the 1902 champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xPo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6586%2C6524600 Glasgow Herald Great achievement in golf - Braid wins his fifth championship 25 June 1910 9, 10 There was no qualifying competition; all 210 entries played 18 holes in pairs on the first two days with the top sixty and ties advancing for the final 36 holes on the third day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wfo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=1348%2C6020679 Glasgow Herald The Open Championship 21 June 1910 15 Prize money was increased by £10 with the addition of £5 prizes for seventh and eighth places. Play started on Tuesday, 21 June, but an early afternoon thunderstorm flooded many of the greens and play was cancelled. It was decided that all existing scores would not count and that the Championship would start again on Wednesday and extend to Friday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wvo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5441%2C6119332 Glasgow Herald The jubilee golf championship - unprecedented situation - thunderstorm and a deluge - first day's play cancelled 22 June 1910 9 After the first round, George Duncan led with 73, a stroke ahead of Willie Watt and Robert Thomson.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wvo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5097%2C6241581 Glasgow Herald The jubilee golf championship - another record for St. Andrews - George Duncan leading first round 23 June 1910 7, 8 The leaderboard changed significantly during the second round on Thursday with Duncan shooting 77, while Watt and Thomson took 82 and 85. The midway leader was Willie Smith, then a professional in Mexico City, who shot 71 for 148. Braid was a stroke back on 149 with Duncan third on 150. The cut was at 161 or better and 64 players advanced for the final day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w_o9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5895%2C6383199 Glasgow Herald The jubilee golf championship - another record for St. Andrews - Willie Smith of Mexico leading 24 June 1910 9, 10 Duncan's 71 on Friday morning gave him the 54-hole lead, two strokes ahead of Braid with Herd and Ted Ray a further four shots behind. Duncan's 83 in the afternoon dropped him to third place and gave Braid a comfortable victory with Herd second. Smith's second 80 of the day left him in a disappointing tie for fifth place. Round summaries First round Tuesday, 21 June 1910 Wednesday, 22 June 1910 A thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon caused flooding; all scores for the day were thrown out and play was restarted on Wednesday. PlacePlayerScore1 SCO George Duncan 73T2 SCO Willie Watt 74 SCO Robert ThomsonT4 ENG Fred Robson 75 ENG Herbert Riseborough T6 SCO James Braid 76 JEY old Ted Ray ENG J.H. Taylor T9 ENG Albert Bellworthy 77 ENG Fred Collins SCO George Daniel ENG Harold Frostick SCO Willie Hunter Sr. IRE 1783 Michael Moran JEY old Thomas Renouf ENG James Sherlock SCO Willie Smith JEY old Harry Vardon JEY old Tom Vardon Source: Second round Thursday, 23 June 1910 PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Willie Smith 77-71=1482 SCO James Braid 76-73=1493 SCO George Duncan 73-77=150T4 JEY old Ernest Gaudin 78-74=152 SCO Sandy Herd 78-74=152 IRE 1783 Michael Moran 77-75=152 SCO Willie Ritchie 78-74=152T8 SCO James Kinnell 79-74=153 JEY old Ted Ray 76-77=153 JEY old Thomas Renouf 77-76=153 Source: Third round Friday, 24 June 1910 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO George Duncan 73-77-71=221 2 SCO James Braid 76-73-74=223T3 SCO Sandy Herd 78-74-75=227 JEY old Ted Ray 76-77-74=227 T5 JEY old Ernest Gaudin 78-74-76=228 JEY old Thomas Renouf 77-76-75=228 SCO Willie Smith 77-71-80=2288 SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr 78-76-75=229 9 SCO James Kinnell 79-74-77=23010 IRE 1783 Michael Moran 77-75-79=231 Source: Final round Friday, 24 June 1910 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)1 SCO James Braid 76-73-74-76=299 502 SCO Sandy Herd 78-74-75-76=303 253 SCO George Duncan 73-77-71-83=304 154 SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr 78-76-75-77=306 10T5 JEY old Ted Ray 76-77-74-81=308 613s 4d ENG Fred Robson 75-80-77-76=308 SCO Willie Smith 77-71-80-80=308T8 JEY old Ernest Gaudin 78-74-76-81=309 15s SCO James Kinnell 79-74-77-79=309 JEY old Thomas Renouf 77-76-75-81=309 SCO Donald Ross 78-79-75-77=309 Source:https://books.google.com/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&pg=PA45 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 St Andrews 1910 (Official site) 1910 56.343 -2.803 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:St Andrews Category:20th century in Fife Category:Sport in Fife Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship