1898 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1898 Open Championship 8–9 June 1898 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 76 players, 43 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 139 20 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 170 £90 £30 Jersey old Harry Vardon 307 1897 1899 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 240 The 1898 Open Championship was the 38th Open Championship, held 8–9 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Harry Vardon won the Championship for the second time, a stroke ahead of Willie Park Jr., the 1887 and 1889 winner. With the increasing number of "hopeless competitors" The Times 5 May 1897 14 Golf - The Open Championship and "second-class golfers" The Times 20 May 1897 12 Golf - The Open Championship entering the Open, a cut was introduced for the first time to reduce the number of players on the final day. All entries played 36 holes on the first day with all those within 19 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day, with the additional provision that the final day's field had to contain at least 32 professionals. The Times 29 September 1897 5 Golf - The New Championship Regulations There was a change to the prize money distribution. The total remained unchanged at £90 but was only given to the first 6 and not the first 12. Defending champion Harold Hilton and Willie Park Jr. led after the first round on 76. Park was even better in the afternoon and led after the first day on 151. Vardon also scored 75 and was second on 154 with Thomas Renouf and J.H. Taylor on 156. Hilton led the amateurs on 157. 43 players made the cut, including five amateurs. Willie Auchterlonie, who had won the previous Open Championship at Prestwick in 1893, was amongst those who failed to make the cut. Vardon scored a useful 77 in the third round despite a seven at the 15th. Park scored 78 to maintain the lead. Freddie Tait had the best round of 75 and shared third place with Taylor four shots behind Park. In the final round Vardon reached the turn in 38 and finished with a 76 after an excellent three at the last. Park reached the turn in 39 after sixes at the 1st and 3rd holes. Taking six at the 10th dropped him behind and he reached the last needing a three to tie Vardon. On the edge of the green after his tee shot, he putted to four feet but missed to finish one behind. Hilton reached the turn in 35 to be level with Vardon but came back in 40 and finished two strokes behind. Tait took eight at the 3rd to drop out of contention. First day leaderboard Wednesday, 8 June 1898 PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Willie Park Jr. 76-75=1512 Jersey old Harry Vardon 79-75=154T3 Jersey old Thomas Renouf 77-79=156 ENG J.H. Taylor 78-78=156T5 ENG Harold Hilton (a) 76-81=157 SCO David Kinnell 80-77=157T7 SCO James Kinnell 77-81=158 SCO Freddie Tait (a) 81-77=1589 SCO Sandy Herd 80-79=15910 SCO David Herd 79-81=160 Final leaderboard 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 Thursday, 9 June 1898 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 Jersey old Harry Vardon 79-75-77-76=307 £302 SCO Willie Park Jr. 76-75-78-79=308 £203 ENG Harold Hilton (a) 76-81-77-75=309 −4 ENG J.H. Taylor 78-78-77-79=312 £155 SCO Freddie Tait (a) 81-77-75-82=315 −6 SCO David Kinnell 80-77-79-80=316 £107 SCO Willie Fernie 79-85-77-77=318 £7 10s8 SCO John Hunter 82-79-81-77=319 £7 10s9 Jersey old Thomas Renouf 77-79-81-83=320 0T10 SCO James Braid 80-82-84-75=321 0 Ireland 1783 Philip Wynne 83-79-81-78=321 References External links Prestwick 1898 (Official site) 1898 55.502 -4.619 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Prestwick Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship