1937 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1937 Open Championship Henry Cotton 1937.jpg 7–9 July 1937 Carnoustie, Scotland Carnoustie Golf LinksMedal Coursehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iUJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4105%2C694353 Glasgow Herald Scotland Carnoustie cards 5 July 1937 19 72 7200 yd 0 141 players, 47 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 96 20 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 dmy 153 (+9) £500 £100 ENG Henry Cotton 290 (+2) 1936 1938 UK Scotland 1 Carnoustie 56.497 -2.717 Location in Scotland 5 230 Scotland Angus Carnoustie top 56.497 -2.717 Location in Angus, Scotland 5 top 180 The 1937 Open Championship was the 72nd Open Championship, held 7–9 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. Henry Cotton won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Reg Whitcombe.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jkJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4146%2C1584837 Glasgow Herald Scotland Cotton's brilliant victory 10 July 1937 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8HYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6578%2C1234258 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Cotton wins Open in violent storm with total of 290 10 July 1937 15 The Ryder Cup was held in late June at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in North West England,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dE0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HEwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2630%2C4851229 Pittsburgh Press United Press Yankees win Ryder Cup from Britons 30 June 1937 30https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6HYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6572%2C73900 Montreal Gazette Associated Press U.S. golfers down British, 8-4, to win Ryder Cup tourney 1 July 1937 12 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9xE1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=vKULAAAAIBAJ&pg=5348%2C98166 Glasgow Herald Scotland First victory on British soil 1 July 1937 11 and all the members of the victorious American team played in the championship, creating a star-studded field, similar to four years earlier in 1933. Qualifying took place on 5–6 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Medal Course (the championship course) and 18 holes on the Burnside Course.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iUJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3346%2C694636 Glasgow Herald Scotland To-day's notable pairings 5 July 1937 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ikJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6041%2C736069 Glasgow Herald Scotland First day of Open Championship 6 July 1937 2 The number of qualifiers was increased to the top 140 and ties, having previously been the top 100 and ties. Two-time Masters champion Horton Smith led the qualifiers on 138;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eU0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HEwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4847%2C6692201 Pittsburgh Press United Press H. Smith leader in British Open 6 July 1937 29 the qualifying score was 157 and 141 players advanced, and all the American Ryder Cup players qualified comfortably.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i0JAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3806%2C1091595 Glasgow Herald Scotland Americans dominate Open qualifying golf 7 July 1937 23 The Times London 7 July 1937 7 Golf - Open Championship In the opening round on Wednesday, Ed Dudley took the lead with a 70.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jEJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3730%2C1143414 Glasgow Herald Scotland Carnoustie scene changes 8 July 1937 3 Reg Whitcombe led after the first two rounds at two-under 142, The Times London 9 July 1937 7 Golf - Open Championship with his brother Charles and Dudley two behind on 144, and Cotton was tied for fourth at 146.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=73YtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7171%2C1077191 Montreal Gazette Associated Press British Open lead goes to home-bred with score of 142 9 July 1937 15 Only the leading forty players and ties made the 36-hole cut,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jUJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2540%2C1351239 Glasgow Herald Scotland Britain takes the lead 9 July 1937 5 which was at 153 (+9) and 47 advanced. Previously the top sixty and ties made the cut. The Times 3 February 1937 6 Golf - The Championships The final two rounds on Friday were played in a steady, cold rain. Whitcombe maintained his lead with a third-round 74, two shots ahead of his brother, while Cotton moved up to three behind. The weather proved to be Whitcombe's downfall in the final round; on the 7th tee, his club slipped out of his hands as he was swinging and the ball traveled only 40 yd. He ended up taking a six and finished with a 76 and 292 total. Cotton did not seem affected by the conditions and arrived at the 18th needing only a six to lead. His approach shot found a greenside bunker, but he was able to get down in five to post a 290 total. Only Charles Whitcombe could catch Cotton, but his 76 and 294 finished four strokes behind in fourth place. The American contingent included Byron Nelson and Sam Snead, both of whom were making their Open Championship debuts. Nelson finished fifth but played the Open just once more, returning in 1955. Snead tied for eleventh and played in four more, winning his next in 1946 at St. Andrews. The non-playing captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, four-time Open champion Walter Hagen, tied for 26th place in his final Open appearance at age 44. In his last Open Championship as an amateur, nineteen-year-old Bobby Locke was the only amateur to make the cut and tied for seventeenth. As a professional, he won four times (1949, 1950, 1952, 1957). Course Carnoustie Golf Links Medal (Championship) Course HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Cup4014 10South America45342Gulley442411Dyke36843Jockie's Burn346412Southward Ho46744Hillocks430413Whins16835Brae3884 14Spectacles47356Long ^5675 15Lucky Slap45747Plantation3894 16Barry Burn25038Short1613 17Island45449Railway483418Home5035Out3,60736In3,59336Source: Total7,20072 ^ The 6th hole was renamed Hogan's Alley in 2003 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 7 July 1937 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 70 −2 T2 ENG Bill Branch 72 E SCO Willie McMinn ENG Alf Padgham ENG Reg Whitcombe T6 SCO Douglas Cairncross 73 +1 SCO Fred Robertson USA 1912 Denny Shute ENG Jack Taylor ENG Charles Whitcombe Source: Second round Thursday, 8 July 1937 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Reg Whitcombe 72-70=142 −2T2 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 70-74=144 E ENG Charles Whitcombe 73-71=144 T4 ENG Henry Cotton 74-72=146 +2 ENG Alf Padgham 72-74=146 USA 1912 Denny Shute 73-73=1467 ENG Bill Branch 72-75=147 +3 T8 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 76-72=148 +4 ENG Arthur Lacey 75-73=148 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke (a) 74-74=148 WAL 1807 Dai Rees 75-73=148 SCO Fred Robertson 73-75=148 USA 1912 Horton Smith 77-71=148 Source: Third round Friday, 9 July 1937 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Reg Whitcombe 72-70-74=216 E 2 ENG Charles Whitcombe 73-71-74=218 +2 3 ENG Henry Cotton 74-72-73=219 +3 4 ENG Bill Branch 72-75-73=220 +4 5 USA 1912 Charles Lacey 76-75-70=221 +5 T6 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 70-74-78=222 +6 SCO Bill Laidlaw 77-72-73=222 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 75-76-71=222 ENG Alf Padgham 72-74-76=222 USA 1912 Denny Shute 73-73-76=222 Source: Final round Friday, 9 July 1937 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ENG Henry Cotton 74-72-73-71=290 +2 1002 ENG Reg Whitcombe 72-70-74-76=292 +4 753 USA 1912 Charles Lacey 76-75-70-72=293 +5 504 ENG Charles Whitcombe 73-71-74-76=294 +6 305 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 75-76-71-74=296 +8 256 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 70-74-78-75=297 +9 20T7 ENG Arthur Lacey 75-73-75-75=298 +10 16 SCO Bill Laidlaw 77-72-73-76=298 ENG Alf Padgham 72-74-76-76=29810 USA 1912 Horton Smith 77-71-79-72=299 +11 10 Source: Amateur: Locke (+16) References External links Carnoustie 1937 (Official site) 1937 56.497 -2.717 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Category:Sport in Angus, Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Carnoustie