1905 Open Championship

1905 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 7–9 June 1905
Location St Andrews, Scotland
Course(s) Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Field 148 players, 45 after cut[1]
Cut 172
Prize fund £115
Winner's share £50
Champion
Scotland James Braid
318
St Andrews 
Location in Scotland
St Andrews
Location in Fife, Scotland

The 1905 Open Championship was the 45th Open Championship, held 7–9 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. James Braid won the Championship for the second time, five strokes ahead of runners-up Rowland Jones and J.H. Taylor.[2]

All entries played 18 holes on the first two days; those within fourteen strokes of the lead made the cut for the final two rounds on Friday.[1][3]

Strong winds and hard ground conditions made scoring difficult on all three days, with few rounds under 80. Sandy Herd, Taylor, Walter Toogood, and Harry Vardon co-led after the first round at 80.[4] Scoring improved slightly on Thursday and Jones' 77 put him in the lead with 158; he was followed by Braid on 159 and James Kinnell and Arnaud Massy on 161. Just 45 players made the cut at 172 and better, including a sole amateur John Graham, Jr.[3]

In the third round on Friday morning, Braid's 78 extended his lead to six shots over Kinnell, Massy, and Taylor. Jones took 87 and dropped eight strokes behind Braid. Scoring 81 in the afternoon, Braid was never challenged; he reached the turn in 38 and despite taking six at the 15th and 16th holes, came back in 43. A 78 moved Jones up to a second place tie with Taylor, five strokes behind the champion.[2]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
James Braid Scotland1901817878813181
J.H. Taylor England1894, 1895, 190080857880323T2
Harry Vardon Jersey1896, 1898,
1899, 1903		80828483329T9
Willie Park Jr. Scotland1887, 188984818581331T13
Sandy Herd Scotland19028082838733215
Jack White Scotland190486838383335T18
Willie Fernie Scotland188383868290341T31
Harold Hilton (a) England1892, 18978788CUTT56
William Auchterlonie Scotland18939087CUTT65
Jack Burns Scotland18889492CUTT114

Source:[1]

Did not enter: John Ball (1890).

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 7 June 1905

PlacePlayerCountryScore
T1Sandy Herd Scotland80
J.H. Taylor England
Walter Toogood England
Harry Vardon Jersey
T5James Braid Scotland81
Herbert Hunt England
Rowland Jones England
Arnaud Massy France
Wilfrid Reid England
Thomas Renouf Jersey
James Sherlock England
Alex Smith United States
Robert Thomson Scotland

Source:[1][4]

Second round

Thursday, 8 June 1905

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Rowland Jones England81-77=158
2James Braid Scotland81-78=159
T3James Kinnell Scotland82-79=161
Arnaud Massy France81-80=161
T5Sandy Herd Scotland80-82=162
Robert Thomson Scotland81-81=162
Harry Vardon Jersey80-82=162
T8Ernest Gray England82-81=163
Walter Toogood England80-83=163
T10Willie Park Jr. Scotland84-81=165
James Sherlock England81-84=165
J.H. Taylor England80-85=165
Tom Williamson England84-81=165

Source:[1][3]

Third round

Friday, 9 June 1905 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1James Braid Scotland81-78-78=237
T2James Kinnell Scotland82-79-82=243
Arnaud Massy France81-80-82=243
J.H. Taylor England80-85-78=243
T5Robert Thomson Scotland81-81-82=244
Tom Williamson England84-81-79=244
T7Rowland Jones England81-77-87=245
James Sherlock England81-84-80=245
Sandy Herd Scotland80-82-83=245
10Harry Vardon Jersey80-82-84=246

Source:[1][2]

Final round

Friday, 9 June 1905 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney (£)
1James Braid Scotland81-78-78-81=31850
T2Rowland Jones England81-77-87-78=32320
J.H. Taylor England80-85-78-80=323
4James Kinnell Scotland82-79-82-81=32410
T5Ernest Gray England82-81-84-78=3257
10s
Arnaud Massy France81-80-82-82=325
7Robert Thomson Scotland81-81-82-83=3270
8James Sherlock England81-84-80-83=328
T9Tom Simpson England82-88-78-81=329
Harry Vardon Jersey80-82-84-83=329

Source:[1][2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 131. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Open Championship - Victory of James Braid". Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1905. p. 11.
  3. 1 2 3 "Open Championship - Second day's play". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1905. p. 13.
  4. 1 2 "Open Championship - First day's play at St Andrews". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1905. p. 12.
  5. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 56°02′35″N 2°49′23″W / 56.043°N 2.823°W / 56.043; -2.823

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