1948 Open Championship

1948 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 30 June – 2 July 1948
Location Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s) Muirfield
Statistics
Par 71
Field 97 players, 36 after cut[1]
Cut 148 (+6)
Prize fund £1,000
$4,000
Winner's share £150
$600[2]
Champion
England Henry Cotton
284 (E)
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
Muirfield
Location in East Lothian, Scotland

The 1948 Open Championship was the 77th Open Championship, held 30 June to 2 July at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Henry Cotton, age 41, won his third and final Open title, five strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Fred Daly.[2][3]

Qualifying took place on 28–29 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Muirfield and 18 holes at the number 1 course Gullane. The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place would not qualify.[4] Henry Cotton led on 138; the qualifying score was 152 and 97 players advanced.[5][6] Cotton had led the qualification in 1935, the previous time the Open had been held at Muirfield.

Charlie Ward, Sam King, and Flory Van Donck shot 69 to share the first round lead.[7] Cotton opened with a 71, then led by four strokes after a 66 in the second round,[8] one off his own tournament record set in 1934. While scoring conditions in the first two rounds were ideal, with five other rounds of sub-70 in the second, the change in weather on the final day caused scores to soar. The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was again set at 40, and ties for 40th place were not included. The cut was at 148 (+6) and 36 players advanced.[8]

Over the final two rounds, the lowest round was 70. Cotton carded rounds of 75-72 to set a clubhouse lead of 284 that no one came close to matching. Fred Daly came closest with a 289, five shots behind.[2][3]

Roberto De Vicenzo made his Open Championship debut and finished in third place. Over the next two years he followed with another third and a runner-up finish. He won the title nineteen years later, in 1967.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Henry Cotton England1934, 193771667572284E1
Fred Daly Northern Ireland194772717373289+52
Alf Padgham England193673707177291+6T7
Dick Burton England193974707477295+11T18
Reg Whitcombe England193877677774295+11T18
Alf Perry England193577717673297+13T23

Source:[1][2][3]

All past champions in the field made the cut.

Did not enter:

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 30 June 1948

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Sam King England69−2
Flory Van Donck Belgium
Charlie Ward England
T4Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina70−1
Frank Jowle England
T6Henry Cotton England71E
Reg Horne England
Norman Von Nida Australia
T10Fred Daly Northern Ireland72+1
Arthur Lacey England
Lawson Little United States
Walter Lyle Scotland
Norman Sutton England

Source:[7]

Second round

Thursday, 1 July 1948

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Henry Cotton England71-66=137−5
T2Sam King England69-72=141−1
Charlie Ward England69-72=141
T4Arthur Lees England73-69=142E
Flory Van Donck Belgium69-73=142
T6Fred Daly Northern Ireland72-71=143+1
Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina70-73=143
Alf Padgham England73-70=143
Norman Von Nida Australia71-72=143
T10Dick Burton England74-70=144+2
Jack Hargreaves England76-68=144
Dai Rees Wales73-71=144
Reg Whitcombe England77-67=144

Source:[8]

Third round

Friday, 2 July 1948 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Henry Cotton England71-66-75=212−1
1Alf Padgham England73-70-71=214+1
T3Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina70-73-72=215+2
Sam King England69-72-74=215
Arthur Lees England73-69-73=215
Flory Van Donck Belgium69-73-73=215
T7Fred Daly Northern Ireland72-71-73=216+3
Charlie Ward England69-72-75=216
Alan Waters England75-71-70=216
10Jack Hargreaves England76-68-73=217+4

Source:[2][3]

Final round

Friday, 2 July 1948 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Henry Cotton England71-66-75-72=284E£150
2Fred Daly Northern Ireland72-71-73-73=289+5£100
T3Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina70-73-72-75=290+6£41 5s
Jack Hargreaves England76-68-73-73=290
Norman Von Nida Australia71-72-76-71=290
Charlie Ward England69-72-75-74=290
T7Johnny Bulla United States74-72-73-72=291+7£15
Sam King England69-72-74-76=291
Alf Padgham England73-70-71-77=291
Flory Van Donck Belgium69-73-73-76=291

Source:[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 90. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cotton captures third British Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 3 July 1948. p. 11. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cotton's third Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1948. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Golf - The Open Championship". The Times. 15 June 1948. p. 6.
  5. 1 2 "Cotton leads qualifiers in Open". Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1948. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Golf - Open Championship qualifiers". The Times. 30 June 1948. p. 2.
  7. 1 2 "Greens baffle "Open" golfers". Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1948. p. 6.
  8. 1 2 3 "Cotton's "royal" round to lead in "Open"". Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1948. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "9 Americans qualify for British Open". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. 30 June 1948. p. 1, sec. 2.
Preceded by
1948 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1949 Masters Tournament

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