1909 Open Championship

The 1909 Open Championship was the 49th Open Championship, held 10–11 June at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, England. J.H. Taylor won the Championship for the fourth time, six strokes ahead of runners-up Tom Ball and James Braid.[3] Royal Cinque Ports had been added as the sixth course on the Open rota at a meeting in November 1907 at which meeting it was decided it would host in 1909.[4] The meeting also agreed that the Championship was to be played in England and Scotland alternately.[5]

1909 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates10–11 June 1909
LocationDeal, Kent, England
Course(s)Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Statistics
Length6,581 yards (6,018 m)[1]
Field69 players[2]
(204 entered qualifying)
Cutnone
Prize fund£115
Winner's share£50
Champion
England J.H. Taylor
295
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Qualifying took place over 36 holes on Tuesday and Wednesday, 8–9 June.[1] The 204 players were divided into two "sections" and those in the first played on the first morning and second afternoon, while those in the second section played on the first afternoon and second morning.[1] The leading thirty players and ties from each section qualified, with the additional provision that each section had to contain at least thirty professionals. The second section finished their qualifying first with Tom Ball, Harold Hilton and Ted Ray leading on 150. Thirty players scored 159 or better, but this included three amateurs and so the five players on 160 also qualified. Charles Mayo led the first section on 146. Thirty players scored 160 or better, but this included three amateurs, so the four on 161 qualified. Thus a total of 69 players qualified; 63 professionals and six amateurs.[6][7]

Charles Johns opened at 72 and led after the first round on Thursday morning, with J. Piper second on 73 and Taylor and Ball a stroke behind. Taylor had the best score in the afternoon and led after the first day on 147, a stroke ahead of Johns, with Ball back on 149 and Sandy Herd on 151; Piper faded badly with an 85 for 157.[8]

On Friday morning, Taylor scored 74, only bettered by a 73 by Braid. Taylor's lead over Ball was extended to four with Braid and Johns a further two behind. In the afternoon, Taylor had another steady round of 74 for 295. After eight holes, Ball was two better than Taylor at the same point but he eventually finished six shots behind Taylor on 301, tied with Braid with Johns a further stroke behind.[3]

Cinque Ports was scheduled to host again in 1915,[9] but World War I intervened; it was the site of the first Open after the war, in 1920.

Course

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Hole Yards     Hole Yards
1 318 10 375
2 376 11 473
3 476 12 162
4 150 13 400
5 475 14 195
6 282 15 417
7 383 16 483
8 480 17 372
9 350 18 414
Out 3,290 In 3,291
Source:[1] Total 6,581

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 10 June 1909 (morning)

Place Player Score
1   Charles Johns 72
2   James Piper 73
T3   Tom Ball 74
  J.H. Taylor
T5   Cecil Hutchison (a) 75
  Robert Maxwell (a)
  Hugh McNeill
T8   Albert Bellworthy 76
  Ernest Gaudin
  Sandy Herd
  Arnaud Massy
  Robert Myddelton (a)
  Thomas Renouf

Source:[2]

Second round

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Thursday, 10 June 1909 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
1   J.H. Taylor 74-73=147
2   Charles Johns 72-76=148
3   Tom Ball 74-75=149
4   Sandy Herd 76-75=151
T5   Ernest Gaudin 76-77=153
  Ted Ray 77-76=153
T7   James Braid 79-75=154
  Bernard Nicholls 78-76=154
  Peter Rainford 78-76=154
  Thomas Renouf 76-78=154

Source:[2][8]

Third round

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Friday, 11 June 1909 (morning)

Place Player Score
1   J.H. Taylor 74-73-74=221
2   Tom Ball 74-75-76=225
T3   James Braid 79-75-73=227
  Charles Johns 72-76-79=227
5   Ted Ray 77-76-76=229
T6   Ernest Gaudin 76-77-77=230
  Edward Lassen (a) 82-74-74=230
  Peter Rainford 78-76-76=230
  Thomas Renouf 76-78-76=230
T10   James Hepburn 78-77-76=231
  Sandy Herd 76-75-80=231
  Bernard Nicholls 78-76-77=231

Source:[2][3]

Final round

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Friday, 11 June 1909 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money (£)
1   J.H. Taylor 74-73-74-74=295 50
T2   Tom Ball 74-75-76-76=301 20
  James Braid 79-75-73-74=301
4   Charles Johns 72-76-79-75=302 10
5   Thomas Renouf 76-78-76-73=303 7
10s
6   Ted Ray 77-76-76-75=304
7   William Horne 77-78-77-74=306 0
T8   James Hepburn 78-77-76-76=307
  Sandy Herd 76-75-80-76=307
T10   Edward Lassen (a) 82-74-74-78=308
  Bernard Nicholls 78-76-77-77=308
  George Pulford 81-76-76-75=308

Source:[2][3][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Open Championship: Qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1909. p. 13.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 127. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Professionals at Deal: Taylor's fourth championship". Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1909. p. 14.
  4. ^ "The Open Championship: third English course adopted". Glasgow Herald. 18 November 1907. p. 13.
  5. ^ "The Open Championship". The Times. 18 November 1907. p. 12.
  6. ^ "The Open Championship". The Times. 10 June 1909. p. 18.
  7. ^ "The Open Championship: End of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1909. p. 12.
  8. ^ a b "The Open Championship: First and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1909. p. 14.
  9. ^ "The Open Championship: Practice play at Deal". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1909. p. 11.
  10. ^ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
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