1895 Open Championship

The 1895 Open Championship was the 35th Open Championship, held 12–13 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Defending champion J.H. Taylor won the Championship for the second time, by four strokes from runner-up Sandy Herd.

1895 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–13 June 1895
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Field73 players[1]
Cutnone
Prize fund£90
Winner's share£30
Champion
J.H. Taylor
322
St Andrews
Location in Scotland

Harry Vardon, one of the early starters, led after the first round with an 80 but had an 85 in the afternoon to finish the day on 165. Herd had the best round of the afternoon with a 77 and led overnight on 159, five strokes clear of Taylor and Andrew Kirkaldy on 164.

Herd played steadily in the third round and finished with 82 to lead on 241. Taylor, playing in the last group, scored 80 to finish on 244. The Championship resolved into a battle between Herd and Taylor. Herd started well but took seven at the 5th. Playing in wind and rain, Herd eventually scored 85 to finish on 326. Taylor need an 81 to win and after 12 holes had only taken 49 strokes. Despite taking six at the next two holes he reached the 17th tee needing to take 12 or less to win. Playing carefully he scored five at the dangerous 17th and then four at the last to win by four strokes and retain the title. His 78 was the best round of the afternoon by four shots, the next best being an 82 by Ben Sayers.

First day leaderboard

Wednesday, 12 June 1895

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Sandy Herd Scotland82-77=159
T2Andrew Kirkaldy Scotland81-83=164
J.H. Taylor England86-78=164
T4Willie Fernie Scotland86-79=165
George Pulford England84-81=165
Harry Vardon Jersey80-85=165
Tom Vardon Jersey82-83=165
8James Kinnell Scotland84-83=167
9Laurie Auchterlonie (a) Scotland84-84=168
T10David Anderson Jr. Scotland86-83=169
Alfred Toogood England85-84=169
Laurie Waters Scotland86-83=169

Final leaderboard

Source:[2]

Thursday, 13 June 1895

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney
1J.H. Taylor England86-78-80-78=322£30
2Sandy Herd Scotland82-77-82-85=326£20
3Andrew Kirkaldy Scotland81-83-84-84=332£10
4George Pulford England84-81-83-86=334£7
5Archie Simpson Scotland88-85-78-85=336£5
T6David Anderson Jr. Scotland86-83-84-84=337£3 6s 8d
David Brown Scotland81-89-83-84=337
Willie Fernie Scotland86-79-86-86=337
T9Ben Sayers Scotland84-87-85-82=338£2
Alfred Toogood England85-84-83-86=338
Harry Vardon Jersey80-85-85-88=338
Tom Vardon Jersey82-83-84-89=338

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 142. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 23 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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