1913 Open Championship

1913 golf tournament held at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Wirral, England

Golf tournament

1913 Open ChampionshipTournament information

Dates| 23–24 June 1913
Location| Hoylake, England
Course(s)| Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Statistics
Length| 6,480 yards (5,925 m)[1][2]
Field| 65 players[3]
Cut| none
Prize fund| £125
Winner's share| £50
Champion
J.H. Taylor
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Hoylake

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Hoylake

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Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, west of Liverpool, England

The 1913 Open Championship was the 53rd Open Championship, held 23–24 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. J.H. Taylor won the championship for the fifth and final time, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Ted Ray, the defending champion.[2]

Qualifying took place on 19, 20, and 21 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days. In windy conditions Laurie Ayton, Snr led the 21 qualifiers on the first day with a score of 152, with 159 as the qualifying score.[4][5] Conditions were better on the second day and 156 was the qualifying mark; amateur Edward Blackwell led the 21 qualifiers with 147.[6][7] Jack Gaudin led the 23 qualifiers on the third day with 148, with 157 as the qualifying score.[1][8] Seven American-based professionals entered but only two qualified, John McDermott and Tom McNamara.[9] Mike Brady, Alex Campbell, Stewart Maiden, and Alex Smith failed on the first day,[4][5] while John Jones failed on the third day.[1][8]

Ray led after the first two rounds on Monday with 147; Taylor was at 148, Michael Moran at 150, and Thomas Renouf had 153.[10]

Gale-force winds on Tuesday led to high scoring in the final two rounds. Taylor and McDermott had the best scores in the morning at 77. Ray struggled and completed the circuit in 81, to trail Taylor by three shots, while McDermott was a further 4 strokes behind.[2] Moran's chances were ruined by a third round 89 which included a ten at the first. In the final round that afternoon, Taylor holed from about 50 yards at the 14th, while his nearest rivals had poor starts to their rounds, Ray took eight at the third hole while McDermott took seven at the first. Moran had the best final round at 74, fifteen strokes better than his morning score, and tied for third.[2]

The win was the fifteenth Open title for the Great Triumvurate of Taylor, Vardon, and James Braid, with five each. Vardon won a record sixth the following year, the last Open victory for the three players.

## Course

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Main article: Royal Liverpool Golf Club

Hole | Name | Yards |  | Hole | Name | Yards

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1 | Course | 420 |  | 10 | Dee | 400
2 | Road | 330 | 11 | Alps | 190
3 | Long | 490 | 12 | Hilbre | 355
4 | New | 155 | 13 | Rushes | 130
5 | Telegraph | 410 | 14 | Field | 485
6 | Briars | 365 | 15 | Lake | 440
7 | Dowie | 200 | 16 | Dun | 510
8 | Far | 480 | 17 | Royal | 360
9 | Punch Bowl | 380 | 18 | Stand | 400
Out | 3,210 | In | 3,270
Source:[1][2][4] | Total | 6,480

## Round summaries

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### First round

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Monday, 23 June 1913 (morning)

Place | Player | Score

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T1 |  Sandy Herd | 73
Ted Ray
J.H. Taylor
T4 |  Albert Howlett | 75
Ernest Jones
John McDermott
Thomas Renouf
Jack B. Ross
T9 |  Cyril Hughes | 76
Michael Moran

Source:[3][10]

### Second round

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Monday, 23 June 1913 (afternoon)

Place | Player | Score

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1 |  Ted Ray | 73-74=147
2 |  J.H. Taylor | 73-75=148
3 |  Michael Moran | 76-74=150
4 |  Thomas Renouf | 75-78=153
T5 |  Cyril Hughes | 76-78=154
Sandy Herd | 73-81=154
Harry Vardon | 79-75=154
T8 |  John McDermott | 75-80=155
Josh Taylor | 80-75=155
10 |  John Graham, Jr. | 77-79=156

Source:[3][10]

### Third round

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Tuesday, 24 June 1913 (morning)

Place | Player | Score

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1 |  J.H. Taylor | 73-75-77=225
2 |  Ted Ray | 73-74-81=228
3 |  John McDermott | 75-80-77=232
4 |  Harry Vardon | 79-75-79=233
T5 |  John Graham, Jr. (a) | 77-79-81=237
Cyril Hughes | 76-78-83=237
Edward Lassen (a) | 79-78-80=237
Thomas Renouf | 75-78-84=237
Tom Williamson | 77-80-80=237
T10 |  James Bradbeer | 78-79-81=238
Sandy Herd | 73-81-84=238
Arnaud Massy | 77-80-81=238

Source:[2][3]

### Final round

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Tuesday, 24 June 1913 (afternoon)

Place | Player | Score | Money (£)

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1 |  J.H. Taylor | 73-75-77-79=304 | 50
2 |  Ted Ray | 73-74-81-84=312 | 25
T3 |  Michael Moran | 76-74-89-74=313 | 12
10s
Harry Vardon | 79-75-79-80=313
T5 |  John McDermott | 75-80-77-83=315 | 7
10s
Thomas Renouf | 75-78-84-78=315
T7 |  James Bradbeer | 78-79-81-79=317 | 2
10s
Arnaud Massy | 77-80-81-79=317
James Sherlock | 77-86-79-75=317
Tom Williamson | 77-80-80-80=317

Source:[2][3][11]

Amateurs: Graham (318), Lassen (319), Crowther (328), Blackwell (333)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Golf championship – qualifying stage ends". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1913. p. 14.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "Golf championship – victory of J.H. Taylor". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1913. p. 9.
3. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 121\. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
4. ^ a b c "Golf championship – first day's play". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1913. p. 16.
5. ^ a b "The Open golf championship – Qualifying competition". The Times. 20 June 1913. p. 6.
6. ^ "Golf championship – Mr Blackwell leads the field". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1913. p. 13.
7. ^ "The Open golf championship – Qualifying competition". The Times. 21 June 1913. p. 13.
8. ^ a b "The Open golf championship – Qualifying competition". The Times. 23 June 1913. p. 13.
9. ^ "Yankee golf "pro" qualifies". Chicago Sunday Tribune. 22 June 1913. p. 3, sec. 3.
10. ^ a b c "Golf championship – first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1913. p. 14.
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

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