1901 Open Championship

The 1901 Open Championship was the 41st Open Championship, held 5–6 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. James Braid won the Championship, three strokes ahead of runner-up Harry Vardon. The Championship was a close contest between Braid, Vardon and J.H. Taylor with the leading amateur 11 strokes behind Braid and the next professional 16 strokes behind.

1901 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates5–6 June 1901
LocationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Statistics
Field100 players, 38 after cut[1]
Cut175
Prize fund£115
Winner's share£50
Champion
James Braid
309
Muirfield
Location in Scotland

All entries played 36 holes on the first day with all those within 19 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day, with the additional provision that the final day's field had to contain at least 32 professionals.

In a strong wind, Vardon led after the first round with a 77 and followed this with a 78. At the end of the first day, he was joined on 155 by Braid. Taylor was next, seven shots behind with James Kinnell and Jack White a further two strokes back. Such was the dominance of Braid and Vardon that only 36 players (31 professionals and five amateurs) scored 174 or better and the cut was made at 175 to include 33 professionals.

After the third round, Braid was five shots clear of Vardon, with Taylor two further shots behind and the rest of the field a further eight strokes behind. With a clear lead, he played a cautious final round of 80. With Braid having finished his round, Vardon had a chance to tie if he could play the last three holes in level fours. However at the 16th he topped his second shot, put his third into a bunker and took six, ending his chances. Taylor finished third with amateur Harold Hilton a further seven strokes behind. If not for a brutal 89 in the first round, Hilton would have fared much better on the final leaderboard.

First day leaderboard

Wednesday, 5 June 1901

PlacePlayerCountryScore
T1James Braid Scotland79-76=155
Harry Vardon Jersey77-78=155
3J.H. Taylor England79-83=162
T4James Kinnell Scotland79-85=164
Jack White Scotland82-82=164
T6John Graham Jr. (a) Scotland82-83=165
Willie Park Jr. Scotland78-87=165
T8Charles Dalziel (a) Scotland82-84=166
Johnny Laidlay (a) Scotland84-82=166
T10Jack Gaudin Jersey86-81=167
Jim Hutchison Scotland84-83=167
Rowland Jones England85-82=167
Alfred Lewis England85-82=167

Final leaderboard

Source:[2]

Thursday, 6 June 1901

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney
1James Braid Scotland79-76-74-80=309£50
2Harry Vardon Jersey77-78-79-78=312£25
3J.H. Taylor England79-83-74-77=313£15
4Harold Hilton (a) England89-80-75-76=320−
5Sandy Herd Scotland87-81-81-76=325£10
6Jack White Scotland82-82-80-82=326£7 10s
T7James Kinnell Scotland79-85-86-78=328£7 10s
Johnny Laidlay (a) Scotland84-82-82-80=328−
T9Phil Gaudin Jersey86-81-86-76=3290
John Graham Jr. (a) Scotland82-83-81-83=329−
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References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 136. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  2. 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. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

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