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1912 Open Championship

FieldValue
name1912 Open Championship
dates24–25 June 1912
locationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
courseMuirfield
yardage6448 yd
field62 players
cutnone
purse£125
winners_share£50
championJersey Ted Ray
score295
previous[1911](1911-open-championship)
next[1913](1913-open-championship)

|UK Scotland |Scotland East Lothian The 1912 Open Championship was the 52nd Open Championship, held 24–25 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Ted Ray led wire-to-wire and won the championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Harry Vardon, the defending champion.

Following the problems caused by the large number of entries in 1911, qualification was re-introduced and took place on 20, 21, and 22 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days; George Duncan led the twenty qualifiers on Thursday by seven strokes with a score of 149, and 168 was the qualifying score. There 21 qualifiers on the second day at 162 or better, led by Ted Ray on 153. There were 21 qualifiers on the third day; Tom Ball scored 144 on Saturday, six strokes ahead of the rest, and the qualifying mark was 160.

After the first two rounds on Monday, Ray led on 144, with Vardon at 147, James Braid on 148, and George Duncan in fourth at 149.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2A8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6743%2C7076938

On Tuesday, Ray extended his lead to five strokes after the third round, and he was not seriously challenged in the final round in the afternoon, despite a 71 from Vardon. Despite his weight and with his nearest rivals still to complete their rounds, Ray was carried off the final green in triumph by some of his friends.

Course

Main article: Muirfield

HoleYardsHoleYards
120410
236511407
333812390
434713293
547014138
638315295
739016464
849717330
936518382
**Out****3,359****In****3,089**
Source:**Total****6,448**

Round summaries

First round

Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)

PlacePlayerScore
1JEY Ted Ray71
2SCO George Duncan72
T3ENG William Horne73
SCO Robert Thomson
T5SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr74
FRA Arnaud Massy
T7ENG Tom Ball75
SCO George Fotheringham
ENG Fred Leach
ENG J.H. Taylor
JEY Harry Vardon

Source:

Second round

Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScore
1Jersey Ted Ray71-73=144
2Jersey Harry Vardon75-72=147
3SCO James Braid77-71=148
4SCO George Duncan72-77=149
5SCO Robert Thomson73-77=150
T6FRA Arnaud Massy74-77=151
ENG J.H. Taylor75-76=151
T8SCO George Fotheringham75-78=153
ENG Charles Mayo76-77=153
T10SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr74-80=154
IRE Hugh McNeill76-78=154

Source:

Third round

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)

PlacePlayerScore
1Jersey Ted Ray71-73-76=220
2SCO James Braid77-71-77=225
3SCO George Duncan72-77-78=227
T4ENG J.H. Taylor75-76-77=228
Jersey Harry Vardon75-72-81=228
6SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr74-80-75=229
7SCO Robert Thomson73-77-80=230
8ENG Charles Mayo76-77-78=231
T9SCO George Fotheringham75-78-79=232
ENG Reg Wilson82-75-75=232

Source:

Final round

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)
1Jersey **Ted Ray**71-73-76-75=29550
2Jersey Harry Vardon75-72-81-71=29925
3SCO James Braid77-71-77-78=30315
4SCO George Duncan72-77-78-78=30510
5SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr74-80-75-79=3087
10s
6SCO Sandy Herd76-81-76-76=309
T7ENG Fred Collins76-79-81-74=3103
6s 8d
FRA Jean Gassiat76-80-78-76=310
ENG Reg Wilson82-75-75-78=310
10FRA Arnaud Massy74-77-82-78=3110

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References

References

  1. (24 June 1912). "Open Championship - remarkable play by Tom Ball". Glasgow Herald.
  2. (20 June 1912). "Open Championship - first section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald.
  3. (2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
  4. (26 June 1912). "Open Championship - new winner at last". Glasgow Herald.
  5. (26 June 1912). "English golf title to Ray". Chicago Daily Tribune.
  6. (21 June 1912). "The Open Championship - Section A". The Times.
  7. (22 June 1912). "Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald.
  8. (22 June 1912). "The Open Championship - Section B". The Times.
  9. (24 June 1912). "The Open Championship - Section C". The Times.
  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". McFarland.
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