1955 Open Championship

June 2024 August 2013 1955 Open Championship 6–8 July 1955 St Andrews, Scotland Old Course at St Andrews 72https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ppRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5567%2C6538345 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Associated Press Three tied for lead in British Open golf 8 July 1955 19 6936 yd 94 players, 49 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 81 9 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 148 (+4) £3,750$10,500 £1,000$2,800 AUS Peter Thomson 281 (−7) 1954 1956 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 1955 Open Championship was the 84th Open Championship, played 6–8 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Peter Thomson won the second of three consecutive Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up John Fallon.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SD9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6360%2C951254 The Herald Glasgow P.W. Thomson's second victory 9 July 1955 5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=voMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6959%2C1278981 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Thomson edges Fallon by two strokes in British Open 9 July 1955 9http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1955/07/09/page/38/article/thomsons-281-keeps-british-open-crown Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Thomson's 281 keeps British Open crown 9 July 1955 4, sec. 3 Thomson won a total of five Claret Jugs, the last in 1965. Qualifying took place on 4–5 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Old Course and 18 holes on the New Course. The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place did not qualify. On Monday, Frank Jowle scored 63 on the New Course,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RD9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2667%2C413310 The Herald Glasgow Lowest score ever returned in Open golf championship 5 July 1955 4 and after a 72 on the Old Course the next day he led the qualifiers at 135, a shot ahead of Laurie Ayton. The Times 6 July 1955 4 Thomson goes easily and efficiently on – Chance of retaining his Open Golf Championship The qualifying score was 148 and 94 players advanced to the first round on Wednesday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RT9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1929%2C545077 The Herald Glasgow Ninety-four qualifiers for "Open" 6 July 1955 4 Three shot 69 in the opening round on Wednesday;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rj9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4524%2C656240 The Herald Glasgow Only three players beat 70 in first round 7 July 1955 2 after the second round on Thursday, three shared the 36-hole lead at 139: Eric Brown, Dennis Smalldon, and Thomson, with Fallon a stroke back in fourth. The maximum number of players making the cut was set at fifty, and ties for 50th place were not included. Five Americans were in the field of 94, three professionals and two amateurs.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rz9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3786%2C788039 The Herald Glasgow Holder shares halfway lead in Open title golf 8 July 1955 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=voMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7031%2C1159755 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Thomson, Brown, Smalldon lead British Open with 139 8 July 1955 19 All five made the cut,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1955/07/08/page/31/article/thomsons-68-ties-for-lead-in-british-open Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Thomson's 68 ties for lead in British Open 8 July 1955 3, sec. 3 and the top U.S. finisher was Ed Furgol in a tie for 19th place. Byron Nelson, whose only previous appearance at The Open was a fifth-place finish in 1937, tied for 32nd. The two amateurs finished in the top thirty. Previously the 17th hole (the "Road Hole") was a par 5; for this Open it became a par 4, which reduced the course par from 73 to 72. The winner's share was increased from £750 to £1,000, while the others were unchanged, bringing the total purse to £3,750.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SDpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XFkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1328%2C5767714 The Herald Glasgow Larger prize for "Open" 24 December 1954 7 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 6 July 1955 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 SCO Eric Brown69−3 WAL 1953 Dai Rees ENG Syd ScottT4 ENG Henry Cotton70−2 ENG Cecil Denny ENG Bernard Hunt ENG Frank Jowle SCO Ian Martin WAL 1953 Dennis SmalldonT10 SCO John Anderson71−1 ARG Romualdo Barbieri ENG Ken Bousfield USA 1912 Ed Furgol ENG Robert Halsall ENG John Jacobs IRL Christy O'Connor Snr ENG Norman Sutton AUS Peter Thomson BEL Flory Van Donck ENG Harry Weetman Source: Second round Thursday, 7 July 1955 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 SCO Eric Brown69-70=139−5 WAL 1953 Dennis Smalldon70-69=139 AUS Peter Thomson71-68=1394 SCO John Fallon73-67=140−4T5 ENG Bernard Hunt70-71=141−3 ENG John Jacobs71-70=141 ENG Frank Jowle70-71=141T8 ARG Romualdo Barbieri71-71=142−2 IRL Harry Bradshaw72-70=142 ENG Henry Cotton70-72=142 SCO Ian Martin70-72=142 ENG Harry Weetman71-71=142 Source: Amateurs: Bucher (+2), Conrad (+4), McHale (+4), Lawrie (+5), Carr (+9), Murray (+11), Orr (+13), Robertson (+15) Third round Friday, 8 July 1955 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 AUS Peter Thomson71-68-70=209−72 ENG Frank Jowle70-71-69=210−6T3 SCO Eric Brown69-70-73=212−4 ENG John Jacobs71-70-71=212 ENG Harry Weetman71-71-70=212T6 SCO John Fallon73-67-73=213−3 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke74-69-70=2138 BEL Flory Van Donck71-72-71=214−2T9 ARG Romualdo Barbieri71-71-73=215−1 IRL Harry Bradshaw72-70-73=215 ARG Antonio Cerdá73-71-71=215 ENG Bernard Hunt70-71-74=215 Source: Final round Friday, 8 July 1955 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo par Money (£)1 AUS Peter Thomson 71-68-70-72=281 −71,0002 SCO John Fallon 73-67-73-70=283 −55003 ENG Frank Jowle 70-71-69-74=284 −43504 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 74-69-70-72=285 −3200T5 ENG Ken Bousfield 71-75-70-70=286 −290 ARG Antonio Cerdá 73-71-71-71=286 ENG Bernard Hunt 70-71-74-71=286 BEL Flory Van Donck 71-72-71-72=286 ENG Harry Weetman 71-71-70-74=286T10 ARG Romualdo Barbieri 71-71-73-72=287 −140 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr 71-75-70-71=287 Source: Amateurs: Conrad (+5), McHale (+7), Bucher (+23). 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