1903 Open Championship

The 1903 Open Championship was the 43rd Open Championship, held 10–11 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland.[2] Harry Vardon won the Championship for the fourth time, six strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Vardon, his younger brother.

1903 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates10–11 June 1903
LocationPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field124 players, 59 after cut[1]
Cut169
Prize fund£115
Winner's share£50
Champion
Harry Vardon
300
Prestwick
Location in Scotland
Prestwick 

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.

After the opening round on Wednesday morning, Harry Vardon and defending champion Sandy Herd co-led at 73, three strokes ahead of the rest of the field. In the afternoon, Herd had a poor 83 and Harry Vardon's 77 gave him a four shot lead on 150 ahead of Andrew Scott, despite a seven at the 17th hole. The cut was at 169 and 59 advanced to the final two rounds. Rowland Jones was initially disqualified but later reinstated.

In the third round on Thursday morning, Harry Vardon scored 72, having reached the turn in 34. This gave him a seven-stroke lead over Jack White, with Herd and Tom Vardon ten shots behind. In the afternoon, White took a seven at the third hole which effectively gave Harry Vardon the title. Playing cautiously, he eventually finished with a 78. Tom Vardon had the best final round score of 74 and moved into second place ahead of White.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
Harry Vardon Jersey1896, 1898, 1899737772783001
Sandy Herd Scotland1902738376773094
James Braid Scotland1901777979753105
J.H. Taylor England1894, 1895, 190080827876316T9
Willie Park Jr. Scotland1887, 188978868075319T15
Willie Fernie Scotland188378817689324T25
Harold Hilton (a) England1892, 189781798381324T25
William Auchterlonie Scotland189383847984330T45

Source:[1]

Did not enter: John Ball (1890), Jack Burns (1888).

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 10 June 1903 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
T1Sandy Herd Scotland73
Harry Vardon Jersey
T3Tom Vardon Jersey76
Tom Williamson England
T5James Braid Scotland77
Ernest Gray England
John Hunter Scotland
Andrew Scott Scotland
Jack White Scotland
T10Robert Andrew (a) Scotland78
Willie Fernie Scotland
James Hepburn Scotland
James Kinnell Scotland
Willie Park Jr. Scotland

Source:[1]

Second round

Wednesday, 10 June 1903 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Harry Vardon Jersey73-77=150
2Andrew Scott Scotland77-77=154
T3Willie Hunter Sr. Scotland81-74=155
Jack White Scotland77-78=155
T5James Braid Scotland77-79=156
Sandy Herd Scotland73-83=156
John Hunter Scotland77-79=156
Tom Williamson England76-80=156
9Tom Vardon Jersey76-81=157
T10George Cawsey England80-78=158
Bill Leaver England79-79=158

Source:[1]

Third round

Thursday, 11 June 1903 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Harry Vardon Jersey73-77-72=222
2Jack White Scotland77-78-74=229
T3Tom Vardon Jersey76-81-75=232
Sandy Herd Scotland73-83-76=232
T5George Cawsey England80-78-76=234
Willie Hunter Sr. Scotland81-74-79=234
T7James Braid Scotland77-79-79=235
Willie Fernie Scotland78-81-76=235
Bill Leaver England79-79-77=235
Tom Williamson England76-80-79=235

Source:[1]

Final round

Thursday, 11 June 1903 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney (£)
1Harry Vardon Jersey73-77-72-78=30050
2Tom Vardon Jersey76-81-75-74=30625
3Jack White Scotland77-78-74-79=30815
4Sandy Herd Scotland73-83-76-77=30910
5James Braid Scotland77-79-79-75=3107 10s
T6Andrew Scott Scotland77-77-83-77=3143 15s
Robert Thomson Scotland83-78-77-76=314
8Bill Leaver England79-79-77-80=3150
T9George Cawsey England80-78-76-82=316
J.H. Taylor England80-82-78-76=316

Source:[3]

References

  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 134. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. "The Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1903. p. 13.
  3. 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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