1910 Open Championship
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There was no qualifying competition; all 210 entries played 18 holes in pairs on the first two days with the top sixty and ties advancing for the final 36 holes on the third day.[2] Prize money was increased by £10 with the addition of £5 prizes for seventh and eighth places.
Play started on Tuesday, 21 June, but an early afternoon thunderstorm flooded many of the greens and play was cancelled. It was decided that all existing scores would not count and that the Championship would start again on Wednesday and extend to Friday.[3]
After the first round, George Duncan led with 73, a stroke ahead of Willie Watt and Robert Thomson.[4] The leaderboard changed significantly during the second round on Thursday with Duncan shooting 77, while Watt and Thomson took 82 and 85. The midway leader was Willie Smith, then a professional in Mexico City, who shot 71 for 148. Braid was a stroke back on 149 with Duncan third on 150. The cut was at 161 or better and 64 players advanced for the final day.[5]
Duncan's 71 on Friday morning gave him the 54-hole lead, two strokes ahead of Braid with Herd and Ted Ray a further four shots behind. Duncan's 83 in the afternoon dropped him to third place and gave Braid a comfortable victory with Herd second. Smith's second 80 of the day left him in a disappointing tie for fifth place.[1]
Round summaries
First round
Tuesday, 21 June 1910
Wednesday, 22 June 1910
A thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon caused flooding; all scores for the day were thrown out and play was restarted on Wednesday.
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon George Duncan | 73 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Willie Watt | 74 |
| Template:Flagicon Robert Thomson | ||
| T4 | Template:Flagicon Fred Robson | 75 |
| Template:Flagicon Herbert Riseborough | ||
| T6 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 76 |
| Template:Flagicon Ted Ray | ||
| Template:Flagicon J.H. Taylor | ||
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Albert Bellworthy | 77 |
| Template:Flagicon Fred Collins | ||
| Template:Flagicon George Daniel | ||
| Template:Flagicon Harold Frostick | ||
| Template:Flagicon Willie Hunter Sr. | ||
| Template:Flagicon Michael Moran | ||
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | ||
| Template:Flagicon James Sherlock | ||
| Template:Flagicon Willie Smith | ||
| Template:Flagicon Harry Vardon | ||
| Template:Flagicon Tom Vardon |
Second round
Thursday, 23 June 1910
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Willie Smith | 77-71=148 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 76-73=149 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon George Duncan | 73-77=150 |
| T4 | Template:Flagicon Ernest Gaudin | 78-74=152 |
| Template:Flagicon Sandy Herd | 78-74=152 | |
| Template:Flagicon Michael Moran | 77-75=152 | |
| Template:Flagicon Willie Ritchie | 78-74=152 | |
| T8 | Template:Flagicon James Kinnell | 79-74=153 |
| Template:Flagicon Ted Ray | 76-77=153 | |
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 77-76=153 |
Third round
Friday, 24 June 1910 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon George Duncan | 73-77-71=221 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 76-73-74=223 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon Sandy Herd | 78-74-75=227 |
| Template:Flagicon Ted Ray | 76-77-74=227 | |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Ernest Gaudin | 78-74-76=228 |
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 77-76-75=228 | |
| Template:Flagicon Willie Smith | 77-71-80=228 | |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Laurie Ayton, Snr | 78-76-75=229 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon James Kinnell | 79-74-77=230 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Michael Moran | 77-75-79=231 |
Final round
Friday, 24 June 1910 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon James Braid | 76-73-74-76=299 | 50 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Sandy Herd | 78-74-75-76=303 | 25 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon George Duncan | 73-77-71-83=304 | 15 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Laurie Ayton, Snr | 78-76-75-77=306 | 10 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Ted Ray | 76-77-74-81=308 | 6 13s 4d |
| Template:Flagicon Fred Robson | 75-80-77-76=308 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Willie Smith | 77-71-80-80=308 | ||
| T8 | Template:Flagicon Ernest Gaudin | 78-74-76-81=309 | 1 5s |
| Template:Flagicon James Kinnell | 79-74-77-79=309 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Renouf | 77-76-75-81=309 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Donald Ross | 78-79-75-77=309 |
References
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