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1905 Open Championship

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1905 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates7–9 June 1905
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Field148 players, 45 after cut[1]
Cut172
Prize fund£115
Winner's share£50
Champion
Scotland James Braid
318
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The 1905 Open Championship was the 45th Open Championship, held 7–9 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. James Braid won the Championship for the second time, five strokes ahead of runners-up Rowland Jones and John Henry Taylor.[2]

All entries played 18 holes on the first two days; those within fourteen strokes of the lead made the cut for the final two rounds on Friday.[1][3]

Strong winds and hard ground conditions made scoring difficult on all three days, with few rounds under 80. Sandy Herd, Taylor, Walter Toogood, and Harry Vardon co-led after the first round at 80.[4] Scoring improved slightly on Thursday and Jones' 77 put him in the lead with 158; he was followed by Braid on 159 and James Kinnell and Arnaud Massy on 161. Just 45 players made the cut at 172 and better, including a sole amateur John Graham Jr.[3]

In the third round on Friday morning, Braid's 78 extended his lead to six shots over Kinnell, Massy, and Taylor. Jones took 87 and dropped eight strokes behind Braid. Scoring 81 in the afternoon, Braid was never challenged; he reached the turn in 38 and despite taking six at the 15th and 16th holes, came back in 43. A 78 moved Jones up to a second place tie with Taylor, five strokes behind the champion.[2]

Round summaries

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First round

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Wednesday, 7 June 1905

Place Player Score
T1 Scotland Sandy Herd 80
England J. H. Taylor
England Walter Toogood
Jersey Harry Vardon
T5 Scotland James Braid 81
England Herbert Hunt
England Rowland Jones
France Arnaud Massy
England Wilfrid Reid
Jersey Thomas Renouf
England James Sherlock
United States Alex Smith
Scotland Robert Thomson

Source:[1][4]

Second round

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Thursday, 8 June 1905

Place Player Score
1 England Rowland Jones 81-77=158
2 Scotland James Braid 81-78=159
T3 Scotland James Kinnell 82-79=161
France Arnaud Massy 81-80=161
T5 Scotland Sandy Herd 80-82=162
Scotland Robert Thomson 81-81=162
Jersey Harry Vardon 80-82=162
T8 England Ernest Gray 82-81=163
England Walter Toogood 80-83=163
T10 Scotland Willie Park Jr. 84-81=165
England James Sherlock 81-84=165
England J. H. Taylor 80-85=165
England Tom Williamson 84-81=165

Source:[1][3]

Third round

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Friday, 9 June 1905 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Scotland James Braid 81-78-78=237
T2 Scotland James Kinnell 82-79-82=243
France Arnaud Massy 81-80-82=243
England J. H. Taylor 80-85-78=243
T5 Scotland Robert Thomson 81-81-82=244
England Tom Williamson 84-81-79=244
T7 England Rowland Jones 81-77-87=245
England James Sherlock 81-84-80=245
Scotland Sandy Herd 80-82-83=245
10 Jersey Harry Vardon 80-82-84=246

Source:[1][2]

Final round

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Friday, 9 June 1905 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money (£)
1 Scotland James Braid 81-78-78-81=318 50
T2 England Rowland Jones 81-77-87-78=323 20
England J. H. Taylor 80-85-78-80=323
4 Scotland James Kinnell 82-79-82-81=324 10
T5 England Ernest Gray 82-81-84-78=325 7
10s
France Arnaud Massy 81-80-82-82=325
7 Scotland Robert Thomson 81-81-82-83=327 0
8 England James Sherlock 81-84-80-83=328
T9 England Tom Simpson 82-88-78-81=329
Jersey Harry Vardon 80-82-84-83=329

Source:[1][2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 131. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Open Championship - Victory of James Braid". Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1905. p. 11.
  3. ^ a b c "Open Championship - Second day's play". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1905. p. 13.
  4. ^ a b "Open Championship - First day's play at St Andrews". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1905. p. 12.
  5. ^ 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.
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