1912 Open Championship

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.[4][5]

1912 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–25 June 1912
LocationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Statistics
Length6,448 yards (5,896 m)[1][2]
Field62 players[3]
Cutnone
Prize fund£125
Winner's share£50
Champion
Ted Ray
295
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
Muirfield
Location in East Lothian, Scotland

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.[2][6] There 21 qualifiers on the second day at 162 or better, led by Ted Ray on 153.[7][8] 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.[1][9]

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.[10]

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.[4] 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
HoleYards  HoleYards
120410390
236511407
333812390
434713293
547014138
638315295
739016464
849717330
936518382
Out3,359In3,089
Source:[1][2][4]Total6,448

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
Harry Vardon Jersey1896, 1898,
1899, 1903, 1911		757281712992
James Braid Scotland1901, 1905,
1906, 1908, 1910		777177783033
Sandy Herd Scotland1902768176763096
Arnaud Massy France19077477827831110
J.H. Taylor England1894, 1895
1900, 1909		75767784312T11
Jack White Scotland190482818378324T35

Source:[3][4]

Round summaries

First round

Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Ted Ray Jersey71
2George Duncan Scotland72
T3William Horne England73
Robert Thomson Scotland
T5Laurie Ayton, Snr Scotland74
Arnaud Massy France
T7Tom Ball England75
George Fotheringham Scotland
Fred Leach England
J.H. Taylor England
Harry Vardon Jersey

Source:[3][10]

Second round

Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Ted Ray Jersey71-73=144
2Harry Vardon Jersey75-72=147
3James Braid Scotland77-71=148
4George Duncan Scotland72-77=149
5Robert Thomson Scotland73-77=150
T6Arnaud Massy France74-77=151
J.H. Taylor England75-76=151
T8George Fotheringham Scotland75-78=153
Charles Mayo England76-77=153
T10Laurie Ayton, Snr Scotland74-80=154
Hugh McNeill Ireland76-78=154

Source:[3][10]

Third round

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Ted Ray Jersey71-73-76=220
2James Braid Scotland77-71-77=225
3George Duncan Scotland72-77-78=227
T4J.H. Taylor England75-76-77=228
Harry Vardon Jersey75-72-81=228
6Laurie Ayton, Snr Scotland74-80-75=229
7Robert Thomson Scotland73-77-80=230
8Charles Mayo England76-77-78=231
T9George Fotheringham Scotland75-78-79=232
Reg Wilson England82-75-75=232

Source:[3][4]

Final round

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney (£)
1Ted Ray Jersey71-73-76-75=29550
2Harry Vardon Jersey75-72-81-71=29925
3James Braid Scotland77-71-77-78=30315
4George Duncan Scotland72-77-78-78=30510
5Laurie Ayton, Snr Scotland74-80-75-79=3087
10s
6Sandy Herd Scotland76-81-76-76=309
T7Fred Collins England76-79-81-74=3103
6s 8d
Jean Gassiat France76-80-78-76=310
Reg Wilson England82-75-75-78=310
10Arnaud Massy France74-77-82-78=3110

Source:[3][4][11]

References
  1. "Open Championship - remarkable play by Tom Ball". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
  2. "Open Championship - first section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1912. p. 14.
  3. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 122. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. "Open Championship - new winner at last". Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1912. p. 11.
  5. "English golf title to Ray". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 June 1912. p. 14.
  6. "The Open Championship - Section A". The Times. 21 June 1912. p. 12.
  7. "Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1912. p. 14.
  8. "The Open Championship - Section B". The Times. 22 June 1912. p. 12.
  9. "The Open Championship - Section C". The Times. 24 June 1912. p. 12.
  10. "Open Championship - first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
  11. 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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