1912 Open Championship

Golf tournament

1912 Open ChampionshipTournament information

Dates| 24–25 June 1912
Location| Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)| Muirfield
Statistics
Length| 6,448 yards (5,896 m)[1][2]
Field| 62 players[3]
Cut| none
Prize fund| £125
Winner's share| £50
Champion
Ted Ray
295

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Muirfield

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Location in Scotland

Muirfield

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Location in East Lothian, Scotland

The 1912 Open Championship was the 52nd Open Championship, held 24–25 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Ted Ray led wire-to-wire and won the championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Harry Vardon, the defending champion.[4][5]

Following the problems caused by the large number of entries in 1911, qualification was re-introduced and took place on 20, 21, and 22 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days; George Duncan led the twenty qualifiers on Thursday by seven strokes with a score of 149, and 168 was the qualifying score.[2][6] There 21 qualifiers on the second day at 162 or better, led by Ted Ray on 153.[7][8] There were 21 qualifiers on the third day; Tom Ball scored 144 on Saturday, six strokes ahead of the rest, and the qualifying mark was 160.[1][9]

After the first two rounds on Monday, Ray led on 144, with Vardon at 147, James Braid on 148, and George Duncan in fourth at 149.[10]

On Tuesday, Ray extended his lead to five strokes after the third round, and he was not seriously challenged in the final round in the afternoon, despite a 71 from Vardon.[4] Despite his weight and with his nearest rivals still to complete their rounds, Ray was carried off the final green in triumph by some of his friends.

## Course[edit]

Main article: Muirfield

Hole | Yards |  | Hole | Yards

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1 | 204 |  | 10 | 390
2 | 365 | 11 | 407
3 | 338 | 12 | 390
4 | 347 | 13 | 293
5 | 470 | 14 | 138
6 | 383 | 15 | 295
7 | 390 | 16 | 464
8 | 497 | 17 | 330
9 | 365 | 18 | 382
Out | 3,359 | In | 3,089
Source:[1][2][4] | Total | 6,448

## Round summaries[edit]

### First round[edit]

Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)

Place | Player | Score

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1 |  Ted Ray | 71
2 |  George Duncan | 72
T3 |  William Horne | 73
Robert Thomson
T5 |  Laurie Ayton, Snr | 74
Arnaud Massy
T7 |  Tom Ball | 75
George Fotheringham
Fred Leach
J.H. Taylor
Harry Vardon

Source:[3][10]

### Second round[edit]

Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)

Place | Player | Score

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1 |  Ted Ray | 71-73=144
2 |  Harry Vardon | 75-72=147
3 |  James Braid | 77-71=148
4 |  George Duncan | 72-77=149
5 |  Robert Thomson | 73-77=150
T6 |  Arnaud Massy | 74-77=151
J.H. Taylor | 75-76=151
T8 |  George Fotheringham | 75-78=153
Charles Mayo | 76-77=153
T10 |  Laurie Ayton, Snr | 74-80=154
Hugh McNeill | 76-78=154

Source:[3][10]

### Third round[edit]

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)

Place | Player | Score

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|

1 |  Ted Ray | 71-73-76=220
2 |  James Braid | 77-71-77=225
3 |  George Duncan | 72-77-78=227
T4 |  J.H. Taylor | 75-76-77=228
Harry Vardon | 75-72-81=228
6 |  Laurie Ayton, Snr | 74-80-75=229
7 |  Robert Thomson | 73-77-80=230
8 |  Charles Mayo | 76-77-78=231
T9 |  George Fotheringham | 75-78-79=232
Reg Wilson | 82-75-75=232

Source:[3][4]

### Final round[edit]

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)

Place | Player | Score | Money (£)

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|
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1 |  Ted Ray | 71-73-76-75=295 | 50
2 |  Harry Vardon | 75-72-81-71=299 | 25
3 |  James Braid | 77-71-77-78=303 | 15
4 |  George Duncan | 72-77-78-78=305 | 10
5 |  Laurie Ayton, Snr | 74-80-75-79=308 | 7
10s
6 |  Sandy Herd | 76-81-76-76=309
T7 |  Fred Collins | 76-79-81-74=310 | 3
6s 8d
Jean Gassiat | 76-80-78-76=310
Reg Wilson | 82-75-75-78=310
10 |  Arnaud Massy | 74-77-82-78=311 | 0

Source:[3][4][11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Open Championship - remarkable play by Tom Ball". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
2. ^ a b c "Open Championship - first section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1912. p. 14.
3. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 122\. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
4. ^ a b c d e "Open Championship - new winner at last". Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1912. p. 11.
5. ^ "English golf title to Ray". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 June 1912. p. 14.
6. ^ "The Open Championship - Section A". The Times. 21 June 1912. p. 12.
7. ^ "Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1912. p. 14.
8. ^ "The Open Championship - Section B". The Times. 22 June 1912. p. 12.
9. ^ "The Open Championship - Section C". The Times. 24 June 1912. p. 12.
10. ^ a b c "Open Championship - first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
11. ^ 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. Vol. 1\. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

## External links[edit]

* Muirfield 1912 (Official site)

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