1947 Open Championship

1947 golf tournament held at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Wirral, England June 2024 August 2013 1947 Open Championship 1947_Open_Championship_Program.png 250px Front cover of the 1947 Open Programme 2–4 July 1947 Hoylake, England Royal Liverpool Golf Club The R&A 68https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OS1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878%2C5351571 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Set par of 68 for British Open 30 June 1947 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wx0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IiUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1453%2C963597 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Cotton, King tie for lead 3 July 1947 2, part 2 6978 yd 100, 40 after cut 156 (+20) £1,000$4,000 £150 $600 NIR Fred Daly 293 (+21) 1946 1948 UK England 1 Hoylake 53.385 -3.190 Location in England 5 230 Merseyside Hoylake top 53.385 -3.190 Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, west of Liverpool, England 5 230 The 1947 Open Championship was the 76th Open Championship, held 2–4 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Fred Daly became the first Irish winner of the Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Reg Horne and amateur Frank Stranahan.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RmhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5749%2C3954763 The Herald Glasgow 5 July 1947 5 Daly first Irishman to win Openhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1947/07/05/page/11/article/stranahans-bid-for-title-fails Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Stranahan's bid for title fails 5 July 1947 1, sec. 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2H5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4985%2C5808340 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Stranahan misses title 5 July 1947 4, part 2 It was Daly's only major title. Qualifying took place on 30 June and 1 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Hoylake and 18 holes at Arrowe Park.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QWhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4900%2C3616449 The Herald Glasgow 30 June 1947 7 Hopes of British win in Open Championship The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place would not qualify.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t1NAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5872%2C4045641 The Herald Glasgow 13 March 1947 6 "Open" golf conditions Norman Von Nida led the qualifiers for the second successive year, scoring 139; the qualifying score was 155 and 100 players advanced.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5042%2C3756242 The Herald Glasgow 2 July 1947 6 Ominous overseas threat in golf "Open" The Times 2 July 1947 2 Open Championship qualifiers Only five Americans entered the qualifier, and none were former champions. Par was set at 68 for the championship, which was the course record at the time. The course was regularly par 72 at 7048 yd; all four par-5 holes were shortened slightly and made into par-4 holes. The total prize money was £1000, with a winner's share of £150, £100 for second, £75 for third, £50 for fourth, £25 for fifth, and £15 for each of the next 35 players. The £1000 was completed with a £15 prize for winning the qualification event and four £15 prizes for the lowest score in each round. Where an amateur finished in a place where there was a cash prize that money was donated to the P.G.A. Benevolent Fund. The prize money distribution meant that, with a maximum of forty players making the cut, all professionals making the cut received prize money. Henry Cotton and Laurie Ayton, Jnr shared the first round lead on Wednesday,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RGhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5087%2C3825598 The Herald Glasgow Britain's early blows for Open golf title 3 July 1947 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uHhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5503%2C886386 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Yanks falter in British Open 3 July 1947 13 but in the second round both fell back with rounds of 78 and 80, respectively. After 36 holes, Daly led at 143 (+7), four shots ahead of Cotton and Sam King.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RWhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5064%2C3895038 The Herald Glasgow Irishman breaks through in golf "Open" 4 July 1947 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uXhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6808%2C1282350 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Tempers, scores high in England 3 July 1947 8 The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was again set at 40, and ties for 40th place did not make the cut. Daly had a poor third round on Friday morning, shooting 78 to fall into a tie for the lead with Cotton, Arthur Lees, and Norman Von Nida. There were a further nine players within three-strokes of the lead. Horne, who began two back, made the first move with a 35 on the front-nine. He took a pair of 5s at the 16th and 17th holes, however, and at the 18th his putt for a three lipped out and finished at 294. Daly began the round with a 38 (+4) on the front, but he recovered on the back and holed a birdie putt on the 18th to post 293. Cotton made the turn in 36 and needed another 36 on the back to tie Daly, but in the blustery wind this proved too difficult and he finished at 297. That left Stranahan as the last player on the course able to tie Daly. He reached the 17th needing to play the final two holes in seven strokes, but a three-putt led to a five and saw him needing an improbable two on the last. He gave it a good shot, with his approach stopping less than a foot (0.3 m) from the hole. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 2 July 1947 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 SCO Laurie Ayton, Jnr 69 +1 ENG Henry Cotton 3 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 71 +3T4 SCO Jimmy Adams 73 +5 ENG John Burton NIR Fred Daly BEL Flory Van Donck T8 SCO William Anderson 74 +6 ENG Fred Bullock AUS Norman Von Nida Source: Second round Thursday, 3 July 1947 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 NIR Fred Daly 73-70=143 +7T2 ENG Henry Cotton 69-78=147 +11 ENG Sam King 75-72=1474 NIR Dick Burton 77-71=148 +12T5 SCO Laurie Ayton, Jnr 69-80=149 +13 ENG Arthur Lees 75-74=149 ENG Charlie Ward 76-73=149 BEL Flory Van Donck 73-76=149T10 ENG Alf Padgham 75-75=150 +14 AUS Bill Shankland 76-74=150 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 71-79=150 AUS Norman Von Nida 74-76=150 Source: Third round Friday, 4 July 1947 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Henry Cotton 69-78-74=221 +15 NIR Fred Daly 73-70-78=221 ENG Arthur Lees 75-74-72=221 AUS Norman Von Nida 74-76-71=2215 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 71-79-72=222 +16 T6 SCO Laurie Ayton, Jnr 69-80-74=223 +17 ENG Reg Horne 77-74-72=223 ENG Alf Perry 76-77-70=223 ENG Reg Whitcombe 75-77-71=223 T10 SCO Jimmy Adams 73-80-71=224 +18 ENG Sam King 75-72-77=224 ENG Alf Padgham 75-75-74=224 WAL 1807 Dai Rees 77-74-73=224 Source:http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 91 19 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 Final round Friday, 4 July 1947 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 NIR Fred Daly 73-70-78-72=293 +21 150T2 ENG Reg Horne 77-74-72-71=294 +22 487 ½ USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 71-79-72-72=294 –4 AUS Bill Shankland 76-74-75-70=295 +23 505 ENG Dick Burton 77-71-77-71=296 +24 25T6 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 80-72-74-71=297 +25 15 ENG Henry Cotton 69-78-74-76=297 ENG Sam King 75-72-77-73=297 ENG Arthur Lees 75-74-72-76=297 AUS Norman Von Nida 74-76-71-76=297 ENG Charlie Ward 76-73-76-72=297 (a) denotes amateur Source: References External links Royal Liverpool 1947 (Official site) Official Programme 1947 53.385 -3.190 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Hoylake Category:20th century in Cheshire