1910 Open Championship

The 1910 Open Championship was the 50th Open Championship, held 21–24 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. James Braid won the championship for the fifth time, four strokes ahead of Sandy Herd, the 1902 champion.[2]

1910 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates21–24 June 1910
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Length6,489 yards (5,934 m)
Field210 players,[1] 64 after cut
Cut161
Prize fund£125
Winner's share£50
Champion
Scotland James Braid
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There was no qualifying competition; all 210 entries played 18 holes in pairs on the first two days with the top sixty and ties advancing for the final 36 holes on the third day.[3] Prize money was increased by £10 with the addition of £5 prizes for seventh and eighth places.

Play started on Tuesday, 21 June, but an early afternoon thunderstorm flooded many of the greens and play was cancelled. It was decided that all existing scores would not count and that the Championship would start again on Wednesday and extend to Friday.[4]

After the first round, George Duncan led with 73, a stroke ahead of Willie Watt and Robert Thomson.[5] The leaderboard changed significantly during the second round on Thursday with Duncan shooting 77, while Watt and Thomson took 82 and 85. The midway leader was Willie Smith, then a professional in Mexico City, who shot 71 for 148. Braid was a stroke back on 149 with Duncan third on 150. The cut was at 161 or better and 64 players advanced for the final day.[6]

Duncan's 71 on Friday morning gave him the 54-hole lead, two strokes ahead of Braid with Herd and Ted Ray a further four shots behind. Duncan's 83 in the afternoon dropped him to third place and gave Braid a comfortable victory with Herd second. Smith's second 80 of the day left him in a disappointing tie for fifth place.[2]

Round summaries

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First round

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Tuesday, 21 June 1910
Wednesday, 22 June 1910

A thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon caused flooding; all scores for the day were thrown out and play was restarted on Wednesday.

Place Player Score
1   George Duncan 73
T2   Willie Watt 74
  Robert Thomson
T4   Fred Robson 75
  Herbert Riseborough
T6   James Braid 76
  Ted Ray
  J.H. Taylor
T9   Albert Bellworthy 77
  Fred Collins
  George Daniel
  Harold Frostick
  Willie Hunter Sr.
  Michael Moran
  Thomas Renouf
  James Sherlock
  Willie Smith
  Harry Vardon
  Tom Vardon

Source:[1][4][5]

Second round

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Thursday, 23 June 1910

Place Player Score
1   Willie Smith 77-71=148
2   James Braid 76-73=149
3   George Duncan 73-77=150
T4   Ernest Gaudin 78-74=152
  Sandy Herd 78-74=152
  Michael Moran 77-75=152
  Willie Ritchie 78-74=152
T8   James Kinnell 79-74=153
  Ted Ray 76-77=153
  Thomas Renouf 77-76=153

Source:[1][6]

Third round

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Friday, 24 June 1910 (morning)

Place Player Score
1   George Duncan 73-77-71=221
2   James Braid 76-73-74=223
T3   Sandy Herd 78-74-75=227
  Ted Ray 76-77-74=227
T5   Ernest Gaudin 78-74-76=228
  Thomas Renouf 77-76-75=228
  Willie Smith 77-71-80=228
8   Laurie Ayton, Snr 78-76-75=229
9   James Kinnell 79-74-77=230
10   Michael Moran 77-75-79=231

Source:[1][2]

Final round

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Friday, 24 June 1910 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money (£)
1   James Braid 76-73-74-76=299 50
2   Sandy Herd 78-74-75-76=303 25
3   George Duncan 73-77-71-83=304 15
4   Laurie Ayton, Snr 78-76-75-77=306 10
T5   Ted Ray 76-77-74-81=308 6
13s 4d
  Fred Robson 75-80-77-76=308
  Willie Smith 77-71-80-80=308
T8   Ernest Gaudin 78-74-76-81=309 1
5s
  James Kinnell 79-74-77-79=309
  Thomas Renouf 77-76-75-81=309
  Donald Ross 78-79-75-77=309

Source:[1][2][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 126. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Great achievement in golf - Braid wins his fifth championship". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1910. pp. 9, 10.
  3. ^ "The Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1910. p. 15.
  4. ^ a b "The jubilee golf championship - unprecedented situation - thunderstorm and a deluge - first day's play cancelled". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1910. p. 9.
  5. ^ a b "The jubilee golf championship - another record for St. Andrews - George Duncan leading first round". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1910. pp. 7, 8.
  6. ^ a b "The jubilee golf championship - another record for St. Andrews - Willie Smith of Mexico leading". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1910. pp. 9, 10.
  7. ^ 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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