1909 Open Championship

1909 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 10–11 June 1909
Location Deal, Kent, England
Course(s) Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Statistics
Length 6,581 yards (6,018 m)[1]
Field 69 players[2]
(204 entered qualifying)
Cut none
Prize fund £115
Winner's share £50
Champion
England J.H. Taylor
295
Deal 
Location in England
Deal
Location in Kent. England

The 1909 Open Championship was the 49th Open Championship, held 10–11 June at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, England. J.H. Taylor won the Championship for the fourth time, six strokes ahead of runners-up Tom Ball and James Braid.[3] Royal Cinque Ports had been added as the sixth course on the Open rota at a meeting in November 1907 at which meeting it was decided it would host in 1909.[4] The meeting also agreed that the Championship was to be played in England and Scotland alternately.[5]

Qualifying took place over 36 holes on Tuesday and Wednesday, 8–9 June.[1] The 204 players were divided into two "sections" and those in the first played on the first morning and second afternoon, while those in the second section played on the first afternoon and second morning.[1] The leading thirty players and ties from each section qualified, with the additional provision that each section had to contain at least thirty professionals. The second section finished their qualifying first with Tom Ball, Harold Hilton and Ted Ray leading on 150. Thirty players scored 159 or better, but this included three amateurs and so the five players on 160 also qualified. Charles Mayo led the first section on 146. Thirty players scored 160 or better, but this included three amateurs, so the four on 161 qualified. Thus a total of 69 players qualified; 63 professionals and six amateurs.[6][7]

Charles Johns opened at 72 and led after the first round on Thursday morning, with J. Piper second on 73 and Taylor and Ball a stroke behind. Taylor had the best score in the afternoon and led after the first day on 147, a stroke ahead of Johns, with Ball back on 149 and Sandy Herd on 151; Piper faded badly with an 85 for 157.[8]

On Friday morning, Taylor scored 74, only bettered by a 73 by Braid. Taylor's lead over Ball was extended to four with Braid and Johns a further two behind. In the afternoon, Taylor had another steady round of 74 for 295. After eight holes, Ball was two better than Taylor at the same point but he eventually finished six shots behind Taylor on 301, tied with Braid with Johns a further stroke behind.[3]

Cinque Ports was scheduled to host again in 1915,[9] but World War I intervened; it was the site of the first Open after the war, in 1920.

Course

HoleYards   HoleYards
131810375
237611473
347612162
415013400
547514195
628215417
738316483
848017372
935018414
Out3,290In3,291
Source:[1]Total6,581

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
J.H. Taylor England1894, 1895, 1900747374742951
James Braid Scotland1901, 1905,
1906, 1908		79757374301T2
Sandy Herd Scotland190276758076307T8
Harry Vardon Jersey1896, 1898,
1899, 1903		82777978316T26
Arnaud Massy France190776848079319T35
Harold Hilton (a) England1892, 18978084WDT64

Source:[2][3]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 10 June 1909 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Charles Johns England72
2James Piper England73
T3Tom Ball England74
J.H. Taylor England
T5Cecil Hutchison (a) Scotland75
Robert Maxwell (a) Scotland
Hugh McNeillIreland Ireland
T8Albert Bellworthy England76
Ernest Gaudin Jersey
Sandy Herd Scotland
Arnaud Massy France
Robert Myddelton (a) Wales
Thomas Renouf Jersey

Source:[2]

Second round

Thursday, 10 June 1909 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1J.H. Taylor England74-73=147
2Charles Johns England72-76=148
3Tom Ball England74-75=149
4Sandy Herd Scotland76-75=151
T5Ernest Gaudin Jersey76-77=153
Ted Ray Jersey77-76=153
T7James Braid Scotland79-75=154
Bernard Nicholls England78-76=154
Peter Rainford England78-76=154
Thomas Renouf Jersey76-78=154

Source:[2][8]

Third round

Friday, 11 June 1909 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1J.H. Taylor England74-73-74=221
2Tom Ball England74-75-76=225
T3James Braid Scotland79-75-73=227
Charles Johns England72-76-79=227
5Ted Ray Jersey77-76-76=229
T6Ernest Gaudin Jersey76-77-77=230
Edward Lassen (a) England82-74-74=230
Peter Rainford England78-76-76=230
Thomas Renouf Jersey76-78-76=230
T10James Hepburn Scotland78-77-76=231
Sandy Herd Scotland76-75-80=231
Bernard Nicholls England78-76-77=231

Source:[2][3]

Final round

Friday, 11 June 1909 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney (£)
1J.H. Taylor England74-73-74-74=29550
T2Tom Ball England74-75-76-76=30120
James Braid Scotland79-75-73-74=301
4Charles Johns England72-76-79-75=30210
5Thomas Renouf Jersey76-78-76-73=3037
10s
6Ted Ray Jersey77-76-76-75=304
7William Horne England77-78-77-74=3060
T8James Hepburn Scotland78-77-76-76=307
Sandy Herd Scotland76-75-80-76=307
T10Edward Lassen (a) England82-74-74-78=308
Bernard Nicholls England78-76-77-77=308
George Pulford England81-76-76-75=308

Source:[2][3][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Open Championship: Qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1909. p. 13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 127. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Professionals at Deal: Taylor's fourth championship". Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1909. p. 14.
  4. ↑ "The Open Championship: third English course adopted". Glasgow Herald. 18 November 1907. p. 13.
  5. ↑ "The Open Championship". The Times. 18 November 1907. p. 12.
  6. ↑ "The Open Championship". The Times. 10 June 1909. p. 18.
  7. ↑ "The Open Championship: End of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1909. p. 12.
  8. 1 2 "The Open Championship: First and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1909. p. 14.
  9. ↑ "The Open Championship: Practice play at Deal". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1909. p. 11.
  10. ↑ 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: 51°14′22″N 1°23′47″E / 51.2395°N 1.3965°E / 51.2395; 1.3965

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