1914 Open Championship

The 1914 Open Championship was the 54th Open Championship, held 18–19 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Harry Vardon won a record sixth Open Championship title, three strokes ahead of runner-up J.H. Taylor, the defending champion.[3][4][5] Entering the championship, Vardon, Taylor, and James Braid had five Open wins each.[3][6] This was the sixteenth and final Open title for these three, the Great Triumvirate. Due to World War I, it was the last Open for six years; the next was in 1920.

1914 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–19 June 1914
LocationPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Length6,526 yards (5,967 m)[1]
Field100 players[2]
Cutnone
Prize fund£125
Winner's share£50
Champion
Harry Vardon
306
Prestwick
Location in Scotland
Prestwick

Qualification took place the week before on 11−12 June at Troon, with 18 holes on the Old Course and 18 holes on Troon municipal number 2, and exactly 100 players qualified.[7][8] Taylor and Ted Ray, winners of the last two Opens, led the field on 150 and 96 players at 163 or better advanced.[9] The thirteen at 164 played an additional 18 holes at Prestwick the next day to determine the final four places;[9] scores of 79 and better qualified.[10]

After the first two rounds on Thursday, Vardon led at 150, by one shot ahead of a relatively unknown James Ockenden from West Drayton Golf Club. Taylor was a shot back in third at 152. One shot back after an opening 74, Braid's 82 in the afternoon dropped him into a tie for ninth.[1]

Vardon and Taylor were paired together on Friday and, after Ockenden had a disappointing 83, they were clear leaders after the morning's third round. Taylor led on 226 with Vardon two back; amateur James Jenkins was third on 232 and three were tied at 233.[3]

With the two leaders playing together, huge crowds followed in the final round that afternoon. Taylor extended his lead to three at the first hole, but at the third, he was distracted by a photographer and dropped a stroke to Vardon. The championship was largely decided at the fourth hole, where Taylor found the water and took seven to Vardon's four, which changed the lead. Taylor dropped more strokes to Vardon at the 5th, 8th, 10th, and 11th holes and Vardon led by five. Taylor recovered somewhat and shot 83, but Vardon won by three shots at 78 for 306. Phil Gaudin had the best score in the final round at 74.[3]

This was the penultimate Open at Prestwick, which hosted 24, including the first twelve; the last was eleven years later in 1925. It was replaced by adjacent Troon Golf Club ("Royal Troon" since 1978) as the Open venue for southwestern Scotland. Turnberry was added to the rota in 1977, southwest of Prestwick.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
Harry Vardon Jersey1896, 1898,
1899, 1903, 1911
737778783061
J.H. Taylor England1894, 1895
1900, 1909, 1913
747874833092
James Braid Scotland1901, 1905,
1906, 1908, 1910
74827882316T10
Arnaud Massy France190777827582316T10
Ted Ray Jersey191277827681316T10
Sandy Herd Scotland190279877979324T29
Harold Hilton (a) England1892, 18977981WDT88

Source:[2][3]

Did not enter: Jack White (1904)[2][8][9]

Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3301184923771964352873284033,0564793835034324003252863832793,4706,526

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 18 June 1914 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Harry Vardon Jersey73
T2James Braid Scotland74
J.H. Taylor England
Ernest Whitcombe England
T5James Ockenden England75
Tom Williamson England
T7Jean Gassiat France76
Fred Leach England
Abe Mitchell England
Reg Wilson England

Source:[1][2]

Second round

Thursday, 18 June 1914 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Harry Vardon Jersey73-77=150
2James Ockenden England75-76=151
3J.H. Taylor England74-78=152
4Reg Wilson England76-77=153
T5James Edgar England79-75=154
Walter Hambleton England79-75=154
Abe Mitchell England76-78=154
Tom Williamson England75-79=154
T9James Braid Scotland74-82=156
George Duncan Scotland77-79=156
Len Holland England78-78=156
Cecil Hutchison (a) Scotland81-75=156

Source:[1][2]

Third round

Friday, 19 June 1914 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1J.H. Taylor England74-78-74=226
2Harry Vardon Jersey73-77-78=228
3James Jenkins (a) Scotland79-80-73=232
T4Abe Mitchell England76-78-79=233
Tom Williamson England75-79-79=233
Reg Wilson England76-77-80=233
T7James Braid Scotland74-82-78=234
Arnaud Massy France77-82-75=234
James Ockenden England75-76-83=234
T10Ted Ray Jersey77-82-76=235
Harry Simpson England77-80-78=235

Source:[2][3]

Final round

Friday, 19 June 1914 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney (£)
1Harry Vardon Jersey73-77-78-78=30650
2J.H. Taylor England74-78-74-83=30925
3Harry Simpson England77-80-78-75=31015
T4Abe Mitchell England76-78-79-79=3128 15s
Tom Williamson England75-79-79-79=312
6Reg Wilson England76-77-80-80=3137 10s
7James Ockenden England75-76-83-80=3145
T8Phil Gaudin Jersey78-83-80-74=315
James Jenkins (a) Scotland79-80-73-83=3150
T10James Braid Scotland74-82-78-82=316
George Duncan Scotland77-79-80-80=316
Arnaud Massy France77-82-75-82=316
Ted Ray Jersey77-82-76-81=316

Source:[2][3][11]

Amateurs: Jenkins (315), Lassen (319), Hutchison (324), Lockhart (326),
                 Anderson (329), Ouimet (332), Hope (335), Shepherd (338).

Scorecards

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 Out101112131415161718BackTotal
Vardon644444445394455445443978
Taylor545754455445554453443983
Leader-strokesT3T3T2V1V2V2V2V3V3V4V5V5V4V4V5V3V3V3

Source:[3]

References

  1. "Golf championship - Vardon leading". Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1914. p. 16.
  2. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 120. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. "Vardon wins - golf champion for the sixth time". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1914. p. 14.
  4. "Vardon tops British golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. 20 June 1914. p. 14.
  5. "Vardon wins title". Pittsburg Press. 19 June 1914. p. 36.
  6. "Golf championship - prospects for today". Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1914. p. 9.
  7. "Golf championship - qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1914. p. 14.
  8. "Golf championship - qualifying stage, first day's play at Troon". Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1914. p. 16.
  9. "Golf championship - the qualified players". Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1914. p. 14.
  10. "Golf - Open Championship draw - Saturday's qualifying ties". Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1914. 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. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

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