1903 Open Championship

Golf tournament
1903 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates10–11 June 1903
LocationPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field124 players, 59 after cut[1]
Cut169
Prize fund£115
Winner's share£50
Champion
Jersey Harry Vardon
300
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Prestwick is located in Scotland
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Location in Scotland
Prestwick  is located in South Ayrshire
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Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

The 1903 Open Championship was the 43rd Open Championship, held 10–11 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland.[2] Harry Vardon won the Championship for the fourth time, six strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Vardon, his younger brother.

All entries played 36 holes on the first day with all those within 19 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day, with the additional provision that the final day's field had to contain at least 32 professionals.

After the opening round on Wednesday morning, Harry Vardon and defending champion Sandy Herd co-led at 73, three strokes ahead of the rest of the field. In the afternoon, Herd had a poor 83 and Harry Vardon's 77 gave him a four shot lead on 150 ahead of Andrew Scott, despite a seven at the 17th hole. The cut was at 169 and 59 advanced to the final two rounds. Rowland Jones was initially disqualified but later reinstated.

In the third round on Thursday morning, Harry Vardon scored 72, having reached the turn in 34. This gave him a seven-stroke lead over Jack White, with Herd and Tom Vardon ten shots behind. In the afternoon, White took a seven at the third hole which effectively gave Harry Vardon the title. Playing cautiously, he eventually finished with a 78. Tom Vardon had the best final round score of 74 and moved into second place ahead of White.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 10 June 1903 (morning)

Place Player Score
T1 Scotland Sandy Herd 73
Jersey Harry Vardon
T3 Jersey Tom Vardon 76
England Tom Williamson
T5 Scotland James Braid 77
England Ernest Gray
Scotland John Hunter
Scotland Andrew Scott
Scotland Jack White
T10 Scotland Robert Andrew (a) 78
Scotland Willie Fernie
Scotland James Hepburn
Scotland James Kinnell
Scotland Willie Park Jr.

Source:[1]

Second round

Wednesday, 10 June 1903 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
1 Jersey Harry Vardon 73-77=150
2 Scotland Andrew Scott 77-77=154
T3 Scotland Willie Hunter Sr. 81-74=155
Scotland Jack White 77-78=155
T5 Scotland James Braid 77-79=156
Scotland Sandy Herd 73-83=156
Scotland John Hunter 77-79=156
England Tom Williamson 76-80=156
9 Jersey Tom Vardon 76-81=157
T10 England George Cawsey 80-78=158
England Bill Leaver 79-79=158

Source:[1]

Third round

Thursday, 11 June 1903 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Jersey Harry Vardon 73-77-72=222
2 Scotland Jack White 77-78-74=229
T3 Jersey Tom Vardon 76-81-75=232
Scotland Sandy Herd 73-83-76=232
T5 England George Cawsey 80-78-76=234
Scotland Willie Hunter Sr. 81-74-79=234
T7 Scotland James Braid 77-79-79=235
Scotland Willie Fernie 78-81-76=235
England Bill Leaver 79-79-77=235
England Tom Williamson 76-80-79=235

Source:[1]

Final round

Thursday, 11 June 1903 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money (£)
1 Jersey Harry Vardon 73-77-72-78=300 50
2 Jersey Tom Vardon 76-81-75-74=306 25
3 Scotland Jack White 77-78-74-79=308 15
4 Scotland Sandy Herd 73-83-76-77=309 10
5 Scotland James Braid 77-79-79-75=310 7 10s
T6 Scotland Andrew Scott 77-77-83-77=314 3 15s
Scotland Robert Thomson 83-78-77-76=314
8 England Bill Leaver 79-79-77-80=315 0
T9 England George Cawsey 80-78-76-82=316
England J.H. Taylor 80-82-78-76=316

Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 134. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. ^ "The Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1903. p. 13.
  3. ^ 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

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