1912 Open Championship

May 2024 August 2013 1912 Open Championship 24–25 June 1912 Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Muirfield 6448 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1w8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6636%2C6917752 Glasgow Herald Open Championship - remarkable play by Tom Ball 24 June 1912 9, 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1Q8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2211%2C6679048 Glasgow Herald Open Championship - first section of qualifying stage 20 June 1912 14 62 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 122 8 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 Ted Ray 295 1911 1913 UK Scotland 1 Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in Scotland bottom 5 230 Scotland East Lothian Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in East Lothian, Scotland 5 230 The 1912 Open Championship was the 52nd Open Championship, held 24–25 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Ted Ray led wire-to-wire and won the championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Harry Vardon, the defending champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2Q8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6731%2C7235674 Glasgow Herald Open Championship - new winner at last 26 June 1912 11http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1912/06/26/page/14/article/mdonald-meets-ridgely-in-final Chicago Daily Tribune English golf title to Ray 26 June 1912 14 Following the problems caused by the large number of entries in 1911, qualification was re-introduced and took place on 20, 21, and 22 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days; George Duncan led the twenty qualifiers on Thursday by seven strokes with a score of 149, and 168 was the qualifying score. The Times 21 June 1912 12 The Open Championship - Section A There 21 qualifiers on the second day at 162 or better, led by Ted Ray on 153.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1g8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2119%2C6820537 Glasgow Herald Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage 22 June 1912 14 The Times 22 June 1912 12 The Open Championship - Section B There were 21 qualifiers on the third day; Tom Ball scored 144 on Saturday, six strokes ahead of the rest, and the qualifying mark was 160. The Times 24 June 1912 12 The Open Championship - Section C After the first two rounds on Monday, Ray led on 144, with Vardon at 147, James Braid on 148, and George Duncan in fourth at 149.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2A8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6743%2C7076938 Glasgow Herald Open Championship - first and second rounds 25 June 1912 9, 10 On Tuesday, Ray extended his lead to five strokes after the third round, and he was not seriously challenged in the final round in the afternoon, despite a 71 from Vardon. Despite his weight and with his nearest rivals still to complete their rounds, Ray was carried off the final green in triumph by some of his friends. Course Muirfield HoleYards2HoleYards1204 10390236511407333812390434713293547014138638315295739016464849717330936518382 Out3,359 In3,089Source: Total 6,448 Round summaries First round Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 JEY old Ted Ray 712 SCO George Duncan 72T3 ENG William Horne 73 SCO Robert Thomson T5 SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr 74 FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy T7 ENG Tom Ball 75 SCO George Fotheringham ENG Fred Leach ENG J.H. Taylor JEY old Harry Vardon Source: Second round Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScore1 Jersey old Ted Ray 71-73=1442 Jersey old Harry Vardon 75-72=1473 SCO James Braid 77-71=1484 SCO George Duncan 72-77=1495 SCO Robert Thomson 73-77=150T6 FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy 74-77=151 ENG J.H. Taylor 75-76=151T8 SCO George Fotheringham 75-78=153 ENG Charles Mayo 76-77=153T10 SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr 74-80=154 IRE 1783 Hugh McNeill 76-78=154 Source: Third round Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 Jersey old Ted Ray 71-73-76=220 2 SCO James Braid 77-71-77=225 3 SCO George Duncan 72-77-78=227 T4 ENG J.H. Taylor 75-76-77=228 Jersey old Harry Vardon 75-72-81=228 6 SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr 74-80-75=229 7 SCO Robert Thomson 73-77-80=2308 ENG Charles Mayo 76-77-78=231T9 SCO George Fotheringham 75-78-79=232 ENG Reg Wilson 82-75-75=232 Source: Final round Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)1 Jersey old Ted Ray 71-73-76-75=295 502 Jersey old Harry Vardon 75-72-81-71=299 253 SCO James Braid 77-71-77-78=303 154 SCO George Duncan 72-77-78-78=305 105 SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr 74-80-75-79=308 710s6 SCO Sandy Herd 76-81-76-76=309 T7 ENG Fred Collins 76-79-81-74=310 36s 8d FRA 1794 Jean Gassiat 76-80-78-76=310 ENG Reg Wilson 82-75-75-78=31010 FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy 74-77-82-78=311 0 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 References 2 External links Muirfield 1912 (Official site) 1912 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