1936 Open Championship

1936 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 25–27 June 1936
Location Hoylake, England
Course(s) Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Statistics
Par 74 [1]
Length 7,078 yards (6,472 m)[2]
Field 107 players, 62 after cut[3]
Cut 156 (+8)
Prize fund £500
Winner's share £100
Champion
England Alf Padgham
287 (−9)
Hoylake
Location in England
Hoylake
Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, west of Liverpool, England

The 1936 Open Championship was the 71st Open Championship, held 25–27 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.[4] Alf Padgham won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jimmy Adams.[5][6][7]

Qualifying was scheduled for 22–23 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Royal Liverpool and 18 holes at Wallasey,[8][9] and the top 100 and ties qualified.[10] Heavy rain caused the first day's play to be abandoned;[11] a lightning bolt stunned three spectators and a caddy, and the greens were under water, some up to six inches (15 cm).[8] All the scores were voided;[12] Henry Cotton had completed his round of 67 at Wallasey before play was abandoned.[11][13] Tuesday proceeded as scheduled and the Monday round was played on Wednesday. Cotton led the qualifiers on 139, having scored 68 at Wallasey on the rearranged day, with Wally Smithers two shots behind on 141;[9][14] the qualifying score was 155 and 107 players advanced.[15] With the weather delay, the championship began on Thursday and concluded with two rounds on Saturday.[3]

After the second round on Friday, Bill Cox and Adams were tied for the lead, with five players a shot back, including Padgham and Henry Cotton.[2][16] The 36-hole cut was the top sixty and ties; it was at 156 (+8) and 62 advanced.

After the third round on Saturday morning, Adams and Cotton shared the lead, with Padgham and Tom Green a stroke behind. In the final round that afternoon, Padgham tied Adams for the lead at the turn. He made a four on the 17th, then made a 15-footer (4.5 m) for a three at the 18th to post a 287 total. Adams stood on the 17th knowing that he needed to play the last two holes in eight strokes to tie Padgham. His approach shot found a greenside bunker, and after he failed to get up-and-down he now needed a three on the 18th. He found the green in two, but his twelve-foot (3.7 m) putt lipped out and he finished a stroke behind Padgham. Cotton and Green were still on the course, but neither could mount a charge, giving Padgham the championship.[5][7]

Future four-time Open champion Bobby Locke tied for eighth in his major championship debut. Jim Ferrier, the winner of the PGA Championship in 1947, also played in his first major and finished 44th. Both were among the eleven amateurs to make the cut, with Locke as low amateur.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Henry Cotton England193473727074289−7T3
Gene Sarazen United States193273757073291−5T5
Alf Perry England193576768079311+15T50
Arthur Havers England192378788079315+1960

Source:[3][5]

All past champions in the field made the cut.

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

Did not enter:

Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Course435410Dee4555
2Road419411Alps1933
3Long480512Hilbre4645
4New158313Rushes1793
5Telegraph424414Field5115
6Briars438415Lake4434
7Dowie200316Dun5325
8Far527517Royal4194
9Punch Bowl393418Stand4084
Out3,47436In3,60438
Source:[2][17]Total7,07874

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 25 June 1936

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bill Cox England70−4
2Jimmy Adams Scotland71−3
T3Bill Davies England72−2
Jack McLean (a) Scotland
Reg Whitcombe England
T6Henry Cotton England73−1
Marcel Dallemagne France
Francis Francis (a) England
Alf Padgham England
Gene Sarazen United States
Charles Whitcombe England

Source:[18]

Second round

Friday, 26 June 1936

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jimmy Adams Scotland71-73=144−4
Bill Cox England70-74=144
T3Dick Burton England74-71=145−3
Henry Cotton England73-72=145
Marcel Dallemagne France73-72=145
Francis Francis (a) England73-72=145
Alf Padgham England73-72=145
T8Percy Alliss England74-72=146−2
Dick Burton England74-71=146
Tom Green Wales74-72=146

Source:[2][16]

Third round

Saturday, 27 June 1936 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jimmy Adams Scotland71-73-71=215−7
Henry Cotton England73-72-70=215
T3Tom Green Wales74-72-70=216−6
Alf Padgham England73-72-71=216
5Gene Sarazen United States73-75-70=218−4
T6Percy Alliss England74-72-74=220−2
Dick Burton England74-71-75=220
Marcel Dallemagne France73-72-75=220
Dai Rees Wales77-71-72=220
10Bill Davies England72-76-73=221−1

Source:[3][5]

Final round

Saturday, 27 June 1936 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Alf Padgham England73-72-71-71=287−9100
2Jimmy Adams Scotland71-73-71-73=288−875
T3Henry Cotton England73-72-70-74=289−740
Marcel Dallemagne France73-72-75-69=289
T5Percy Alliss England74-72-74-71=291−521
13s 4d
Tom Green Wales74-72-70-75=291
Gene Sarazen United States73-75-70-73=291
T8Arthur Lacey England76-74-72-72=294−215
Bobby Locke (a) South Africa75-73-72-74=2940
Reg Whitcombe England72-77-71-74=29415

Source:[3][5]

Amateurs: Locke (−2), Thomson (+3), Francis (+6), McLean (+10), Ferrier (+14), Flaherty (+14),
                 Woollam (+14), Roberts (+15), Pennink (+16), Timmis (+17), Walker (+18)

References

  1. ↑ "Cox sets sizzling pace to take lead in Open golf play". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. 26 June 1936. p. 15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cox, Adams in lead in title golf play with totals of 144". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. 27 June 1936. p. 15.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 97. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Golf: Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1936. p. 6.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "How Padgham won". Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1936. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "Alf Padgham's 287 wins British Open golf crown". Miami Daily News. United Press. 27 June 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  7. 1 2 "9-under-par total scored by Padgham wins British Open". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. 29 June 1936. p. 18.
  8. 1 2 "British Open postponed by rainstorm". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. 23 June 1936. p. 18.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Open golf bid by Cotton". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1936. p. 11.
  10. ↑ "Golf - A wash-out - Qualifying rounds postponed". The Times. 23 June 1936. p. 8.
  11. 1 2 "Golf stopped by storm". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1936. p. 11.
  12. ↑ "Golf: Scores that were cancelled". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1936. p. 3.
  13. ↑ "Golf - The Championships". The Times. 28 February 1936. p. 6.
  14. ↑ "Golf - Open Championship - Some excellent performances". The Times. 25 June 1936. p. 7.
  15. 1 2 3 "Qualifiers for Open golf championship". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1936. p. 21.
  16. 1 2 "Keen finish in prospect at Hoylake". Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1936. p. 11.
  17. ↑ "The course". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1936. p. 6.
  18. ↑ "Play in Open golf". Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1936. p. 13.
Preceded by
1936 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1936 PGA Championship

Coordinates: 53°23′06″N 3°11′24″W / 53.385°N 3.190°W / 53.385; -3.190

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