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
James Braid
299
St Andrews 
Location in Scotland
St Andrews
Location in Fife, Scotland

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]

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
James Braid Scotland1901, 1905,
1906, 1908		767374762991
Sandy Herd Scotland1902787475763032
J.H. Taylor England1894, 1895,
1900, 1909		76807878312T14
Harry Vardon Jersey1896, 1898,
1899, 1903		77817580313T16
John Ball (a) England189079757882314T19
Arnaud Massy France190778778179315T22
William Auchterlonie Scotland189379767983317T28
Willie Park Jr. Scotland1887, 188981787884321T38

Source:[1][2]

Did not enter: Jack White (1904), Harold Hilton (1892, 1897)

Round summaries

First round

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.

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1George Duncan Scotland73
T2Willie Watt Scotland74
Robert Thomson Scotland
T4Fred Robson England75
Herbert Riseborough England
T6James Braid Scotland76
Ted Ray Jersey
J.H. Taylor England
T9Albert Bellworthy England77
Fred Collins England
George Daniel Scotland
Harold Frostick England
Willie Hunter Sr. Scotland
Michael Moran Ireland
Thomas Renouf Jersey
James Sherlock England
Willie Smith Scotland
Harry Vardon Jersey
Tom Vardon Jersey

Source:[1][4][5]

Second round

Thursday, 23 June 1910

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Willie Smith Scotland77-71=148
2James Braid Scotland76-73=149
3George Duncan Scotland73-77=150
T4Ernest Gaudin Jersey78-74=152
Sandy Herd Scotland78-74=152
Michael Moran Ireland77-75=152
Willie Ritchie Scotland78-74=152
T8James Kinnell Scotland79-74=153
Ted Ray Jersey76-77=153
Thomas Renouf Jersey77-76=153

Source:[1][6]

Third round

Friday, 24 June 1910 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1George Duncan Scotland73-77-71=221
2James Braid Scotland76-73-74=223
T3Sandy Herd Scotland78-74-75=227
Ted Ray Jersey76-77-74=227
T5Ernest Gaudin Jersey78-74-76=228
Thomas Renouf Jersey77-76-75=228
Willie Smith Scotland77-71-80=228
8Laurie Ayton, Snr Scotland78-76-75=229
9James Kinnell Scotland79-74-77=230
10Michael Moran Ireland77-75-79=231

Source:[1][2]

Final round

Friday, 24 June 1910 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney (£)
1James Braid Scotland76-73-74-76=29950
2Sandy Herd Scotland78-74-75-76=30325
3George Duncan Scotland73-77-71-83=30415
4Laurie Ayton, Snr Scotland78-76-75-77=30610
T5Ted Ray Jersey76-77-74-81=3086
13s 4d
Fred Robson England75-80-77-76=308
Willie Smith Scotland77-71-80-80=308
T8Ernest Gaudin Jersey78-74-76-81=3091
5s
James Kinnell Scotland79-74-77-79=309
Thomas Renouf Jersey77-76-75-81=309
Donald Ross Scotland78-79-75-77=309

Source:[1][2][7]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 126. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. "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. "The jubilee golf championship - unprecedented situation - thunderstorm and a deluge - first day's play cancelled". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1910. p. 9.
  5. "The jubilee golf championship - another record for St. Andrews - George Duncan leading first round". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1910. pp. 7, 8.
  6. "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. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

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