1932 Open Championship

The 1932 Open Championship was the 67th Open Championship, held 8–10 June at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Gene Sarazen won his only Open title, five strokes ahead of runner-up Macdonald Smith.[3][4][5] Sarazen led wire-to-wire to secure the fifth of his seven major championships.

1932 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates8–10 June 1932
LocationSandwich, England
Course(s)Prince's Golf Club
Statistics
Par72 [1]
Length6,860 yards (6,273 m)[1]
Field110 players, 64 after cut[2]
Cut154 (+10)
Prize fund£500
Winner's share£100
Champion
Gene Sarazen
283 (–5)
Sandwich 
Location in England
Sandwich
Location in Kent, England

Qualifying took place on 6–7 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Prince's and 18 holes at Royal St George's, and the top 100 and ties qualified.[6] Bob Bradbeer led the qualifiers on 141; the qualifying score was 157 and 110 players advanced.[1][7][8][9]

Sarazen opened with a 70 on Wednesday to take the lead, one stroke ahead of four others.[10][11] He followed with a 69 for 139 (–5) for a three-stroke lead over Percy Alliss after 36 holes.[12][13] The top sixty and ties would make the 36-hole cut; it was at 154 (+10) and 64 players advanced.[14]

With a 70 in the third round on Friday morning, Sarazen increased his lead to four over Arthur Havers, who shot a course-record 68 (–4). A 74 in the final round that afternoon saw Sarazen post an Open record 283 total. Havers, playing well behind Sarazen, needed a 69 to win, but made the turn in 37 and could not close the gap. He could only manage a 76 for 289 and fell to third; Smith shot 71-70 to climb into solo second place at even-par 288.[3][4]

Two weeks later in New York, Sarazen won the U.S. Open and joined Bobby Jones (1926, 1930) as the only two to win both the British Open and U.S. Open in the same year. Subsequent winners of both were Ben Hogan (1953), Lee Trevino (1971), Tom Watson (1982), and Tiger Woods (2000).

This was the only Open Championship held at Prince's, just north of Royal St George's, which has since been the only venue in southeastern England to host.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Arthur Havers England192374716876289+13
Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States		193175707481300+12T17
Ted Ray Jersey191275778079311+23T56

Source:[2][4]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
George Duncan Scotland19208080160+17

Source:[2][14]

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

Did not enter:

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 8 June 1932

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gene Sarazen United States70–2
T2Percy Alliss England71–1
Bill Davies England
Macdonald Smith Scotland
 United States
Charles Whitcombe England
T6Cecil Denny England72E
Arthur Lacey England
Willie McMinn Scotland
Alf Perry England
Fred Taggart England
Charlie Ward England

Source:[10][11]

Second round

Thursday, 9 June 1932

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gene Sarazen United States70-69=139–5
2Percy Alliss England71-71=142–2
T3Archie Compston England74-70=144E
Bill Davies England71-73=144
Charles Whitcombe England71-73=144
T6Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States		75-70=145+1
Arthur Havers England74-71=145
Fred Robson England74-71=145
T9Henry Cotton England74-72=146+2
Arthur Lacey England73-73=146

Source:[12][13][14]

Third round

Friday, 10 June 1932 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gene Sarazen United States70-69-70=209–7
2Arthur Havers England74-71-68=213–3
T3Arthur Lacey England73-73-71=217+1
Charles Whitcombe England71-73-73=217
T5Bill Davies England71-73-74=218+2
Macdonald Smith Scotland
 United States		71-76-71=218
T7Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States		75-70-74=219+3
Archie Compston England74-70-75=219
9Syd Easterbrook England74-75-72=221+5
T10Henry Cotton England74-72-77=223+7
Bob Kenyon England74-73-76=223
Abe Mitchell England77-71-75=223
Fred Robson England74-71-78=223

Source:[2][4]

Final round

Friday, 10 June 1932 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Gene Sarazen United States70-69-70-74=283–5100
2Macdonald Smith Scotland
 United States		71-76-71-70=288E75
3Arthur Havers England74-71-68-76=289+150
T4Percy Alliss England71-71-78-72=292+425
Alf Padgham England76-72-74-70=292
Charles Whitcombe England71-73-73-75=292
T7Bill Davies England71-73-74-75=293+517
10s
Arthur Lacey England73-73-71-76=293
9Fred Robson England74-71-78-71=294+615
T10Archie Compston England74-70-75-76=295+710
Henry Cotton England74-72-77-72=295
Abe Mitchell England77-71-75-72=295

Source:[2][4]

Amateurs: Hope (+11), Torrance (+13), Hartley (+14), Munn (+15), Tulloch (+16),
                  Bentley (+18), Sweeny (+19), McRuvie (+21).

References
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  2. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 103. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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  4. "Sarazen wins British Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Universal Service. 11 June 1932. p. 15. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. "Sarazen wins British Open on new mark". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 11 June 1932. p. 19. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. "Open Championship - Qualifying rounds at Sandwich". The Times. 17 May 1932. p. 6.
  7. "Qualifiers for Open". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1932. p. 4.
  8. "Six Americans qualify in British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 8 June 1932. p. 15.
  9. "Golf - Open Championship - A day of low scoring". The Times. 8 June 1932. p. 6.
  10. "America's golf challenge". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1932. p. 9.
  11. "Sarazen takes British Open lead with 70". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 9 June 1932. p. 16.
  12. "Great golf at Sandwich". Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1932. p. 11.
  13. "Sarazen increases British Open lead with 70". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 10 June 1932. p. 17.
  14. "Open golf scores". Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1932. p. 18.

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