1926 Open Championship

January 2024 August 2013 1926 Open Championship 23–25 June 1926 Lytham & St Annes, England Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 117 players, 53 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 111, 203–8 30 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 158 £200 (£75) USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 291 1925 1927 UK England 1 Lytham &St Annes 53.7495 -3.0180 Location in England 5 230 Lancashire Lytham &St Annes 53.7497 -3.0169 Location in Lancashire. England 5 right white 200 The 1926 Open Championship was the 61st Open Championship, held 23–25 June at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. Amateur Bobby Jones won the first of his three Claret Jugs, two strokes ahead of runner-up Al Watrous.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1926/06/26/page/17/article/bobby-jones-wins-british-open-title Chicago Daily Tribune Skene Don Bobby Jones wins British Open title 26 June 1926 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gp5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4611%2C5480097 Glasgow Herald Jones wins 26 June 1926 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CcxXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6384%2C5010757 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Bobby Jones triumphs in spite of bad start 25 June 1926 25 Jones was the first amateur to win the title in 29 years, last by Harold Hilton in 1897.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=328tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-osFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6696%2C5420432 Montreal Gazette Spalding Anthony Bobby Jones' 291 captured British Open golf honors 26 June 1926 17 Americans finished in the top four spots and it was the fifth victory by an American in six years.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CcxXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5821%2C4834475 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Bobby Jones is champion 25 June 1926 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kq1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=myEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6551%2C3464694 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Jones' British golf win proves popular 26 June 1926 6 This was the first Open Championship in which there was both qualifying and a 36-hole cut. A 36-hole cut had been introduced in 1898 to reduce numbers on the final day. However, with an ever increasing number of entries, in 1907 the cut was replaced with a qualification competition. This had continued until 1925, except in 1910–11 when there was again no qualification but a 36-hole cut. To make the cut players would need to be within 14 strokes of the leader after 36 holes. A new rule by The Royal and Ancient was also put into place in the 1926 Open Championship; it stated that no competitors would be allowed more than two practice rounds prior to the event. In the past some players had spent weeks on the championship course practicing. This new rule allowed the American players to compete on more equal terms with the British entrants.British Golf Ruling on Tourney Practice Will Help Americans The Evening Review East Liverpool, Ohio 10 16 March 1926 This was also the first time there was regional qualifying. A southern section played at Sunningdale, a central section at St Annes Old Links and a northern section at Western Gailes. Each section played 36 holes, although for the southern and central sections this took place on two days (16–17 June) while for the northern section it was on just one day (16 June). 49 places (and ties) were allocated to the southern section, 42 places (and ties) to the central section and 10 places (and ties) to the northern section. The Times 16 June 1926 8 Golf – The Open Championship 55 players qualified from the southern section, 51 from the central section and 11 from the northern section giving a total of 117. Tom Wilson won the northern section with a score of 148. In the southern section Bobby Jones dominated, scoring 134 (66-68), reportedly the lowest 36-hole score in any serious golf tournament up to that point, and leading by seven clear strokes. During the two rounds on only one hole did he score more than four, a five at the 10th in his second round. After his first round of 66, The Times reported that "the crowd dispersed awe-stricken. They had watched the best round they had ever seen, or ever would see, and what the later players did they neither knew nor cared". The Times 17 June 1926 7 Golf – The Open Championship – Southern Section at Sunningdale Walter Hagen led the central section with a score of 143, one of nine Americans qualifying there.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E55AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5628%2C4388551 Glasgow Herald Record score 18 June 1926 6 The Times 18 June 1926 8 Golf – The Open Championship – Great Play by Mr Jones Hagen opened with 68 on Wednesday to take the lead,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1926/06/24/page/15/article/five-yankees-lead-british-open-play Chicago Daily Tribune Skene Don Five Yankees lead British Open play 24 June 1926 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GJ5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934%2C5183155 Glasgow Herald Americans lead 24 June 1926 8 but a 77 in the second round dropped him back to third. In his second Open and already the winner of two U.S. Amateurs and a U.S. Open, Jones played steady golf and carded two rounds of 72 to co-lead with Bill Mehlhorn at the midway point. Hagen was a stroke back and one behind him were Watrous and Fred McLeod.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1926/06/25/page/19/article/six-americans-top-british-open-golf Chicago Daily Tribune Skene Don Six Americans top British Open golf 25 June 1926 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HNU-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=xEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4214%2C5312153 Glasgow Herald An increased lead 25 June 1926 8 Jones had 73 in the third round on Friday morning, but Watrous shot 69 and took a two-stroke lead after 54 holes. In the final round that afternoon, Jones was still two behind Watrous with five holes to play. After picking up two strokes to forge a tie, Jones hit a wayward drive on 17 which appeared to swing the tournament back to Watrous. However, Jones hit a remarkable recovery shot from the sand dunes onto the green, closer to the hole than Watrous' approach from the fairway. Jones wound up taking the decisive lead in the tournament on this hole after Watrous three-putted. Jones played the tough final 5 holes in 4-3-4-4-4 to post 74 for 291, while Watrous struggled to 78 and 293. Hagen, playing behind Jones and Watrous, had a chance to tie by holing his second shot on the 18th, but his shot rolled past the hole and into a bunker and he settled for third place. Jones, age 24, won his first Open Championship in just his second appearance. His first was five years earlier in 1921 and was less than pleasant: he walked off the Old Course at St Andrews in frustration after taking several shots to get out of a bunker. He went on to win two more Opens; his successful defense in 1927 was back at the Old Course, and his third in 1930 at Royal Liverpool was the second leg of his celebrated grand slam. Its first leg was the 1930 British Amateur, won three weeks earlier,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0aNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=laUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5851%2C5084085 Glasgow Herald Weathered v. Jones 31 May 1930 9 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BqNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5789%2C89486 Glasgow Herald Jones wins 2 June 1930 11 Jones' win 1930 in 1930 is the last by an amateur. For the first time, an admission fee was charged for spectators. Six-time champion Harry Vardon missed his first cut in the Open Championship at age 56; he had made the cut in every Open he played since 1893. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 23 June 1926 PlacePlayerScore1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 682 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn 70T3 USA 1912 Fred McLeod 71 USA 1912 Al Watrous5 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 72T6 ENG Reg Whitcombe 73 SCO Tom WilsonT8 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 74 ENG Harry WalkerT10 ENG Syd Ball 75 ENG Fred Bradbeer SCO George Duncan ENG Arthur Havers SCO Jimmy McDowall ENG J.H. Taylor USA 1912 George Von Elm (a) Source: Second round Thursday, 24 June 1926 PlacePlayerScoreT1 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 72-72=144 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn 70-74=1443 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 68-77=145T4 USA 1912 Fred McLeod 71-75=146 USA 1912 Al Watrous 71-75=1466 USA 1912 George Von Elm (a) 75-72=147T7 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 74-76=150 ENG Tom Barber 77-73=150 ENG Archie Compston 76-74=150 USA 1912 Cyril Walker 79-71=150 Source: Third round Friday, 25 June 1926 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 USA 1912 Al Watrous 71-75-69=215 2 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 72-72-73=217 3 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 68-77-74=219 4 USA 1912 Fred McLeod 71-75-76=222 T5 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn 70-74-79=223 USA 1912 George Von Elm (a) 75-72-76=223 7 ENG J.H. Taylor 75-78-71=224 T8 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 74-76-75=225 USA 1912 Emmet French 76-75-74=225 T10 JEY old Herbert Gaudin 78-78-71=227 ARG José Jurado 77-76-74=227 Source: Final round Friday, 25 June 1926 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)1 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 72-72-73-74=291 02 USA 1912 Al Watrous 71-75-69-78=293 75T3 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 68-77-74-76=295 40 USA 1912 George Von Elm (a) 75-72-76-72=295 0T5 ENG Tom Barber 77-73-78-71=299 20 ENG Abe Mitchell 78-78-72-71=2997 USA 1912 Fred McLeod 71-75-76-79=301 10T8 USA 1912 Emmet French 76-75-74-78=303 86s 8d ARG José Jurado 77-76-74-76=303 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn 70-74-79-80=303 Source: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 Amateurs: Jones (291), Von Elm (295), L. Hartley (306) References External links Royal Lytham & St Annes 1926 (Official site) 1926 53.7495 -3.018 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:Sport in the Borough of Fylde Category:Lytham St Annes Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:1920s in Lancashire