1906 Open Championship
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There was no qualifying competition. All entries played 18 holes in pairs on the first two days with all those within 14 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day.
The feature of the opening round on Wednesday was the play of the amateurs. John Graham Jr. led with a 71, while Robert Maxwell was amongst those tied for second on 73 with Robert Whitecross and Hugh Watt, both from Dirleton Castle Golf Club, a further shot behind.[2]
Taylor and Harry Vardon came to fore in the second round on Thursday. Taylor was out in 41 but came back in 31, despite three-putting the last. Vardon was only a shot worse with a 73. Taylor led on 149, with Vardon and Graham on 150; 72 players were within 14 shots of Taylor and made the cut.[3]
Taylor's third round 75 on Friday morning was good enough for him to retain the lead by a stroke over Rowland Jones and three over Braid and Vardon. In the final round that afternoon, Jones scored a disappointing 83 to drop out of contention, while Taylor scored 80 and Vardon 78. Only two players bettered 77, Walter Toogood with a 71 and Braid with a 73, but Toogood was already out of the picture after an 83 in the morning. Needing a 76 for victory, Braid reached the turn in 38 and after more steady play he was left with two fives at the last two holes to win. A Script error: No such module "convert". putt for a three at the 17th hole secured the victory.[1]
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 13 June 1906
Second round
Thursday, 14 June 1906
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon J.H. Taylor | 77-72=149 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon John Graham Jr. (a) | 71-79=150 |
| Template:Flagicon Harry Vardon | 77-73=150 | |
| T4 | Template:Flagicon George Duncan | 73-78=151 |
| Template:Flagicon Robert Maxwell (a) | 73-78=151 | |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Rowland Jones | 74-78=152 |
| T7 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 77-76=153 |
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 76-77=153 | |
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Phil Gaudin | 77-77=154 |
| Template:Flagicon Ernest Gray | 77-77=154 | |
| Template:Flagicon David Kinnell | 78-76=154 | |
| Template:Flagicon Robert Thomson | 76-78=154 | |
| Template:Flagicon Tom Williamson | 77-77=154 |
Third round
Friday, 15 June 1906 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon J.H. Taylor | 77-72-75=224 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Rowland Jones | 74-78-73=225 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 77-76-74=227 |
| Template:Flagicon Harry Vardon | 77-73-77=227 | |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon John Graham Jr. (a) | 71-79-78=228 |
| Template:Flagicon Robert Maxwell (a) | 73-78-77=228 | |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 76-77-76=229 |
| T8 | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Massy | 76-80-76=232 |
| Template:Flagicon Ernest Gray | 77-77-78=232 | |
| Template:Flagicon Tom Williamson | 77-77-78=232 |
Final round
Friday, 15 June 1906 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 77-76-74-73=300 | 50 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon J.H. Taylor | 77-72-75-80=304 | 25 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Harry Vardon | 77-73-77-78=305 | 15 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon John Graham Jr. (a) | 71-79-78-78=306 | 0 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Rowland Jones | 74-78-73-83=308 | 10 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Massy | 76-80-76-78=310 | 7 10s |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Robert Maxwell (a) | 73-78-77-83=311 | 0 |
| T8 | Template:Flagicon George Duncan | 73-78-83-78=312 | 2 10s |
| Template:Flagicon Ted Ray | 80-75-79-78=312 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 76-77-76-83=312 |
References
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