1914 Open Championship

May 2024 August 2013 1914 Open Championship 18–19 June 1914 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 6526 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zd5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1266%2C6304249 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - Vardon leading 19 June 1914 16 100 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 120 7 June 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 dmy none £125 £50 Jersey old Harry Vardon 306 1913 1920 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 5 230 Scotland South Ayrshire Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland 5 230 The 1914 Open Championship was the 54th Open Championship, held 18–19 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Harry Vardon won a record sixth Open Championship title, three strokes ahead of runner-up J.H. Taylor, the defending champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zt5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1338%2C6445102 Glasgow Herald Vardon wins - golf champion for the sixth time 20 June 1914 14http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1914/06/20/page/14/article/vardon-tops-british-golf Chicago Daily Tribune Vardon tops British golf 20 June 1914 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jkUbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L0kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4364%2C5131483 Pittsburg Press Vardon wins title 19 June 1914 36 Entering the championship, Vardon, Taylor, and James Braid had five Open wins each.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZN5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4409%2C6101751 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - prospects for today 18 June 1914 9 This was the sixteenth and final Open title for these three, the Great Triumvirate. Due to World War I, it was the last Open for six years; the next was in 1920. Qualification took place the week before on 11−12 June at Troon, with 18 holes on the Old Course and 18 holes on Troon municipal number 2, and exactly 100 players qualified.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xt5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1232%2C5248352 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - qualifying stage 11 June 1914 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X95AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1253%2C5406694 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - qualifying stage, first day's play at Troon 12 June 1914 16 Taylor and Ted Ray, winners of the last two Opens, led the field on 150 and 96 players at 163 or better advanced.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YN5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2032%2C5547649 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - the qualified players 13 June 1914 14 The thirteen at 164 played an additional 18 holes at Prestwick the next day to determine the final four places; scores of 79 and better qualified.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yd5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1259%2C5679310 Glasgow Herald Golf - Open Championship draw - Saturday's qualifying ties 13 June 1914 14 After the first two rounds on Thursday, Vardon led at 150, by one shot ahead of a relatively unknown James Ockenden from West Drayton Golf Club. Taylor was a shot back in third at 152. One shot back after an opening 74, Braid's 82 in the afternoon dropped him into a tie for ninth. Vardon and Taylor were paired together on Friday and, after Ockenden had a disappointing 83, they were clear leaders after the morning's third round. Taylor led on 226 with Vardon two back; amateur James Jenkins was third on 232 and three were tied at 233. With the two leaders playing together, huge crowds followed in the final round that afternoon. Taylor extended his lead to three at the first hole, but at the third, he was distracted by a photographer and dropped a stroke to Vardon. The championship was largely decided at the fourth hole, where Taylor found the water and took seven to Vardon's four, which changed the lead. Taylor dropped more strokes to Vardon at the 5th, 8th, 10th, and 11th holes and Vardon led by five. Taylor recovered somewhat and shot 83, but Vardon won by three shots at 78 for 306. Phil Gaudin had the best score in the final round at 74. This was the penultimate Open at Prestwick, which hosted 24, including the first twelve; the last was eleven years later in 1925. It was replaced by adjacent Troon Golf Club ("Royal Troon" since 1978) as the Open venue for southwestern Scotland. Turnberry was added to the rota in 1977, southwest of Prestwick. Course Prestwick Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards3301184923771964352873284033,0564793835034324003252863832793,4706,526 Source: Round summaries First round Thursday, 18 June 1914 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 JEY old Harry Vardon 73T2 SCO James Braid 74 ENG J.H. Taylor ENG Ernest Whitcombe T5 ENG James Ockenden 75 ENG Tom Williamson T7 FRA 1794 Jean Gassiat 76 ENG Fred Leach ENG Abe Mitchell ENG Reg Wilson Source: Second round Thursday, 18 June 1914 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScore1 JEY old Harry Vardon 73-77=1502 ENG James Ockenden 75-76=1513 ENG J.H. Taylor 74-78=1524 ENG Reg Wilson 76-77=153T5 ENG James Edgar 79-75=154 ENG Walter Hambleton 79-75=154 ENG Abe Mitchell 76-78=154 ENG Tom Williamson 75-79=154T9 SCO James Braid 74-82=156 SCO George Duncan 77-79=156 ENG Len Holland 78-78=156 SCO Cecil Hutchison (a) 81-75=156 Source: Third round Friday, 19 June 1914 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 ENG J.H. Taylor 74-78-74=226 2 JEY old Harry Vardon 73-77-78=228 3 SCO James Jenkins (a) 79-80-73=232 T4 ENG Abe Mitchell 76-78-79=233 ENG Tom Williamson 75-79-79=233 ENG Reg Wilson 76-77-80=233T7 SCO James Braid 74-82-78=234 FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy 77-82-75=234 ENG James Ockenden 75-76-83=234 T10 JEY old Ted Ray 77-82-76=235 ENG Harry Simpson 77-80-78=235 Source: Final round Friday, 19 June 1914 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)1 JEY old Harry Vardon 73-77-78-78=306 502 ENG J.H. Taylor 74-78-74-83=309 253 ENG Harry Simpson 77-80-78-75=310 15T4 ENG Abe Mitchell 76-78-79-79=312 8 15s ENG Tom Williamson 75-79-79-79=3126 ENG Reg Wilson 76-77-80-80=313 7 10s7 ENG James Ockenden 75-76-83-80=314 5T8 JEY old Phil Gaudin 78-83-80-74=315 SCO James Jenkins (a) 79-80-73-83=315 0T10 SCO James Braid 74-82-78-82=316 SCO George Duncan 77-79-80-80=316 FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy 77-82-75-82=316 JEY old Ted Ray 77-82-76-81=316 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: Jenkins (315), Lassen (319), Hutchison (324), Lockhart (326),17Anderson (329), Ouimet (332), Hope (335), Shepherd (338). Scorecards Final round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 Out101112131415161718BackTotalJEY old Vardon644444445394455445443978ENG Taylor545754455445554453443983Leader-strokesT3T3T2V1V2V2V2V3V3 V4V5V5V4V4V5V3V3V3 Source: References 2 External links Prestwick 1914 (Official site) 1914 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 Category:20th century in South Ayrshire