1908 Open Championship

December 2023 August 2013 1908 Open Championship 18–19 June 1908 Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland Prestwick Golf Club 65 playershttp://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 128 11 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 none £115 £50 SCO James Braid 291 1907 1909 UK Scotland 1 Prestwick 55.502 -4.619 Location in Scotland 5 230 Scotland South Ayrshire Prestwick  55.502 -4.619 Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland left 5 230 The 1908 Open Championship was the 48th Open Championship, held 18–19 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. James Braid won the Championship for the fourth time, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Ball.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3-BAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2828%2C5990643 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - Brilliant victory of James Braid - Record score 20 June 1908 14 Qualifying took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, 16–17 June, and the players were divided into two "sections."https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2-BAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1430%2C5431561 Glasgow Herald The Open Championship 16 June 1908 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3OBAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6743%2C5546935 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - First qualifying rounds at Prestwick 17 June 1908 14 Those in the first section played on the first morning and second afternoon while those in the second section played on the first afternoon and second morning. After the 36 holes the leading thirty players and ties qualified from each section. The qualifying score of 163 was the same in both sections, and 65 players qualified. J.H. Taylor led the first section with a score of 150 while the Scottish amateur Robert Andrew led the second section with the same score.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3eBAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1314%2C5715516 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - Qualifying rounds completed 18 June 1908 15 The first round on Thursday morning was noted for its low scoring, especially on the first nine holes. Ernest Gray, from Littlehampton, went out in 31 and equalled J.H. Taylor's record score of 68 set at Royal St George's in 1904. Braid finished with a 70 after going out in 33, with Fred Robson in third place after a 72. Ben Sayers was amongst those in fourth place on 74 after he too went out in 33. In the afternoon, Gray was eleven shots worse with a round in 79, while Braid added a 72 to lead by five strokes from Gray, with Sandy Herd and David Kinnell a further stroke behind. Braid again played the front nine in 33, and although he took six at the 13th, he had a comfortable lead at the end of the day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3uBAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1400%2C5848493 Glasgow Herald Golf championship - Sensational play 19 June 1908 14 On Friday morning, Braid began the third round badly. After taking five at the first hole, he followed with an eight at the third. Despite slicing his tee shot into the rough he tried to carry the Cardinal Bunker but failed. His bunker shot hit the sleepers and went out of bounds. After dropping in the bunker, he hit the sleepers again, this time landing further back in the bunker. He finally escaped the bunker, played a further shot to the green and two-putted for an eight. Under modern rules, he would have scored nine, but at the time there was no penalty stroke for "out of bounds." After this, he recovered well and finished with a 77, only three strokes worse than the best rounds of the morning. With Gray taking 83 and Herd coming back in 45, Braid, on 219, had extended his lead to six strokes over Ball and Ted Ray. Braid had a final round of 72, the best of the afternoon to win by eight shots. His total of 291 was an Open Championship record, beating Jack White's 296 in 1904. After poor scores on the first day, Harry Vardon and Taylor were amongst the best scorers on the second day and finished in ties for fifth and seventh places. Round summaries First round Thursday, 18 June 1908 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 ENG Ernest Gray 682 SCO James Braid 703 ENG Fred Robson 72T4 ENG John Ball (a) 74 SCO Sandy Herd SCO Ben Sayers T6 ENG Rowland Jones 75 SCO David Kinnell ENG Tom Simpson T9 ENG Tom Ball 76 SCO John Graham Jr. FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy SCO Willie McEwan ENG Albert Tingey Sr. Source: Second round Thursday, 18 June 1908 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO James Braid 70-72=1422 ENG Ernest Gray 68-79=147T3 SCO Sandy Herd 74-74=148 SCO David Kinnell 75-73=1485 ENG Tom Ball 76-73=149T6 ENG Rowland Jones 75-75=150 JEY old Ted Ray 79-71=150 SCO Ben Sayers 74-76=150T9 FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy 76-75=151 ENG Fred Robson 72-79=151 Source: Third round Friday, 19 June 1908 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO James Braid 70-72-77=219 T2 ENG Tom Ball 76-73-76=225 JEY old Ted Ray 79-71-75=225 T4 SCO Sandy Herd 74-74-79=227 FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy 76-75-76=227T6 IRE 1783 James Edmundson 80-72-76=228 JEY old Phil Gaudin 77-76-75=228 SCO David Kinnell 75-73-80=228 ENG Tom Simpson 75-77-76=228 10 ENG John Ball (a) 74-78-78=230 Source: Final round Friday, 19 June 1908 PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)1 SCO James Braid 70-72-77-72=291 502 ENG Tom Ball 76-73-76-74=299 253 Jersey old Ted Ray 79-71-75-76=301 154 SCO Sandy Herd 74-74-79-75=302 10T5 SCO David Kinnell 75-73-80-78=306 710s Jersey old Harry Vardon 79-78-74-75=306T7 ENG Tom Simpson 75-77-76-79=307 0 ENG J.H. Taylor 79-77-76-75=307T9 Jersey old Phil Gaudin 77-76-75-80=308 FRA 1794 Arnaud Massy 76-75-76-81=308 Source:https://books.google.com/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&pg=PA43 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 External links Prestwick 1908 (Official site) 1908 55.502 -4.619 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Prestwick Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:20th century in South Ayrshire