1923 Open Championship

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Under the rotation system then in place, the Open should have been held at Muirfield. However some doubt existed "as to the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers being desirous of their course being used for the event"[4] and the Championship was moved to Troon, the first Open Championship to be played there. Troon hosted the Open for the second time in 1950, the first time the Open had been held in southwest Scotland since 1925 at nearby Prestwick.

Qualifying took place on 11–12 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the New (Portland) Course at Troon Golf Club and 18 holes on Troon Municipal Course number 2 (now called Lochgreen).[5][6][7] The top eighty and ties qualified. Albert Tingey Jr., Syd Wingate, and Charles Whitcombe led the field on 146; the qualifying score was 159 and 88 players advanced.[8][9]

Hagen was among the eleven who just qualified on 159, while future champions Jim Barnes (1925) and Gene Sarazen (1932) both scored 160 and missed out by a stroke.[8][9] After a 75 on Monday, Sarazen was in the first group out on the New Course on Tuesday morning; they had the worst of the rain and wind, and he shot 85.[8][9][10] Sarazen, age 21, already a winner of two majors, had won the Daily Dispatch Northern Professional Championship just ten days earlier at Lytham.[11][12] Six-time champion Harry Vardon was at 163;[8][9] it was the first time he did not play in an Open in over thirty years. Wednesday was an idle day.[13][14]

In the opening round on Thursday morning, Joe Kirkwood led with 72; after the second round that afternoon, Havers and Charles Whitcombe co-led at 146, with Hagen a stroke back.[15][16] In the two-day format, there was no cut after 36 holes.

Havers carded a third consecutive 73 on Friday morning to carry a two-stroke lead over Hagen into the final round that afternoon.[1][2][17] Hagen threatened the lead throughout the round, and when Havers found a bunker on his approach shot at the 18th it appeared as if the door was open for Hagen. Havers, however, chipped in from the bunker to post a 76 for 295. Hagen found the same bunker and needed to hole out to force a 36-hole playoff on Saturday, but his shot narrowly missed and he finished a shot behind Havers. Macdonald Smith finished a stroke behind Hagen in third place.[1][2][18]

After his win, Havers made a tour of the United States and defeated both Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen in match play contests.

Venue

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Hole Name Yards Bogie Hole Name Yards Bogie
1 Seal 350 4 10 Sandhills 420 5
2 Black Rock 360 5 11 The Railway 315 4
3 Gyaws 385 4 12 The Fox 385 5
4 Dunure 450 5 13 Burmah 350 4
5 Greenan 185 4 14 Alton 175 3
6 Turnberry 580 6 15 Crosbie 435 5
7 Tel-el-Kebir 370 4 16 Well 560 6
8 Ailsa 120 3 17 Rabbit 220 3
9 The Monk 385 5 18 Craigend 370 4
Out 3,185 40 In 3,230 39
Source:[14][19][20] Total 6,415 79

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 14 June 1923 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood 72
T2 Template:Flagicon Tom Fernie 73
Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers
Template:Flagicon Hugh Roberts
5 Template:Flagicon Robert Scott Jr. (a) 74
T6 Template:Flagicon George Buckle 75
Template:Flagicon Charles Gadd
Template:Flagicon Jimmy McDowall
T9 Template:Flagicon Frank Ball 76
Template:Flagicon Fred Collins
Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen
Template:Flagicon James MacKenzie

Source:[21][15][16]

Second round

Thursday, 14 June 1923 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
T1 Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers 73-73=146
Template:Flagicon Charles Whitcombe 70-76=146
3 Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen 76-71=147
4 Template:Flagicon Gordon Lockhart 78-71=149
5 Template:Flagicon Robert Scott Jr. (a) 74-76=150
T6 Template:Flagicon Tom Fernie 73-78=151
Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood 72-79=151
Template:Flagicon Tom Walton 77-74=151
9 Template:Flagicon Johnny Farrell 79-73=152
T10 Template:Flagicon Frank Ball 76-77=153
Template:Flagicon Sid Brews 77-76=153
Template:Flagicon Macdonald Smith 80-73=153
Template:Flagicon Willie Watt 76-77=153

Source:[21][15][16]

Third round

Friday, 15 June 1923 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers 73-73-73=219
T2 Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood 72-79-69=220
Template:Flagicon Charles Whitcombe 70-76-74=220
4 Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen 76-71-74=221
5 Template:Flagicon Macdonald Smith 80-73-69=222
T6 Template:Flagicon Sid Brews 77-76-72=225
Template:Flagicon Tom Fernie 73-78-74=225
Template:Flagicon Gordon Lockhart 78-71-76=225
Template:Flagicon Willie Watt 70-76-74=225
T10 Template:Flagicon Fred Collins 76-78-72=226
Template:Flagicon Abe Mitchell 77-77-72=226

Source:[21][1][2]

Final round

Friday, 15 June 1923 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money (£)
1 Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers 73-73-73-76=295 75
2 Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen 76-71-74-75=296 40
3 Template:Flagicon Macdonald Smith 80-73-69-75=297 25
4 Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood 72-79-69-78=298 15
5 Template:Flagicon Tom Fernie 73-78-74-75=300 10
T6 Template:Flagicon George Duncan 79-75-74-74=302 8
15s
Template:Flagicon Charles Whitcombe 70-76-74-82=302
T8 File:Old Flag of Guernsey.svg Herbert Jolly 79-75-75-74=303 4
7s 6d
Template:Flagicon James MacKenzie 76-78-74-75=303
Template:Flagicon Abe Mitchell 77-77-72-77=303
Template:Flagicon Willie Watt 76-77-72-78=303

Source:[21][1][2][22]

Amateurs: R. Scott (307), Tolley (313), Soulby (315), Caven (325), E. Scott (328), Watson (330)

References

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