1953 Open Championship

January 2024 August 2013 1953 Open Championship 8–10 July 1953 Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland Carnoustie Golf LinksChampionship Course 72 7200 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x3kyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-bgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6914%2C968878 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Bobby Locke has 32-33-65 in qualifying for British Open 7 July 1953 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vUdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=koUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6232%2C5193505 Glasgow Herald Scotland Effect of Hogan's entry on Open 6 July 1953 4 91 players, 49 after cuthttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 83, 203–8 22 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 154 (+10) £2,500$7,000 £500$1,400 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 282 (−6) 1952 1954 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 1953 Open Championship was the 82nd Open Championship, held 8–10 July at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. In his only Open Championship appearance, Ben Hogan prevailed by four strokes over four runners-up to win his third major championship of the year.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wkdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=koUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1660%2C4524290 Glasgow Herald Hogan wins "Open" by four strokes 11 July 1953 5http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1953/07/11/page/21/article/hogans-282-wins-by-4-shoots-record-68 Chicago Daily Tribune Maclear Michael Michael Maclear Hogan's wins by 4; shoots record 68 11 July 1953 1, sec.2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mOlOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eQAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4744%2C3568493 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Ben Hogan wins British Open with 282 10 July 1953 29 The total prize money was increased by nearly fifty per cent, from £1,700 to £2,500. The winner received £500, with £300 for second, £200 for third, £100 for fourth, £75 for fifth, £30 for next 20, and then £25 each for the remaining players. There was also a £15 prize for winning the qualification event and four £15 prizes for the lowest score in each round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bUJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2455%2C2780659 Glasgow Herald 31 January 1953 9 "Open" golf prize increase The purse of £2,500 ($7,000) and the winner's share of £500 ($1,400), were less than one-third that of the U.S. Open or PGA Championship in 1953. Qualifying took place on 6–7 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes each on the Championship and Burnside courses.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v0dAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=koUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6143%2C4930085 Glasgow Herald Locke leads qualifiers for Open title 8 July 1953 4 The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place would not qualify. On Monday, John Panton led the qualifiers on the Championship course after a 69 while Bobby Locke scored 65 on the Burnside course. Locke's scored 71 on the second day and a total of 136 put him five shots ahead of the rest. Panton and Christy O'Connor were next on 141, and Hogan qualified comfortably on 145.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1953/07/08/page/49/article/hogans-145-qualifies-in-british-open Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Hogan's 145 qualifies in British Open 8 July 1953 1, sec.4 Peter Thomson, the 1952 runner-up, only just qualified on 154 after taking 80 on the Championship course. The Times London 8 July 1953 9 Qualifiers at Carnoustie – Hogan falters but recovers The qualifying score was 154 and 91 players advanced. Hogan, with the Masters and U.S. Open titles, made the trip across the Atlantic for the Open Championship for the only time in his career. He arrived at Carnoustie two weeks early to practice with the smaller British golf ball. The policy of requiring all players to qualify, the small purse, the lengthy ocean voyage, and the conflict of schedule with the PGA Championship kept all but a few Americans at home; only four qualified for the first round on Wednesday, and three made the 36-hole cut to play the final two rounds on Friday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wUdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=koUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5875%2C4666617 Glasgow Herald Brown and Rees leaders after two rounds of "Open" 10 July 1953 4http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1953/07/10/page/39/article/hogan-trails-by-2-with-36-to-go Chicago Daily Tribune Maclear Michael Michael Maclear Hogan trails by 2 with 36 to go 10 July 1953 1, sec.4 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l-lOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eQAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4730%2C3181333 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Stranahan and Hogan trailing in Open 9 July 1953 30 A maximum of 50 players could make the cut after 36 holes, and ties for 50th place were not included; it was at 154 (+10) and 49 advanced to the final two rounds. Although the field of 91 that qualified was mostly British, a strong international contingent stood ready to challenge Hogan, including fellow Americans Lloyd Mangrum and Frank Stranahan, Thomson of Australia, Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina, and Locke of South Africa, the defending champion. The Open Championship was Hogan's third major title of the year, but the modern Grand Slam was not possible, as the PGA Championship conflicted with the Open in 1953; the final match (36 holes) of the seven-day PGA Championship was played near Detroit on Tuesday, 7 July. After his automobile accident in 1949, Hogan did not enter the PGA Championship until 1960, after it became a stroke play event. He had won the PGA Championship in 1946 and 1948 before the accident. Hogan did not play in another Open Championship, although he did make a lasting impression on Carnoustie. The par-5 6th hole features a split fairway, with the right side being safer but the left offering a better angle to the green. Hogan found the narrow left side in each of the four rounds, and that hole is now known as "Hogan's Alley." Hogan remains the only player to win the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship in the same calendar year. After winning the first two majors of the year, Arnold Palmer (1960) and Jack Nicklaus (1972) were runners-up by a stroke. Tiger Woods won the Masters and U.S. Open in 2002, but shot 81-65 on the weekend to finish six strokes back at Muirfield, tied for 28th place. Jordan Spieth won the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015. At St. Andrews in 2015 he bogeyed the 71st hole (Road) and missed a three-man playoff by one stroke. After the win, Hogan and his wife Valerie were passengers on the SS United States westbound to New York City, where he received a ticker tape parade down Broadway on July 21.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hCFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=suIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6983%2C4536275 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon United Press 150,000 welcome Hogan in ticker-tape parade 22 July 1953 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZDFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5076%2C7994228 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Grimsley Will New York welcome thaws Ben Hogan 22 July 1953 13 Course Carnoustie Golf Links Championship Course HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Cup4064 10South America44642Gulley442411Dyke36843Jockie's Burn346412Southward Ho46744Hillocks430413Whins16935Brae3884 14Spectacles47356Long ^5675 15Lucky Slap45747Plantation3894 16Barry Burn25038Short1623 17Island45449Railway483418Home5035Out3,61336In3,58736Source: Total7,20072 ^ The 6th hole was renamed Hogan's Alley in 2003 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 8 July 1953 Stranahan set the early pace with a first round of 70, with Eric Brown in 2nd with a 71. Locke shot 72 and joined Dai Rees, Thomson, and De Vicenzo in 3rd. Dealing with putting problems, Hogan had to settle for an opening round of 73. PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 70 −22 SCO Eric Brown 71 −1T3 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 72 E ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke WAL 1953 Dai Rees AUS Peter ThomsonT7 NIR Fred Daly 73 +1 USA 1912 Ben HoganT9 ENG Tom Fairbairn 74 +2 ENG Max Faulkner ENG Geoffrey Hunt ENG Sam King ENG Reg Knight ENG Syd Scott Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wEdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=koUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5787%2C4798197 Glasgow Herald Stranahan's great first round in Open Championship 9 July 1953 4 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1953/07/09/page/67/article/stranahans-70-leads-in-british-open Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Stranahan's 70 leads in British Open 9 July 1953 1, sec.4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nXIxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0A8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3338%2C560009 Stranahan fires 70, leads British Open Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Slappey Sterling 9 July 1953 5-part 2 Second round Thursday, 9 July 1953 Hogan's problems on the green continued in the second round, but he managed to better his score with a 71. Rees finished the round birdie-eagle to card a 70, giving him a share of the lead with Brown. De Vicenzo was in 3rd, with Hogan, Stranahan, and Thomson a shot further back. Stranahan was the sole amateur to make the cut. PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 SCO Eric Brown 71-71=142 −2 WAL 1953 Dai Rees 72-70=1423 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 72-71=143−1 T4 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 73-71=144 E USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 70-74=144 AUS Peter Thomson 72-72=144T7 ENG Tommy Fairbairn 74-71=145 +1 ENG Max Faulkner 74-71=145 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 72-73=14510 ARG Antonio Cerdá 75-71=146 +2 Source: Third round Friday, 10 July 1953 (morning) In the third round, Cerdá set a new course record with a round of 69. Thomson shot 71 to join Cerdá and Rees in 3rd. Hogan was having an excellent round until he found trouble on the 17th, but he managed to get up-and-down from a bunker and salvage a 6. He birdied the 18th to card a 70 for a share of the lead with De Vicenzo. PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 72-71-71=214 −2 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 73-71-70=214T3 ARG Antonio Cerdá 75-71-69=215 −1 WAL 1953 Dai Rees 72-70-73=215 AUS Peter Thomson 72-72-71=215T6 SCO Eric Brown 71-71-75=217 +1 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 70-74-73=217T8 ENG Tommy Fairbairn 74-71-73=218 +2 ENG Max Faulkner 74-71-73=218T10 ENG Sam King 74-73-72=219 +3 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 72-73-74=219 Source: Final round Friday, 10 July 1953 (afternoon) In the final round, Stranahan was out first and posted a 69 and 286 total, including an eagle at the last. De Vicenzo was unable to recover after hitting his ball out of bounds at the 9th and finished at 287. Hogan chipped-in for birdie at the 5th, then followed with another birdie at 6. He opened up a two-shot lead at the 13th, saved par at the 17th, then made another birdie at 18. Battling the flu, he finished with a round of 68 to better the record that Cerdá had set that morning.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=melOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eQAEAAAAIBAJ&pgXXXXXXXXXX5%2C3772382 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press British Open playoff would have been tough for Hogan 11 July 1953 8 His total of 282 was four shots clear of the field.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dqEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kuoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2957,5286836 Miami Daily News Associated Press Ben Hogan wins Open with 68 final round 10 July 1953 11A PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 73-71-70-68=282 −6 515T2 ARG Antonio Cerdá 75-71-69-71=286 −2 215 WAL 1953 Dai Rees 72-70-73-71=286 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 70-74-73-69=286 0 AUS Peter Thomson 72-72-71-71=286 2006 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 72-71-71-73=287 −1 757 ENG Sam King 74-73-72-71=290 +2308 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 72-73-74-72=291 +345T9 ENG Peter Alliss 75-72-74-71=292 +430 SCO Eric Brown 71-71-75-75=292 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y3kyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-bgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6120%2C1637417 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Hogan takes British Open with final 68 11 July 1953 7 Amateurs: Stranahan (−2) References External links Carnoustie 1953 (Official site) 1953 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 Category:Carnoustie