1948 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 June – 2 July 1948 |
| Location | Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Muirfield |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Field | 97 players, 36 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 148 (+6) |
| Prize fund | £1,000 $4,000 |
| Winner's share | £150 $600[2] |
| Champion | |
 Henry Cotton |
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| 284 (E) | |
The 1948 Open Championship was the 77th Open Championship, held 30 June to 2 July at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Henry Cotton, age 41, won his third and final Open title, five strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Fred Daly.[2]
Charlie Ward, Sam King, and Flory Van Donck shot 69 to share the first round lead. Henry Cotton opened with a 71, then took the lead with a 66 in the second round, one off his own tournament record set in 1934. While scoring conditions in the first two rounds were ideal, with five other rounds of sub-70 in the second, the change in weather on the final day caused scores to soar. Over the final two rounds no player recorded a round below 70. Cotton carded rounds of 75-72 to set a clubhouse lead of 284 that no one came close to matching. Fred Daly came closest with a 289, five-shots behind.
Argentine Roberto De Vicenzo made his Open Championship debut and finished in third place. Over the next two years he followed with another third and a runner-up finish. He would eventually win the title 19 years later, in 1967.
Final leaderboard
Friday, 2 July 1948
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Cotton | England |
71-66-75-72=284 | E |
| 2 | Fred Daly |  Northern Ireland |
72-71-73-73=289 | +5 |
| T3 | Roberto De Vicenzo |  Argentina |
70-73-72-75=290 | +6 |
| Jack Hargreaves | England |
76-68-73-73=290 | ||
| Norman Von Nida |  Australia |
71-72-76-71=290 | ||
| Charlie Ward | England |
69-72-75-74=290 | ||
| T7 | Johnny Bulla |  United States |
74-72-73-72=291 | +7 |
| Sam King | England |
69-72-74-76=291 | ||
| Alf Padgham | England |
73-70-71-77=291 | ||
| Flory Van Donck |  Belgium |
69-73-73-76=291 |
References
- ^ "Media Guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 90. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Cotton captures third British Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 3 July 1948. p. 11. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
External links
| Preceded by 1948 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1949 Masters Tournament |
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