1913 Open Championship

The 1913 Open Championship was the 53rd Open Championship, held 23–24 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. J.H. Taylor won the championship for the fifth and final time, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Ted Ray, the defending champion.[2]

1913 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates23–24 June 1913
LocationHoylake, England
Course(s)Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Statistics
Length6,480 yards (5,925 m)[1][2]
Field65 players[3]
Cutnone
Prize fund£125
Winner's share£50
Champion
England J.H. Taylor
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Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, west of Liverpool, England

Qualifying took place on 19, 20, and 21 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days. In windy conditions Laurie Ayton, Snr led the 21 qualifiers on the first day with a score of 152, with 159 as the qualifying score.[4][5] Conditions were better on the second day and 156 was the qualifying mark; amateur Edward Blackwell led the 21 qualifiers with 147.[6][7] Jack Gaudin led the 23 qualifiers on the third day with 148, with 157 as the qualifying score.[1][8] Seven American-based professionals entered but only two qualified, John McDermott and Tom McNamara.[9] Mike Brady, Alex Campbell, Stewart Maiden, and Alex Smith failed on the first day,[4][5] while John Jones failed on the third day.[1][8]

Ray led after the first two rounds on Monday with 147; Taylor was at 148, Michael Moran at 150, and Thomas Renouf had 153.[10]

Gale-force winds on Tuesday led to high scoring in the final two rounds. Taylor and McDermott had the best scores in the morning at 77. Ray struggled and completed the circuit in 81, to trail Taylor by three shots, while McDermott was a further 4 strokes behind.[2] Moran's chances were ruined by a third round 89 which included a ten at the first. In the final round that afternoon, Taylor holed from about 50 yards at the 14th, while his nearest rivals had poor starts to their rounds, Ray took eight at the third hole while McDermott took seven at the first. Moran had the best final round at 74, fifteen strokes better than his morning score, and tied for third.[2]

The win was the fifteenth Open title for the Great Triumvurate of Taylor, Vardon, and James Braid, with five each. Vardon won a record sixth the following year, the last Open victory for the three players.

Course edit

Hole Name Yards Hole Name Yards
1 Course 420 10 Dee 400
2 Road 330 11 Alps 190
3 Long 490 12 Hilbre 355
4 New 155 13 Rushes 130
5 Telegraph 410 14 Field 485
6 Briars 365 15 Lake 440
7 Dowie 200 16 Dun 510
8 Far 480 17 Royal 360
9 Punch Bowl 380 18 Stand 400
Out 3,210 In 3,270
Source:[1][2][4] Total 6,480

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Monday, 23 June 1913 (morning)

Place Player Score
T1   Sandy Herd 73
  Ted Ray
  J.H. Taylor
T4   Albert Howlett 75
  Ernest Jones
  John McDermott
  Thomas Renouf
  Jack B. Ross
T9   Cyril Hughes 76
  Michael Moran

Source:[3][10]

Second round edit

Monday, 23 June 1913 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
1   Ted Ray 73-74=147
2   J.H. Taylor 73-75=148
3   Michael Moran 76-74=150
4   Thomas Renouf 75-78=153
T5   Cyril Hughes 76-78=154
  Sandy Herd 73-81=154
  Harry Vardon 79-75=154
T8   John McDermott 75-80=155
  Josh Taylor 80-75=155
10   John Graham, Jr. 77-79=156

Source:[3][10]

Third round edit

Tuesday, 24 June 1913 (morning)

Place Player Score
1   J.H. Taylor 73-75-77=225
2   Ted Ray 73-74-81=228
3   John McDermott 75-80-77=232
4   Harry Vardon 79-75-79=233
T5   John Graham, Jr. (a) 77-79-81=237
  Cyril Hughes 76-78-83=237
  Edward Lassen (a) 79-78-80=237
  Thomas Renouf 75-78-84=237
  Tom Williamson 77-80-80=237
T10   James Bradbeer 78-79-81=238
  Sandy Herd 73-81-84=238
  Arnaud Massy 77-80-81=238

Source:[2][3]

Final round edit

Tuesday, 24 June 1913 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money (£)
1   J.H. Taylor 73-75-77-79=304 50
2   Ted Ray 73-74-81-84=312 25
T3   Michael Moran 76-74-89-74=313 12
10s
  Harry Vardon 79-75-79-80=313
T5   John McDermott 75-80-77-83=315 7
10s
  Thomas Renouf 75-78-84-78=315
T7   James Bradbeer 78-79-81-79=317 2
10s
  Arnaud Massy 77-80-81-79=317
  James Sherlock 77-86-79-75=317
  Tom Williamson 77-80-80-80=317

Source:[2][3][11]

Amateurs: Graham (318), Lassen (319), Crowther (328), Blackwell (333)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Golf championship – qualifying stage ends". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1913. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Golf championship – victory of J.H. Taylor". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1913. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 121. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Golf championship – first day's play". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1913. p. 16.
  5. ^ a b "The Open golf championship – Qualifying competition". The Times. 20 June 1913. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Golf championship – Mr Blackwell leads the field". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1913. p. 13.
  7. ^ "The Open golf championship – Qualifying competition". The Times. 21 June 1913. p. 13.
  8. ^ a b "The Open golf championship – Qualifying competition". The Times. 23 June 1913. p. 13.
  9. ^ "Yankee golf "pro" qualifies". Chicago Sunday Tribune. 22 June 1913. p. 3, sec. 3.
  10. ^ a b c "Golf championship – first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1913. p. 14.
  11. ^ 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.

External links edit

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