1913 Open Championship

The 1913 Open Championship was the 53rd Open Championship, held 23–24 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. J.H. Taylor won the championship for the fifth and final time, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Ted Ray, the defending champion.[2]

1913 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates23–24 June 1913
LocationHoylake, England
Course(s)Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Statistics
Length6,480 yards (5,925 m)[1][2]
Field65 players[3]
Cutnone
Prize fund£125
Winner's share£50
Champion
J.H. Taylor
304
Hoylake
Location in England
Hoylake
Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, west of Liverpool, England

Qualifying took place on 19, 20, and 21 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days. In windy conditions Laurie Ayton, Snr led the 21 qualifiers on the first day with a score of 152, with 159 as the qualifying score.[4][5] Conditions were better on the second day and 156 was the qualifying mark; amateur Edward Blackwell led the 21 qualifiers with 147.[6][7] Jack Gaudin led the 23 qualifiers on the third day with 148, with 157 as the qualifying score.[1][8] Seven American-based professionals entered but only two qualified, John McDermott and Tom McNamara.[9] Mike Brady, Alex Campbell, Stewart Maiden, and Alex Smith failed on the first day,[4][5] while John Jones failed on the third day.[1][8]

Ray led after the first two rounds on Monday with 147; Taylor was at 148, Michael Moran at 150, and Thomas Renouf had 153.[10]

Gale force winds on Tuesday led to high scoring in the final two rounds. Taylor and McDermott had the best scores in the morning at 77. Ray struggled and completed the circuit in 81, to trail Taylor by three shots, while McDermott was a further 4 strokes behind.[2] Moran's chances were ruined by a third round 89 which included a ten at the first. In the final round that afternoon, Taylor holed from about 50 yards at the 14th, while his nearest rivals had poor starts to their rounds, Ray took eight at the third hole while McDermott took seven at the first. Moran had the best final round at 74, fifteen strokes better than his morning score, and tied for third.[2]

The win was the fifteenth Open title for the Great Triumvurate of Taylor, Vardon, and James Braid, with five each. Vardon won a record sixth the following year, the last Open victory for the three players.

Course
Main article: Royal Liverpool Golf Club
HoleNameYardsHoleNameYards
1Course42010Dee400
2Road33011Alps190
3Long49012Hilbre355
4New15513Rushes130
5Telegraph41014Field485
6Briars36515Lake440
7Dowie20016Dun510
8Far48017Royal360
9Punch Bowl38018Stand400
Out3,210In3,270
Source:[1][2][4]Total6,480

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalFinish
J.H. Taylor England1894, 1895
1900, 1909		737577793041
Ted Ray Jersey1912737481843122
Harry Vardon Jersey1896, 1898,
1899, 1903, 1911		79757980313T3
Arnaud Massy France190777808182317T7
Sandy Herd Scotland190273818480318T11
James Braid Scotland1901, 1905,
1906, 1908, 1910		80798280321T18
Harold Hilton (a) England1892, 18977983WDT53

Source:[2][3]

Round summaries

First round

Monday, 23 June 1913 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
T1Sandy Herd Scotland73
Ted Ray Jersey
J.H. Taylor England
T4Albert Howlett England75
Ernest Jones England
John McDermott United States
Thomas Renouf Jersey
Jack B. Ross Scotland
T9Cyril Hughes England76
Michael Moran Ireland

Source:[3][10]

Second round

Monday, 23 June 1913 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Ted Ray Jersey73-74=147
2J.H. Taylor England73-75=148
3Michael Moran Ireland76-74=150
4Thomas Renouf Jersey75-78=153
T5Cyril Hughes England76-78=154
Sandy Herd Scotland73-81=154
Harry Vardon Jersey79-75=154
T8John McDermott United States75-80=155
Josh Taylor England80-75=155
10John Graham, Jr. Scotland77-79=156

Source:[3][10]

Third round

Tuesday, 24 June 1913 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScore
1J.H. Taylor England73-75-77=225
2Ted Ray Jersey73-74-81=228
3John McDermott United States75-80-77=232
4Harry Vardon Jersey79-75-79=233
T5John Graham, Jr. (a) Scotland77-79-81=237
Cyril Hughes England76-78-83=237
Edward Lassen (a) England79-78-80=237
Thomas Renouf Jersey75-78-84=237
Tom Williamson England77-80-80=237
T10James Bradbeer England78-79-81=238
Sandy Herd Scotland73-81-84=238
Arnaud Massy France77-80-81=238

Source:[2][3]

Final round

Tuesday, 24 June 1913 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney (£)
1J.H. Taylor England73-75-77-79=30450
2Ted Ray Jersey73-74-81-84=31225
T3Michael Moran Ireland76-74-89-74=31312
10s
Harry Vardon Jersey79-75-79-80=313
T5John McDermott United States75-80-77-83=3157
10s
Thomas Renouf Jersey75-78-84-78=315
T7James Bradbeer England78-79-81-79=3172
10s
Arnaud Massy France77-80-81-79=317
James Sherlock England77-86-79-75=317
Tom Williamson England77-80-80-80=317

Source:[2][3][11]

Amateurs: Graham (318), Lassen (319), Crowther (328), Blackwell (333)

References
  1. "Golf championship - qualifying stage ends". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1913. p. 14.
  2. "Golf championship - victory of J.H. Taylor". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1913. p. 9.
  3. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 121. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. "Golf championship - first day's play". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1913. p. 16.
  5. "The Open golf championship - Qualifying competition". The Times. 20 June 1913. p. 6.
  6. "Golf championship - Mr Blackwell leads the field". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1913. p. 13.
  7. "The Open golf championship - Qualifying competition". The Times. 21 June 1913. p. 13.
  8. "The Open golf championship - Qualifying competition". The Times. 23 June 1913. p. 13.
  9. "Yankee golf "pro" qualifies". Chicago Sunday Tribune. 22 June 1913. p. 3, sec. 3.
  10. "Golf championship - first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1913. 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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