1905 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–9 June 1905 |
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
| Course | Old Course at St Andrews |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 148 players, 45 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 172 |
| Prize fund | £115 |
| Winner's share | £50 |
| Champion | |
| Scotland James Braid | |
| 318 | |
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
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]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 |
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Second round
[edit | edit source]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 |
Third round
[edit | edit source]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 |
Final round
[edit | edit source]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 |
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