Surf Wiki
Save to docs
geography/united-kingdom

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1928 Open Championship

FieldValue
name1928 Open Championship
dates9–11 May 1928
locationSandwich, England
courseRoyal St George's Golf Club
yardage6616 yd
field113 players, 52 after cut
cut159
purse£250
winners_share£75
championUSA Walter Hagen
score292
previous1927
next1929

|UK England The 1928 Open Championship was the 63rd Open Championship, held 9–11 May at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Walter Hagen won the third of his four Open Championship titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Gene Sarazen. It was his second triumph at Royal St George's, the site of his first Open win in 1922. It was the tenth of his eleven major titles; his second Open victory came in 1924 at Royal Liverpool.

For this year and the next, the Open was played earlier than usual, in early May, and Hagen won both. Qualifying was held on 7–8 May, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at St George's and 18 holes at Prince's, and the top 100 and ties qualified. José Jurado led the qualifiers on 144, which included four Bradbeer brothers: James, Bob, Ernest, and Fred. The qualifying score was 162 and 113 players qualified.

Two-time defending champion Bobby Jones decided not to make the trip across the Atlantic this year, meaning all eyes were on other American stars. Two weeks prior, Walter Hagen played a match against Archie Compston and lost badly, 18 & 17. Realizing he needed practice, Hagen resolved to skip the parties for which he had become famous and concentrate on his game.

On Wednesday, Bill Mehlhorn opened with 71 to take the lead, with Sarazen a stroke behind. Mehlhorn had a poor 78 on the second day and José Jurado took over the lead on 145.«» Hagen and Sarazen were second on 148 with Mehlhorn and Archie Compston on 149. To make the cut, players would need to be within 14 strokes of the leader after 36 holes; it was at 159 and 52 players advanced.

On Friday morning, Hagen took the lead by a stroke from Jurado and Sarazen, two ahead of Compston. Hagen's 72 that afternoon gave him 292 and the victory, two shots ahead of Sarazen. Jurado had a disappointing 80 and dropped into a tie for sixth place. The prizes were presented by the Prince of Wales.

Six-time champion Harry Vardon, age 58, made his last cut in the Open Championship and tied for 47th. He qualified for the Open just once more, the following year.

The top 24 British-resident professionals in the final standings qualified for the Ryder Tournament in July.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 9 May 1928

PlacePlayerScore
1USA Bill Mehlhorn71
2USA Gene Sarazen72
3ARG José Jurado74
T4ENG Percy Alliss75
ENG Archie Compston
SCO George Duncan
USA Walter Hagen
ENG Bill Twine
ENG Syd Wingate
T10SCO Stewart Burns76
FRA Jean Gassiat
ENG Fred Taggart

Source:

Second round

Thursday, 10 May 1928

PlacePlayerScore
1ARG José Jurado74-71=145
T2USA Walter Hagen75-73=148
USA Gene Sarazen72-76=148
T4ENG Archie Compston75-74=149
USA Bill Mehlhorn71-78=149
T6SCO Stewart Burns76-74=150
ENG Fred Taggart76-74=150
ENG Tom Williamson77-73=150
9ENG Percy Alliss75-76=151
T10ENG Aubrey Boomer79-73=152
ENG Henry Cotton77-75=152
ENG Bill Davies78-74=152
SCO George Duncan75-77=152
ENG Fred Robson79-73=152

Source:

Third round

Friday, 11 May 1928 (morning)

PlacePlayerScore
1USA Walter Hagen75-73-72=220
T2ARG José Jurado74-71-76=221
USA Gene Sarazen72-76-73=221
4ENG Archie Compston75-74-73=222
T5SCO Stewart Burns76-74-75=225
USA Bill Mehlhorn71-78-76=225
ENG Fred Robson79-73-73=225
8ENG Percy Alliss75-76-75=226
T9ENG Fred Taggart76-74-77=227
ENG Tom Williamson77-73-77=227

Source:

Final round

Friday, 11 May 1928 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreMoney (£)
1USA Walter Hagen75-73-72-72=29275
2USA Gene Sarazen72-76-73-73=29450
3ENG Archie Compston75-74-73-73=29525
T4ENG Percy Alliss75-76-75-72=29815
ENG Fred Robson79-73-73-73=298
T6ENG Jim Barnes81-73-76-71=30110
Jersey Aubrey Boomer79-73-77-72=301
ARG José Jurado74-71-76-80=301
9USA Bill Mehlhorn71-78-76-77=302
10ENG Bill Davies78-74-79-73=304

Source:

Amateurs: Perkins (307), Hezlet (309), Hope (312), R Hartley (316), Torrance (316), Evans (319)

References

References

  1. (2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
  2. (12 May 1928). "Hagen again champion". [[The Herald (Glasgow).
  3. (12 May 1928). "Hagen's 292 wins British Open golf tournament". [[The Chicago Tribune.
  4. (12 May 1928). "Hagen recaptures British Open title". [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  5. (8 May 1928). "American golfers do well in first qualifying round". Glasgow Herald.
  6. (9 May 1928). "Argentine leads the qualifiers". Glasgow Herald.
  7. (9 May 1928). "Golf - Open Championship - Qualifying Scores". [[The Times]].
  8. (10 May 1928). "Open Championship". Glasgow Herald.
  9. (10 May 1928). "Mehlhorn's 71 leads British Open; Sarazen 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune.
  10. (11 May 1928). "Jurado leads for British golf crown". Chicago Daily Tribune.
  11. (11 May 1928). "Open Championship". Glasgow Herald.
  12. 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.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

the-open-championship golf-tournaments-in-england 1928-in-golf 1928-in-english-sport may-1928-sports-events-in-the-united-kingdom sandwich,-kent 1920s-in-kent sport-in-kent
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1928 Open Championship — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report