1896 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1896 Open Championship 10–11, 13 June 1896 Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Muirfield 63 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 141 22 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 none £90 £30 JEY old Harry Vardon 316, playoff 1895 1897 UK Scotland 1 Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in Scotland 240 The 1896 Open Championship was the 36th Open Championship, held 10–11 and 13 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Harry Vardon won the Championship after a playoff against J.H. Taylor. Sandy Herd led by five shots after a first round of 72. Taylor and James Kay were second after scoring 77. Taylor had reached turn in 35 but came back in a poor 42. The amateur Freddie Tait had the best round of the afternoon with a 75 while Herd had a disappointing 84 and Kay an even worse 88. At the end of the day, Taylor led on 155, with Herd on 156, Willie Fernie and David Brown on 157 and Tait on 158. In the third round, the leading professionals had similar scores but the amateur Tait dropped down the field after an 84. Herd led on 235 with Taylor on 236, Brown and Ben Sayers on 238 and Fernie and Vardon on 239. Taylor the first starter of those in contention and played steadily for an 80 and a total of 316. Fernie started well but took seven at the 7th and also finished with an 80 and a total of 319. Vardon played the best golf of the leading six and came to the last needing a four to win. However he played safely to avoid the bunkers around the green and settled for a five to finish with a 77 and a tie with Taylor. Herd, who had led Vardon by 11 shots after the first round, had another bad afternoon round of 85 after his 84 the previous day. In the 36-hole playoff, Taylor started badly and was six strokes behind after eight holes, taking 40 to Vardon's 34. However he gained a shot on five of the next six holes and, although he took six at the 16th, ended the morning golf only two strokes behind. The scores were level after the 1st hole in the afternoon when Vardon took 5 while Taylor scored 3. However, Vardon gained shots at the next three holes. After gaining a stroke at the 12th Taylor was only two behind. They then halved the next five holes, both taking six at the long 16th. The championship was decided at the 17th where Vardon holed a 12-yard putt to take a three shot lead to the last. Playing boldly Taylor got into a difficult position in a greenside bunker and took six, while Vardon played safely for a five to win by four shots. The Times 15 June 1896 9 Golf - The Open Golf Championship Just five days before his 73rd birthday, Old Tom Morris played in his last Open Championship, 36 years after finishing second in the first Championship. At 1821 06 16 1894 06 11 he remains the oldest known competitor in the Open Championship.http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 200 22 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 First day leaderboard Wednesday, 10 June 1896 PlacePlayerScore1 ENG J.H. Taylor 77-78=1552 SCO Sandy Herd 72-84=156T3 SCO David Brown 80-77=157 SCO Willie Fernie 78-79=1575 SCO Freddie Tait (a) 83-75=158T6 SCO Willie Park Jr. 79-80=159 SCO Ben Sayers 83-76=1598 Jersey old Harry Vardon 83-78=161T9 SCO James Braid 83-81=164 SCO John Hunter 85-79=164 SCO Peter McEwan Jr. 83-81=164 SCO Archie Simpson 85-79=164 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, 11 June 1896 PlacePlayerScoreMoneyT1 ENG J.H. Taylor 77-78-81-80=316 Playoff Jersey old Harry Vardon 83-78-78-77=316T3 SCO Willie Fernie 78-79-82-80=319 £10 SCO Freddie Tait (a) 83-75-84-77=319 −5 SCO Sandy Herd 72-84-79-85=320 £76 SCO James Braid 83-81-79-80=323 £5T7 SCO David Brown 80-77-81-86=324 £3 6s 8d SCO Ben Sayers 83-76-79-86=324 SCO Andrew Scott 83-84-77-80=32410 Jersey old Tom Vardon 83-82-77-83=325 £3 Playoff Source: Taylor and Vardon were engaged in a 36-hole tournament at North Berwick on Friday 12 June and so the playoff was delayed until the following day. Taylor finished joint winner of the North Berwick tournament, with Ben Sayers and Willie Fernie, winning £8. "After the championship there seemed to a complete collapse of interest in the game, both in the players and spectators." The Times 13 June 1896 15 Golf - Professional Tournament Saturday, 13 June 1896 PlacePlayerScoreMoney1 Jersey old Harry Vardon 78-79=157 £302 ENG J.H. Taylor 80-81=161 £20 Scorecards Morning round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 Out101112131415161718BackTotalJersey old Vardon353555444384554445454078ENG Taylor454656553433454336453780 Afternoon round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 Out101112131415161718BackTotalJersey old Vardon544464445404554346353979ENG Taylor355555445414544346464081 References External links Muirfield 1896 (Official site) 1896 56.043 -2.823 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Gullane Category:Sport in East Lothian Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship