1933 Open Championship

1933 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 5–8 July 1933
Location St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Course(s) Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Par 73[1][2]
Length 6,572 yards (6,009 m)[3]
Field 117 players, 61 after cut[4]
Cut 152 (+6)
Prize fund £500
Winner's share £100
Champion
United States Denny Shute
292 (E), playoff
St Andrews 
Location in Scotland
St Andrews
Location in Fife, Scotland

The 1933 Open Championship was the 68th Open Championship, held 5–8 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Denny Shute defeated fellow American Craig Wood by five strokes in a 36-hole Saturday playoff to win his only Open title,[5][6] the first of his three major championships. The Ryder Cup was held in late June at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in North West England, and the members of the American team played in the championship, similar to four years later in 1937.

Qualifying took place on 3–4 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Old Course and 18 holes on the New Course, and the top 100 and ties qualified. Willie Nolan led the qualifiers with 138; the qualifying score was 158 and 117 players qualified.[7][8] The leading 60 players and ties after 36 holes made the cut to play on the final day.[9] Walter Hagen led after each of the first two rounds and scores of 152 (+6) and better made the cut.[10][11][12]

In pursuit of his twelfth major title, Hagen opened with 68 to take the lead on Wednesday.[13][14] He held on to it after 36 holes at 140 on Thursday,[11][12] but then carded 161 (+15) in the final two rounds and fell out of the top twenty.[15][16]

A group of four players shared the 54-hole lead at 216 (–3) at midday on Friday: Henry Cotton, Abe Mitchell, Syd Easterbrook, and Leo Diegel. Wood began the final round a stroke behind, while Shute was three back at even par. The final round was a disaster for the leaders as Easterbrook shot 77 (+4), while Cotton and Mitchell both carded 79 (+6). Shute and Wood tied for the clubhouse lead with rounds of 73 and 75, respectively.[15] Diegel found the 18th green in two and needed only a two-putt to join the playoff. He left his first putt short, then completely missed the ball on his second attempt. The untimely mistake caused him to miss out on the playoff by a single stroke, as did American Gene Sarazen. In the final round Wood managed to hit a 440-yard (400 m) drive at the 5th, but he found a bunker and lost a stroke on the hole.

During the playoff, Wood opened with a pair of sixes and was four strokes down after two holes.[6] Shute prevailed over Wood in the 36-hole playoff by five shots. Wood lost playoffs at all four major championships before finally winning one, this loss was the first. He won two majors in 1941 at The Masters and U.S. Open.

This was the first playoff at the Open in a dozen years, since 1921, also won by an American at St Andrews; Jock Hutchison (1884–1977) was born in Scotland but became a U.S. citizen the previous year.

The Old Course was par 73 in 1933;[1][2] the #17 Road Hole was a par-5 through the 1946 Open.[17]

Card of the course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Burn368410Tenth ^3124
2Dyke401411High (In)1643
3Cartgate (Out)386412Heathery (In)3144
4Ginger Beer427413Hole O'Cross (In)4104
5Hole O'Cross (Out)530514Long5275
6Heathery (Out)367415Cartgate (In)4094
7High (Out)352416Corner of the Dyke3484
8Short150317Road4675
9End306418Tom Morris3644
Out3,25736In3,31537
Source:[3]Total6,57273

^ The 10th hole was posthumously named for Bobby Jones in 1972

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Gene Sarazen United States193272737375293+1T3
Arthur Havers England192380727174297+5T14
Walter Hagen United States1922, 1924,
1928, 1929		68727982301+9T22

Source:[4][15][16]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
George Duncan Scotland19207678154+8
Sandy Herd Scotland190283WD

Source:[4][11]

Herd, age 65, fell during the first round and twisted an ankle.[13]

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

Did not enter:

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 5 July 1933

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Walter Hagen United States68−5
T2Ed Dudley United States70−3
Tom Fernie Scotland
Cyril Tolley (a) England
T5Herbert Jolly Guernsey71−2
Willie Nolan Ireland
Fred Robertson Scotland
T8Archie Compston England72−1
George Dunlap (a) United States
Gene Sarazen United States
Bert Weastell England

Source:[4][13]

Second round

Thursday, 6 July 1933

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Walter Hagen United States68-72=140−6
2Ed Dudley United States70-71=141−5
T3Abe Mitchell England74-68=142−4
Fred Robertson Scotland71-71=142
5Cyril Tolley (a) England70-73=143−3
T6Aubrey Boomer Jersey74-70=144−2
Henry Cotton England73-71=144
T8Leo Diegel United States75-70=145−1
Syd Easterbrook England73-72=145
Joe Kirkwood Sr. Australia72-73=145
Gene Sarazen United States72-73=145
Willie Spark Scotland73-72=145

Source:[4][11]

Third round

Friday, 7 July 1933 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Henry Cotton England73-71-72=216−3
Leo Diegel United States75-70-71=216
Syd Easterbrook England73-72-71=216
Joe Kirkwood Sr. Australia72-73-71=216
Abe Mitchell England74-68-74=216
T6Ed Dudley United States70-71-76=217−2
Craig Wood United States77-72-68=217
T8Auguste Boyer France76-72-70=218−1
Gene Sarazen United States72-73-73=218
T10Walter Hagen United States68-72-79=219E
Fred Robertson Scotland71-71-77=219
Denny Shute United States73-73-73=219
Cyril Tolley (a) England70-73-76=219

Source:[4][15][16]

Final round

Friday, 7 July 1933 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
T1Denny Shute United States73-73-73-73=292EPlayoff
Craig Wood United States77-72-68-75=292
T3Leo Diegel United States75-70-71-77=293+135
Syd Easterbrook England73-72-71-77=293
Gene Sarazen United States72-73-73-75=293
6Olin Dutra United States76-76-70-72=294+220
T7Henry Cotton England73-71-72-79=295+314
Ed Dudley United States70-71-76-78=295
Abe Mitchell England74-68-74-79=295
Alf Padgham England74-73-74-74=295
Reg Whitcombe England76-75-72-72=295

Source:[4][15][16]
Amateurs: McLean (+6), Tolley (+6), Somerville (+12), Dunlap (+14), Jamieson (+18)

Playoff

Saturday, 8 July 1933

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Denny Shute United States75-74=149+3100
2Craig Wood United States78-76=154+875

Scorecards

Morning round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 Out101112131415161718BackTotal
United States Shute444444543364545444543975
United States Wood664543533394544554443978

Afternoon round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 Out101112131415161718BackTotal
United States Shute444544434363354554543874
United States Wood454444644393445444543776

Source:[5]

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

References

  1. 1 2 "British Open golf scores". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). 8 July 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Shute and Wood play off today in British Open". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 8 July 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Card of the Old Course". Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1933. p. 11.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 102. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Shute defeats Wood to take British crown". Chicago Sunday Tribune. 9 July 1933. p. 1, sec. 2.
  6. 1 2 King, Frank H. (9 July 1933). "Denny Shute awes British with victory". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. C-3. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 ""Open" golf scores". Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1933. p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Golf - Open Championship - The qualifiers". The Times. 5 July 1933. p. 4.
  9. ↑ "Golf - The Open Championship". The Times. 13 June 1933. p. 7.
  10. ↑ "Golf - The Championship - Hagen still leads". The Times. 7 July 1933. p. 6.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "British golfers bid for Open title". Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1933. p. 11.
  12. 1 2 "Hagen gets 140; tops survivors in British Open". Chicago Daily Tribune. 7 July 1933. p. 26.
  13. 1 2 3 "Hagen sets the pace". Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1933. p. 11.
  14. ↑ "Hagen shoots 68 to lead British Open tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. 6 July 1933. p. 21.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shute, Wood tie in British Open tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. 8 July 1933. p. 15.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Blow to British golf". Glasgow Herald. 8 July 1933. p. 9.
  17. ↑ Harig, Bob (13 July 2010). "Road Hole now an even stronger test". ESPN. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

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