1934 Open Championship

1934 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 27–29 June 1934
Location Sandwich, England
Course(s) Royal St George's Golf Club
Statistics
Length 6,776 yards (6,196 m)[1]
Field 101 players, 69 after cut[2]
Cut 153
Prize fund £500
Winner's share £100
Champion
England Henry Cotton
283
Sandwich 
Location in England
Sandwich
Location in Kent. England

The 1934 Open Championship was the 69th Open Championship, held 27–29 June at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Henry Cotton dominated the championship, leading wire-to-wire on his way to a five-stroke win and his first of three Open titles.[3][4][5]

Qualifying took place on 25–26 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at St. George's and 18 holes at Royal Cinque Ports,[6] and the top 100 and ties qualified. George Gadd led the qualifiers on 140; Cotton scored a course record 66 in the first round at Royal St George's and 75 at Royal Cinque Ports to be a shot behind on 141. He was joined on 141 by Jimmy Adams and Percy Alliss. The qualifying score was 152 and 101 players advanced.[7][8]

Cotton opened with 67 on Wednesday to take a three-shot lead over Fred Taggart.[1][9][10] Cotton then shot an Open-record 65 in the second round to open up a nine-shot lead over Alf Padgham, wand two strokes further back in third were Joe Kirkwood, Denny Shute, and Charles Whitcombe.[11][12][13] The top 60 and ties would make the cut and qualify for the final 36 holes; it was at 153 (and better) and 69 advanced.[14]

Conditions were tougher on Friday with a stiff breeze blowing. Cotton scored a third round of 72 in the morning and extended his lead to ten shots over Kirkwood.[5] Scottish amateur Jack McLean had seven threes in his outward nine of 31 and finished with a third round 69, the best third round score.[15] Despite his comfortable lead, Cotton suffered from nerves and began to feel the pressure in the final round that afternoon. He made the turn in 40, then dropped three shots on the next three holes. With Sid Brews scoring 71, Cotton needed a last round of 83 to win. Suddenly it appeared as if his victory was in jeopardy. He managed to get up-and-down on the 13th and steadied himself on his way to a 79 and 283, five strokes ahead of runner-up Brews.[5][15] His total tied the championship record set by Gene Sarazen two years earlier.

Cotton was the first resident Briton to win the Open Championship since Arthur Havers in 1923. The previous ten had been won by American-born players or residents (Englishman Jim Barnes (1925)). Cotton's win was part of a long period of sustained excellence in the tournament. From 1930 through 1952, he finished in the top-10 in all but one of the Opens he played in. In all, he played in twenty Opens between 1927 and 1958, winning three and finishing in the top-10 in seventeen.

Cotton received the Ryle Memorial Medal, awarded to members of the British P.G.A. winning the Open Championship. He was the first recipient since Arthur Havers in 1923. Living in Belgium, Cotton was not eligible for the Tooting Bec Cup awarded to the British P.G.A. member living in Great Britain scoring the lowest round in the Open Championship. It was won by Bill Davies for his second round of 68.[16]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
Denny Shute United States19337172807830120
Gene Sarazen United States193275737480302T21

Source:[2][17]

All past champions in the field made the cut.

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

Did not enter:

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 27 June 1934

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Henry Cotton England67
2Fred Taggart England70
T3Marcel Dallemagne France71
Cecil Denny England
Bert Hodson Wales
Bill Laidlaw Scotland
Alf Padgham England
Denny Shute United States
Charles Whitcombe England
T10Gordon Good Scotland72
Paddy Mahon Ireland
Bill Twine England
Frank Weston England
Ernest Whitcombe England

Source:[1][10]

Second round

Thursday, 28 June 1934

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Henry Cotton England67-65=132
2Alf Padgham England71-70=141
T3Joe Kirkwood, Sr. Australia74-69=143
Denny Shute United States71-72=143
Charles Whitcombe England71-72=143
T6Marcel Dallemagne France71-73=144
Bill Davies England76-68=144
Willie Nolan Ireland73-71=144
T9Cecil Denny England71-74=145
Bert Hodson Wales71-74=145

Source:[11][13]

Third round

Friday, 29 June 1934 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Henry Cotton England67-65-72=204
2Joe Kirkwood, Sr. Australia74-69-71=214
3Marcel Dallemagne France71-73-71=215
4Alf Padgham England71-70-75=216
T5Sid Brews South Africa76-71-70=217
Bill Davies England76-68-73=217
Charles Whitcombe England71-72-74=217
T8Percy Alliss England73-75-71=219
Bert Hodson Wales71-74-74=219
Willie Nolan Ireland73-71-75=219
Charlie Ward England76-71-72=219

Source:[2][17]

Final round

Friday, 29 June 1934 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney (£)
1Henry Cotton England67-65-72-79=283100
2Sid Brews South Africa76-71-70-71=28875
3Alf Padgham England71-70-75-74=29050
T4Marcel Dallemagne France71-73-71-77=29225
Joe Kirkwood, Sr. Australia74-69-71-78=292
Macdonald Smith Scotland
 United States		77-71-72-72=292
T7Bert Hodson Wales71-74-74-76=29517
10s
Charles Whitcombe England71-72-74-78=295
T9Percy Alliss England73-75-71-77=29612
10s
Ernest Whitcombe England72-77-73-74=296

Source:[2][17]

Amateurs: McLean (300), Thompson (307), Flaherty (308), Hartley (308),
                 Garnett (311), Storey (311), Ricardo (313).

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cotton "Open" golf lead". Glasgow Herald. 28 June 1934. p. 11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 101. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cotton falters but wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. 15.
  4. ↑ "Cotton wins British Open by 5 strokes". Chicago Daily Tribune. (New York Times). 30 June 1934. p. 15.
  5. 1 2 3 "After eleven years". Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1934. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "British Open golf championship". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1934. p. 20.
  7. 1 2 3 "Open golf title". Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1934. p. 13.
  8. ↑ "Golf - Open Championship - The qualifying rounds". The Times. 27 June 1934. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Golf - Open Championship begun - Cotton's lead of three strokes". The Times. 28 June 1934. p. 6.
  10. 1 2 "Score of 67 give Cotton British lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 28 June 1934. p. 15.
  11. 1 2 "Cotton's astonishing golf". Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1934. p. 11.
  12. ↑ "Golf - Cotton's lead at Sandwich - An aggregate of 132 for two rounds". The Times. 29 June 1934. p. 6.
  13. 1 2 "Cotton increases British Open lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Universal Service special cable. 29 June 1934. p. 19.
  14. ↑ "Cotton shoots 65' leads British Open with 132". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. 29 June 1934. p. 31.
  15. 1 2 "Golf - Cotton's victory at Sandwich - British golfers lead the field". The Times. 30 June 1934. p. 6.
  16. ↑ "Golf - Awards for Cotton and Davies". The Times. 2 August 1934. p. 4.
  17. 1 2 3 "Full scores and aggregates". Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1934. p. 12.
  18. 1 2 "Non-qualifiers". Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1934. p. 7.

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