1928 Open Championship

March 2021 August 2013 1928 Open Championship 9–11 May 1928 Sandwich, England Royal St George's Golf Club 6616 yd 113 players, 52 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 109 29 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 159 £250 £75 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 292 1927 1929 UK England 1 Sandwich  51.274 1.367 Location in England 5 230 Kent Sandwich 51.274 1.367 Location in Kent. England 5 right white 230 The 1928 Open Championship was the 63rd Open Championship, held 9–11 May at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Walter Hagen won the third of his four Open Championship titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Gene Sarazen.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fKBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942%2C1976980 Glasgow Herald Hagen again champion 12 May 1928 9http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1928/05/12/page/21/article/hagens-292-wins-british-open-golf-tournament Chicago Daily Tribune Hagen's 292 wins British Open golf tournament 12 May 1928 21 It was his second triumph at Royal St George's, the site of his first Open win in 1922.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3V9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7g4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6422%2C1668621 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Hagen recaptures British Open title 12 May 1928 1-part 2 16 May 2013 It was the tenth of his eleven major titles; his second Open victory came in 1924 at Royal Liverpool. For this year and the next, the Open was played earlier than usual, in early May, and Hagen won both. Qualifying was held on 7–8 May, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at St George's and 18 holes at Prince's,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eKBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2145%2C1185052 Glasgow Herald American golfers do well in first qualifying round 8 May 1928 7 and the top 100 and ties qualified. José Jurado led the qualifiers on 144,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eaBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3552%2C1369918 Glasgow Herald Argentine leads the qualifiers 9 May 1928 8 which included four Bradbeer brothers: James, Bob, Ernest, and Fred.The Times 9 May 1928 7 London Golf - Open Championship - Qualifying Scores The qualifying score was 162 and 113 players qualified. Two-time defending champion Bobby Jones decided not to make the trip across the Atlantic this year, meaning all eyes were on other American stars. Two weeks prior, Walter Hagen played a match against Archie Compston and lost badly, 18 & 17. Realizing he needed practice, Hagen resolved to skip the parties for which he had become famous and concentrate on his game. On Wednesday, Bill Mehlhorn opened with 71 to take the lead, with Sarazen a stroke behind.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eqBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2082%2C1554659 Glasgow Herald Open Championship 10 May 1928 3http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1928/05/10/page/19/article/mehlhorns-71-leads-british-open-sarazen-2d Chicago Daily Tribune The New York Times Mehlhorn's 71 leads British Open; Sarazen 2d 10 May 1928 19 Mehlhorn had a poor 78 on the second day and José Jurado took over the lead on 145.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1928/05/11/page/27/article/jurado-leads-for-british-golf-crown Chicago Daily Tribune Jurado leads for British golf crown 11 May 1928 21«» Hagen and Sarazen were second on 148 with Mehlhorn and Archie Compston on 149. To make the cut, players would need to be within 14 strokes of the leader after 36 holes; it was at 159 and 52 players advanced.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQI-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YkkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2489%2C1753749 Glasgow Herald Open Championship 11 May 1928 9 On Friday morning, Hagen took the lead by a stroke from Jurado and Sarazen, two ahead of Compston. Hagen's 72 that afternoon gave him 292 and the victory, two shots ahead of Sarazen. Jurado had a disappointing 80 and dropped into a tie for sixth place. The prizes were presented by the Prince of Wales. Six-time champion Harry Vardon, age 58, made his last cut in the Open Championship and tied for 47th. He qualified for the Open just once more, the following year. The top 24 British-resident professionals in the final standings qualified for the Ryder Tournament in July. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 9 May 1928 PlacePlayerScore1 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn 71 2 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 72 3 ARG José Jurado 74 T4 ENG Percy Alliss 75 ENG Archie Compston SCO George Duncan USA 1912 Walter Hagen ENG Bill Twine ENG Syd Wingate T10 SCO Stewart Burns 76 FRA 1794 Jean Gassiat ENG Fred Taggart Source: Second round Thursday, 10 May 1928 PlacePlayerScore1 ARG José Jurado 74-71=145 T2 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 75-73=148 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 72-76=148 T4 ENG Archie Compston 75-74=149 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn 71-78=149T6 SCO Stewart Burns 76-74=150 ENG Fred Taggart 76-74=150 ENG Tom Williamson 77-73=150 9 ENG Percy Alliss 75-76=151 T10 ENG Aubrey Boomer 79-73=152 ENG Henry Cotton 77-75=152 ENG Bill Davies 78-74=152 SCO George Duncan 75-77=152 ENG Fred Robson 79-73=152 Source: Third round Friday, 11 May 1928 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 75-73-72=220 T2 ARG José Jurado 74-71-76=221 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 72-76-73=221 4 ENG Archie Compston 75-74-73=222T5 SCO Stewart Burns 76-74-75=225 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn 71-78-76=225 ENG Fred Robson 79-73-73=2258 ENG Percy Alliss 75-76-75=226 T9 ENG Fred Taggart 76-74-77=227 ENG Tom Williamson 77-73-77=227 Source: Final round Friday, 11 May 1928 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 75-73-72-72=292 752 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 72-76-73-73=294 503 ENG Archie Compston 75-74-73-73=295 25T4 ENG Percy Alliss 75-76-75-72=298 15 ENG Fred Robson 79-73-73-73=298T6 ENG Jim Barnes 81-73-76-71=301 10 Jersey old Aubrey Boomer 79-73-77-72=301 ARG José Jurado 74-71-76-80=3019 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn 71-78-76-77=302 10 ENG Bill Davies 78-74-79-73=304 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 Amateurs: Perkins (307), Hezlet (309), Hope (312), R Hartley (316), Torrance (316), Evans (319) References External links Royal St George's 1928 (Official site) 1928 51.274 1.367 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sandwich, Kent Category:1920s in Kent Category:Sport in Kent