1929 Open Championship

The 1929 Open Championship was the 64th Open Championship, held 8–10 May at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Walter Hagen successfully defended his 1928 title, six strokes ahead of runner-up Johnny Farrell. It was Hagen's fourth win at the Open and his eleventh and final major title.[4][5]

1929 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates8–10 May 1929
LocationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Statistics
Par70 [1]
Length6,693 yards (6,120 m)[2]
Field109 players, 64 after cut [3]
Cut157 (+17)
Prize fund£250
Winner's share£75
Champion
Walter Hagen
292 (+12)
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
Muirfield
Location in East Lothian, Scotland

Qualifying was held 6–7 May, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Muirfield and 18 holes at the number 1 course Gullane,[6] and the top 100 and ties qualified. Leo Diegel led the field with 144; the qualifying score was 162 and 109 players advanced.[7][8]

Percy Alliss held the lead after the first round with a 69,[9][10] while Leo Diegel matched that score in the second round to take the 36-hole lead. After a first-round 75, defending champion Hagen recorded an Open Championship record 67 in the second round on Thursday and was two back of Diegel.[1][11] There was a change in the cut rule; players needed to be within fourteen strokes of the leader after 36 holes, but there was to be a minimum of sixty left in the field.[9] The cut was at 157 (+17) and 64 advanced.

Windy conditions on Friday caused scores to soar over the final two rounds. Diegel shot 82 in the morning, with Alliss and Abe Mitchell at 76 and 78, respectively. Hagen finished with two rounds of 75 for 292. Diegel was a shot behind runner-up Farrell in third place, while Alliss and Mitchell shared fourth at 300.[4][5]

Hagen, age 36, played the tournament just twice more, in 1933 and 1937, both following Ryder Cup matches in England. Six-time champion Harry Vardon, age 59, qualified for the Open for the final time and missed the cut by three strokes. Similar to 1928, this Open was played earlier than usual, in early May.

Course
Main article: Muirfield
HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
14504104594
23534113594
33804123804
41803131283
55105144504
64504153934
71533161933
84554175075
94834184104
Out3,41435In3,27935
Source:[2]Total6,69370

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Walter Hagen United States1922, 1924, 192875677575292+121
Jim Barnes England192571807874303+237
Arthur Havers England192080747676306+2611
George Duncan Scotland192078768176311+3122
Ted Ray Jersey191280768179316+36T39

Source:[3][5]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Arnaud Massy France19078177158+18
J.H. Taylor England1894, 1895,
1900, 1909, 1913		7980159+19
Harry Vardon Jersey1896, 1898, 1899,
1903, 1911, 1914		8278160+20
Sandy Herd Scotland19028483167+27

Source:[3]

Did not advance past qualifying rounds (Monday & Tuesday):

Did not enter:

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 8 May 1929

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Percy Alliss England69−1
T2Jim Barnes England71+1
Leo Diegel United States
T4Ed Dudley United States72+2
Johnny Farrell United States
Herbert Jolly Guernsey
Abe Mitchell England
T8Michael Bingham Ireland73+3
Bobby Cruickshank Scotland
 United States
Gene Sarazen United States
Macdonald Smith Scotland
 United States
Al Watrous United States
Tom Williamson England

Source:[9][10]

Second round

Thursday, 9 May 1929

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Leo Diegel United States71-69=140E
2Walter Hagen United States75-67=142+2
3Abe Mitchell England72-72=144+4
4Percy Alliss England69-76=145+5
T5Bobby Cruickshank Scotland
 United States		73-74=147+7
Johnny Farrell United States72-75=147
Johnny Golden United States74-73=147
Gene Sarazen United States73-74=147
T9Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States		75-73=148+8
Aubrey Boomer England74-74=148
Bill Mehlhorn United States74-74=148

Source:[11]

Third round

Friday, 10 May 1929 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Walter Hagen United States75-67-75=218+8
2Percy Alliss England69-76-76=221+11
T3Leo Diegel United States71-69-82=222+12
Abe Mitchell England72-72-78=222
5Johnny Farrell United States72-75-76=223+13
6Bobby Cruickshank Scotland
 United States		73-74-78=225+15
7Archie Compston England76-73-77=226+16
T8Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States		75-73-79=227+17
Mark Seymour England75-74-78=227
Al Watrous United States73-79-75=227

Source:[3][4][5]

Final round

Friday, 10 May 1929 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Walter Hagen United States75-67-75-75=292+1275
2Johnny Farrell United States72-75-76-75=298+1850
3Leo Diegel United States71-69-82-77=299+1925
T4Percy Alliss England69-76-76-79=300+2015
Abe Mitchell England72-72-78-78=300
6Bobby Cruickshank Scotland
 United States		73-74-78-76=301+2110
7Jim Barnes England71-80-78-74=303+23
T8Gene Sarazen United States73-74-81-76=304+24
Al Watrous United States73-79-75-77=304
10Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States		75-73-79-78=305+25

Source:[3][4][5][12]

Amateurs: Perkins (+32), MacKenzie (+33), Tolley (+33), Von Elm (+38)

References
  1. Cavendish, Henry (10 May 1929). "Diegel, Hagen one, two in British Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Universal Service. p. 1-part 2. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. "Muirfield". Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1929. p. 12.
  3. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 106. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. "Hagen's triumph". Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1929. p. 11.
  5. "Hagen retains British title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 11 May 1929. p. 18.
  6. "Golf in rainstorms". Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1929. p. 12.
  7. "109 qualifiers". Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1929. p. 14.
  8. "Golf - Open Championship - Qualified". The Times. 8 May 1929. p. 7.
  9. "Wonderful golf". Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1929. p. 11.
  10. "British pro takes lead from Diegel". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. 8 May 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  11. "'Open' record broken". Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1929. p. 13.
  12. "Hagen's Triumph - Four Times 'Open' Golf Champion - The Leading Scores". The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1929. p. 11.

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