1909 Open Championship
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Location map". Script error: No such module "Location map". The 1909 Open Championship was the 49th Open Championship, held 10–11 June at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, England. J.H. Taylor won the Championship for the fourth time, six strokes ahead of runners-up Tom Ball and James Braid.[1] Royal Cinque Ports had been added as the sixth course on the Open rota at a meeting in November 1907 at which meeting it was decided it would host in 1909.[2] The meeting also agreed that the Championship was to be played in England and Scotland alternately.[3]
Qualifying took place over 36 holes on Tuesday and Wednesday, 8–9 June.[4] The 204 players were divided into two "sections" and those in the first played on the first morning and second afternoon, while those in the second section played on the first afternoon and second morning.[4] The leading thirty players and ties from each section qualified, with the additional provision that each section had to contain at least thirty professionals. The second section finished their qualifying first with Tom Ball, Harold Hilton and Ted Ray leading on 150. Thirty players scored 159 or better, but this included three amateurs and so the five players on 160 also qualified. Charles Mayo led the first section on 146. Thirty players scored 160 or better, but this included three amateurs, so the four on 161 qualified. Thus a total of 69 players qualified; 63 professionals and six amateurs.[5][6]
Charles Johns opened at 72 and led after the first round on Thursday morning, with J. Piper second on 73 and Taylor and Ball a stroke behind. Taylor had the best score in the afternoon and led after the first day on 147, a stroke ahead of Johns, with Ball back on 149 and Sandy Herd on 151; Piper faded badly with an 85 for 157.[7]
On Friday morning, Taylor scored 74, only bettered by a 73 by Braid. Taylor's lead over Ball was extended to four with Braid and Johns a further two behind. In the afternoon, Taylor had another steady round of 74 for 295. After eight holes, Ball was two better than Taylor at the same point but he eventually finished six shots behind Taylor on 301, tied with Braid with Johns a further stroke behind.[1]
Cinque Ports was scheduled to host again in 1915,[8] but World War I intervened; it was the site of the first Open after the war, in 1920.
Course
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| Hole | Yards | Script error: No such module "String". | Hole | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 318 | 10 | 375 | |
| 2 | 376 | 11 | 473 | |
| 3 | 476 | 12 | 162 | |
| 4 | 150 | 13 | 400 | |
| 5 | 475 | 14 | 195 | |
| 6 | 282 | 15 | 417 | |
| 7 | 383 | 16 | 483 | |
| 8 | 480 | 17 | 372 | |
| 9 | 350 | 18 | 414 | |
| Out | 3,290 | In | 3,291 | |
| Source:[4] | Total | 6,581 | ||
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 10 June 1909 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Charles Johns | 72 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon James Piper | 73 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon Tom Ball | 74 |
| Template:Flagicon J.H. Taylor | ||
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Cecil Hutchison (a) | 75 |
| Template:Flagicon Robert Maxwell (a) | ||
| Template:Flagicon Hugh McNeill | ||
| T8 | Template:Flagicon Albert Bellworthy | 76 |
| Template:Flagicon Ernest Gaudin | ||
| Template:Flagicon Sandy Herd | ||
| Template:Flagicon Arnaud Massy | ||
| Template:Flagicon Robert Myddelton (a) | ||
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf |
Source:[9]
Second round
Thursday, 10 June 1909 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon J.H. Taylor | 74-73=147 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Charles Johns | 72-76=148 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Tom Ball | 74-75=149 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Sandy Herd | 76-75=151 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Ernest Gaudin | 76-77=153 |
| Template:Flagicon Ted Ray | 77-76=153 | |
| T7 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 79-75=154 |
| Template:Flagicon Bernard Nicholls | 78-76=154 | |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Rainford | 78-76=154 | |
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 76-78=154 |
Third round
Friday, 11 June 1909 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon J.H. Taylor | 74-73-74=221 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Tom Ball | 74-75-76=225 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 79-75-73=227 |
| Template:Flagicon Charles Johns | 72-76-79=227 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ted Ray | 77-76-76=229 |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Ernest Gaudin | 76-77-77=230 |
| Template:Flagicon Edward Lassen (a) | 82-74-74=230 | |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Rainford | 78-76-76=230 | |
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 76-78-76=230 | |
| T10 | Template:Flagicon James Hepburn | 78-77-76=231 |
| Template:Flagicon Sandy Herd | 76-75-80=231 | |
| Template:Flagicon Bernard Nicholls | 78-76-77=231 |
Final round
Friday, 11 June 1909 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon J.H. Taylor | 74-73-74-74=295 | 50 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Tom Ball | 74-75-76-76=301 | 20 |
| Template:Flagicon James Braid | 79-75-73-74=301 | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Charles Johns | 72-76-79-75=302 | 10 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 76-78-76-73=303 | 7 10s |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Ted Ray | 77-76-76-75=304 | |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon William Horne | 77-78-77-74=306 | 0 |
| T8 | Template:Flagicon James Hepburn | 78-77-76-76=307 | |
| Template:Flagicon Sandy Herd | 76-75-80-76=307 | ||
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Edward Lassen (a) | 82-74-74-78=308 | |
| Template:Flagicon Bernard Nicholls | 78-76-77-77=308 | ||
| Template:Flagicon George Pulford | 81-76-76-75=308 |
References
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