1951 Open Championship

July 2020 August 2013 1951 Open Championship 4–6 July 1951 County Antrim,Northern Ireland Royal Portrush Golf Club 72https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7oQtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5550%2C546208 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Von Nida, Adams tie in British Open with 68 5 July 1951 17 6802 ydhttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 203 7 August 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 98 players, 46 after cut 154 (+10) £1,700 ($4,760) £300 ($840) ENG Max Faulkner 285 (−3) 1950 1952 UK#UK Northern Ireland yes Royal Portrush Location in the United Kingdom##Location in Northern Ireland 55.200 -6.635 type:event inline,title The 1951 Open Championship was the 80th Open Championship, held 4–6 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Until 2019, it was the only time the championship was played outside England or Scotland. In it, Max Faulkner won his only major title, two strokes ahead of the runner-up, Antonio Cerdá, in the rain.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vtsOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1513%2C2013727 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press British Open won by Max Faulkner 7 July 1951 11 5 April 2013https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uUtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GYsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6938%2C566039 Glasgow Herald 7 July 1951 5 Faulkner wins Open Championship Two-time defending champion Bobby Locke finished eight strokes back, in a tie for sixth. The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was increased from 40 to 50, and ties for 50th place did not make the cut. The Times 6 December 1950 2 Golf - Altered conditions With potentially an extra 10 players making the cut and getting £20 prize money the total purse increased from £1,500 to £1,700. The other prizes remained unchanged, with £300 for the winner. Only 148 players entered, the lowest since 1904. The Times 5 June 1951 7 Golf - Open Championship Qualifying took place on 2–3 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Championship course at Portrush and 18 holes at Portstewart Golf Club.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tUtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GYsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2872%2C185899 Glasgow Herald 3 July 1951 7 Records on both courses on first day of "Open" The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place did not qualify. Cerdá led at 138 with Tom Haliburton, Bobby Locke, and Norman Von Nida a stroke behind. The qualifying score was 155 and 98 advanced.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tktAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GYsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4608%2C286959 Glasgow Herald 4 July 1951 6 Leading players make light of Portrush terrors Peter Alliss qualified comfortably, following up a first round 76 at Portstewart with an impressive 69 at Portrush. The Times 4 July 1951 2 Golf - Open Championship Jimmy Adams and Von Nida shared the lead after the first round on Wednesday with 68,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t0tAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GYsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5642%2C331915 Glasgow Herald 5 July 1951 2 Scot joint leader at Portrush The Times 5 July 1951 9 Golf - Open Championship the only sub-70 rounds in the championship. In the second round on Thursday, Faulkner shot 70 to take a two-stroke lead over Norman Sutton, with Fred Daly, and Harry Weetman a further shot behind. The Times 6 July 1951 7 Golf - Open Championship - Faulkner's lead After his 69 in qualifying, Alliss scored 79 and 80 and missed the cut.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uEtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GYsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5520%2C499025 Glawgow Herald 6 July 1951 9 Faulkner 2 strokes ahead of "Open" field In the third round on Friday morning, Faulkner posted another 70 and stretched the 54-hole lead to six over Sutton and Cerdá. In the final round that afternoon, Faulkner finished 5-5-4-5 for 74 and 285. Cerdá was the only player still on the course with a chance to tie. Going out in 34, he reached the 16th needing to play the last three holes in twelve shots. His challenge ended when his drive ended up against some steps straddling a barbed wire fence and he took six.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sgRZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lE8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4506%2C2133274 Faulkner Wins British Open, Stranahan Low Amateur St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press 7 July 1951 12 5 April 2013 He finished on 287, two shots behind Faulkner. The Times 7 July 1951 6 British victory in Open golf - Faulkner the new champion - Cerda's fine effort Faulkner was the last Englishman to win the Open for 18 years, until Tony Jacklin in 1969. Frank Stranahan tied for twelfth and was the low amateur for the third straight year, one of two Americans to make the cut. Two Australians made their Open Championship debuts: future five-time champion Peter Thomson, age 21, finished in sixth place, while 1960 champion Kel Nagle was 19th. The PGA Championship at Oakmont near Pittsburgh concluded on Tuesday, 3 July. This was the second day of the Open Championship qualification, making it impossible to play in the final two majors and resulted in very few Americans in the field. Sam Snead, the Open champion in 1946, won the final match at Oakmont for his third title in that championship. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 4 July 1951 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 SCO Jimmy Adams 68 −4 AUS Norman Von Nida T3 WAL 1807 Dai Rees 70 −2 AUS Peter Thomson T5 ENG Max Faulkner 71 −1 SAF 1928 Bobby Locke 7 BEL Flory Van Donck 72 E T8 ITA Alfonso Angelini 73 +1 AUS Eric Cremin ITA Ugo Grappasonni ENG Jack Hargreaves SCO John Panton AUS Bill Shankland ENG Norman Sutton ENG Harry Weetman Source: Second round Thursday, 5 July 1951 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Max Faulkner 71-70=141 −3 2 ENG Norman Sutton 73-70=143 −1 T3 NIR Fred Daly 74-70=144 E ENG Harry Weetman 73-71=144T5 SCO Jimmy Adams 68-77=145 +1 SAF 1928 Bobby Locke 71-74=145 SCO John Panton 73-72=145 AUS Peter Thomson 70-75=145 AUS Norman Von Nida 68-77=145T10 ARG Antonio Cerdá 74-72=146 +2 ITA Ugo Grappasonni 73-73=146 Source: Third round Friday, 6 July 1951 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Max Faulkner 71-70-70=211 −5 T2 ARG Antonio Cerdá 74-72-71=217 +1 ENG Norman Sutton 73-70-74=2174 AUS Peter Thomson 70-75-73=218 +2 T5 NIR Fred Daly 74-70-75=219 +4 SAF 1928 Bobby Locke 71-74-74=219 SCO John Panton 73-72-74=219 ENG Harry Weetman 73-71-75=2199 SCO Jimmy Adams 68-77-75=220 +4 10 AUS Bill Shankland 73-76-72=221 +5 Source: Final round Friday, 6 July 1951 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ENG Max Faulkner 71-70-70-74=285 −3 3002 ARG Antonio Cerdá 74-72-71-70=287 −1 2003 ENG Charlie Ward 75-73-74-68=290 +2 100T4 SCO Jimmy Adams 68-77-75-72=292 +4 462 ½ NIR Fred Daly 74-70-75-73=292T6 SAF 1928 Bobby Locke 71-74-74-74=293 +5 20 AUS Bill Shankland 73-76-72-72=293 ENG Norman Sutton 73-70-74-76=293 AUS Peter Thomson 70-75-73-75=293 ENG Harry Weetman 73-71-75-74=293 Source: References External links Royal Portrush 1951 (Official site) 1951 Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Northern Ireland Category:Portrush Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sport in County Antrim