1906 Open Championship

1906 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	13–15 June 1906
Location	Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)	Muirfield
Statistics
Field	181 players, 72 after cut[1]
Cut	163
Prize fund	£115
Winner's share	£50
Champion
	James Braid
	300

Muirfield

Location in Scotland

Muirfield

Location in East Lothian, Scotland

The 1906 Open Championship was the 46th Open Championship, held 13–15 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Defending champion James Braid won the Championship for the third time, four strokes ahead of runner-up J.H. Taylor.^[2]

There was no qualifying competition. All entries played 18 holes in pairs on the first two days with all those within 14 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day.

The feature of the opening round on Wednesday was the play of the amateurs. John Graham, Jr. led with a 71, while Robert Maxwell was amongst those tied for second on 73 with Robert Whitecross and Hugh Watt, both from Dirleton Castle Golf Club, a further shot behind.^[3]

Taylor and Harry Vardon came to fore in the second round on Thursday. Taylor was out in 41 but came back in 31, despite three-putting the last. Vardon was only a shot worse with a 73. Taylor led on 149, with Vardon and Graham on 150; 72 players were within 14 shots of Taylor and made the cut.^[4]

Taylor's third round 75 on Friday morning was good enough for him to retain the lead by a stroke over Rowland Jones and three over Braid and Vardon. In the final round that afternoon, Jones scored a disappointing 83 to drop out of contention, while Taylor scored 80 and Vardon 78. Only two players bettered 77, Walter Toogood with a 71 and Braid with a 73, but Toogood was already out of the picture after an 83 in the morning. Needing a 76 for victory, Braid reached the turn in 38 and after more steady play he was left with two fives at the last two holes to win. A 45-foot (14 m) putt for a three at the 17th hole secured the victory.^[2]

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Finish
James Braid	Scotland	1901, 1905	77	76	74	73	300	1
J.H. Taylor	England	1894, 1895, 1900	77	72	75	80	304	2
Harry Vardon	Jersey	1896, 1898, 1899, 1903	77	73	77	78	305	3
Sandy Herd	Scotland	1902	81	79	77	80	317	19
John Ball (a)	England	1890	80	82	77	82	321	T35
Willie Fernie	Scotland	1883	82	83	CUT			T84
William Auchterlonie	Scotland	1893	85	87	CUT			T133

Source:^[1]^[2]

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

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 13 June 1906

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	John Graham, Jr. (a)	Scotland	71
T2	George Duncan	Scotland	73
	Percy Hills	England
	Robert Maxwell (a)	Scotland
T5	Rowland Jones	England	74
	Robert Whitecross (a)	Scotland
	Hugh Watt (a)	Scotland
8	Ben Sayers, Jr.	Scotland	75
T9	James Douglas Edgar	England	76
	Arnaud Massy	Template:Country data flagcountry
	Thomas Renouf	Jersey
	Robert Thomson	Scotland
	Tom Vardon	Jersey

Source:^[1]^[3]

Second round

Thursday, 14 June 1906

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	J.H. Taylor	England	77-72=149
T2	John Graham, Jr. (a)	Scotland	71-79=150
T2	Harry Vardon	Jersey	77-73=150
T4	George Duncan	Scotland	73-78=151
T4	Robert Maxwell (a)	Scotland	73-78=151
6	Rowland Jones	England	74-78=152
T7	James Braid	Scotland	77-76=153
T7	Thomas Renouf	Jersey	76-77=153
T9	Phil Gaudin	Jersey	77-77=154
	Ernest Gray	England	77-77=154
	David Kinnell	Scotland	78-76=154
	Robert Thomson	Scotland	76-78=154
	Tom Williamson	England	77-77=154

Source:^[1]^[4]

Third round

Friday, 15 June 1906 (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	J.H. Taylor	England	77-72-75=224
2	Rowland Jones	England	74-78-73=225
T3	James Braid	Scotland	77-76-74=227
T3	Harry Vardon	Jersey	77-73-77=227
T5	John Graham, Jr. (a)	Scotland	71-79-78=228
T5	Robert Maxwell (a)	Scotland	73-78-77=228
7	Thomas Renouf	Jersey	76-77-76=229
T8	Arnaud Massy	France	76-80-76=232
	Ernest Gray	England	77-77-78=232
	Tom Williamson	England	77-77-78=232

Source:^[1]^[2]

Final round

Friday, 15 June 1906 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money (£)
1	James Braid	Scotland	77-76-74-73=300	50
2	J.H. Taylor	England	77-72-75-80=304	25
3	Harry Vardon	Jersey	77-73-77-78=305	15
4	John Graham, Jr. (a)	Scotland	71-79-78-78=306	0
5	Rowland Jones	England	74-78-73-83=308	10
6	Arnaud Massy	France	76-80-76-78=310	7 10s
7	Robert Maxwell (a)	Scotland	73-78-77-83=311	0
T8	George Duncan	Scotland	73-78-83-78=312	2 10s
	Ted Ray	Jersey	80-75-79-78=312
	Thomas Renouf	Jersey	76-77-76-83=312

Source:^[1]^[2]^[5]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 130. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 "Open Championship - victory of James Braid". Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1906. p. 12.
1 2 "Open Championship - first day's play at Muirfield". Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1906. p. 12.
1 2 "Open Championship - second day's play". Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1906. p. 14.
↑ 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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Coordinates: 56°02′35″N 2°49′23″W / 56.043°N 2.823°W / 56.043; -2.823

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[ocmg11-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 130. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

[ghvojbrd-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Open Championship - victory of James Braid". Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1906. p. 12.

[fdply-3] 1 2 "Open Championship - first day's play at Muirfield". Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1906. p. 12.

[secdays-4] 1 2 "Open Championship - second day's play". Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1906. p. 14.

[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.

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