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1955 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1955 Open Championship
dates	6–8 July 1955
location	St Andrews, Scotland
course	Old Course at St Andrews
par	72
yardage	6936 yd
field	94 players, 49 after cut
cut	148 (+4)
purse	£3,750
$10,500
winners_share	£1,000
$2,800
champion	AUS Peter Thomson
score	281 (−7)
previous	[1954](1954-open-championship)
next	[1956](1956-open-championship)

$10,500 $2,800 |UK Scotland |Scotland Fife The 1955 Open Championship was the 84th Open Championship, played 6–8 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Peter Thomson won the second of three consecutive Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up John Fallon. Thomson won a total of five Claret Jugs, the last in 1965.

Qualifying took place on 4–5 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Old Course and 18 holes on the New Course. The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place did not qualify. On Monday, Frank Jowle scored 63 on the New Course, and after a 72 on the Old Course the next day he led the qualifiers at 135, a shot ahead of Laurie Ayton. The qualifying score was 148 and 94 players advanced to the first round on Wednesday.

Three shot 69 in the opening round on Wednesday; after the second round on Thursday, three shared the 36-hole lead at 139: Eric Brown, Dennis Smalldon, and Thomson, with Fallon a stroke back in fourth. The maximum number of players making the cut was set at fifty, and ties for 50th place were not included. Five Americans were in the field of 94, three professionals and two amateurs. All five made the cut, and the top U.S. finisher was Ed Furgol in a tie for 19th place. Byron Nelson, whose only previous appearance at The Open was a fifth-place finish in 1937, tied for 32nd. The two amateurs finished in the top thirty.

Previously the 17th hole (the "Road Hole") was a par 5; for this Open it became a par 4, which reduced the course par from 73 to 72.

The winner's share was increased from £750 to £1,000, while the others were unchanged, bringing the total purse to £3,750.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 6 July 1955

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	SCO Eric Brown	69	−3
WAL Dai Rees
ENG Syd Scott
T4	ENG Henry Cotton	70	−2
ENG Cecil Denny
ENG Bernard Hunt
ENG Frank Jowle
SCO Ian Martin
WAL Dennis Smalldon
T10	SCO John Anderson	71	−1
ARG Romualdo Barbieri
ENG Ken Bousfield
USA Ed Furgol
ENG Robert Halsall
ENG John Jacobs
IRL Christy O'Connor Snr
ENG Norman Sutton
AUS Peter Thomson
BEL Flory Van Donck
ENG Harry Weetman

Source:

Second round

Thursday, 7 July 1955

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	SCO Eric Brown	69-70=139	−5
WAL Dennis Smalldon	70-69=139
AUS Peter Thomson	71-68=139
4	SCO John Fallon	73-67=140	−4
T5	ENG Bernard Hunt	70-71=141	−3
ENG John Jacobs	71-70=141
ENG Frank Jowle	70-71=141
T8	ARG Romualdo Barbieri	71-71=142	−2
IRL Harry Bradshaw	72-70=142
ENG Henry Cotton	70-72=142
SCO Ian Martin	70-72=142
ENG Harry Weetman	71-71=142

Source:

Amateurs: Bucher (+2), Conrad (+4), McHale (+4), Lawrie (+5), Carr (+9), Murray (+11), Orr (+13), Robertson (+15)

Third round

Friday, 8 July 1955 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	AUS Peter Thomson	71-68-70=209	−7
2	ENG Frank Jowle	70-71-69=210	−6
T3	SCO Eric Brown	69-70-73=212	−4
ENG John Jacobs	71-70-71=212
ENG Harry Weetman	71-71-70=212
T6	SCO John Fallon	73-67-73=213	−3
ZAF Bobby Locke	74-69-70=213
8	BEL Flory Van Donck	71-72-71=214	−2
T9	ARG Romualdo Barbieri	71-71-73=215	−1
IRL Harry Bradshaw	72-70-73=215
ARG Antonio Cerdá	73-71-71=215
ENG Bernard Hunt	70-71-74=215

Source:

Final round

Friday, 8 July 1955 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	AUS Peter Thomson	71-68-70-72=281	−7	1,000
2	SCO John Fallon	73-67-73-70=283	−5	500
3	ENG Frank Jowle	70-71-69-74=284	−4	350
4	ZAF Bobby Locke	74-69-70-72=285	−3	200
T5	ENG Ken Bousfield	71-75-70-70=286	−2	90
ARG Antonio Cerdá	73-71-71-71=286
ENG Bernard Hunt	70-71-74-71=286
BEL Flory Van Donck	71-72-71-72=286
ENG Harry Weetman	71-71-70-74=286
T10	ARG Romualdo Barbieri	71-71-73-72=287	−1	40
IRL Christy O'Connor Snr	71-75-70-71=287

Source:

Amateurs: Conrad (+5), McHale (+7), Bucher (+23).

References

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(9 July 1955). "P.W. Thomson's second victory". The Herald.
(9 July 1955). "Thomson edges Fallon by two strokes in British Open". Montreal Gazette.
(9 July 1955). "Thomson's 281 keeps British Open crown". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(5 July 1955). "Lowest score ever returned in Open golf championship". The Herald.
(6 July 1955). "Thomson goes easily and efficiently on – Chance of retaining his Open Golf Championship". The Times.
(6 July 1955). "Ninety-four qualifiers for "Open"". The Herald.
(7 July 1955). "Only three players beat 70 in first round". The Herald.
(8 July 1955). "Holder shares halfway lead in Open title golf". The Herald.
(8 July 1955). "Thomson, Brown, Smalldon lead British Open with 139". Montreal Gazette.
(8 July 1955). "Thomson's 68 ties for lead in British Open". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(24 December 1954). "Larger prize for "Open"". The Herald.

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