1950 Open Championship

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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 1950 Open Championship was the 79th Open Championship, held 5–7 July at Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Defending champion Bobby Locke of South Africa won the second of his four Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina.[1][2] His total of 279 was a record for the Open Championship, beating the previous best of 283. It was the second Open Championship at Troon, which had previously hosted the Championship in 1923; it became "Royal Troon" in 1978.[3]

Qualifying took place on 3–4 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Old Course at Troon and 18 holes on the Lochgreen municipal course.[4][5] Johnny Bulla led the scoring at 140 with Norman Von Nida next on 141.[6] The field for the Open proper was limited to a maximum of 100 participants and did not include ties. The qualifying score was 153 and 93 players advanced to the first round on Wednesday.[7]

Arthur Lees led after the first round with 68, a shot ahead of playing partner Eddie Whitcombe and Locke.[8][9] Dai Rees was the 36-hole leader at 139, followed by Bill Branch (140) and Locke (141).[10][11] Lees and Whitcombe both slipped back after Thursday rounds of 76, and Locke scored 72 after a six at the short fifth hole.[12] The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was again set at 40. Ties for 40th place at 149 did not make the cut and only 35 players advanced to the final two rounds.[10][11][13]

After the third round on Friday morning, Locke, Rees, and De Vicenzo were tied for the lead at 211, Branch dropping back after a 78. In the final round that afternoon, De Vicenzo was out in 33 and at the par-3 8th hole (the "Postage Stamp"), he put his tee shot into one of its penalizing bunkers. Finding it to be "plugged" he declared it unplayable and returned to the teeing ground. From there he put his second attempt "stone dead" and holed the short putt. The rules had recently been changed so that there was no penalty stroke for returning to the tee, and he ended up with a par. Coming home he dropped a shot at the tenth, two more at the twelfth and another at the thirteenth, but a good finish gave him a 70 and the clubhouse lead on 281. Locke was also out in 33 and finished with a round of 68 to lead De Vicenzo by two. Rees was the remaining challenger for the championship and he too was out in 33. However, he had a six at the tenth hole and finished with 71 to tie for third place. On a day of low scoring, Eric Moore was out in 32 and finished with 68; Fred Daly and Frank Stranahan both scored 66.[14]

Course

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Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Seal 355 4 10 Sandhills 436 4
2 Black Rock 372 4 11 The Railway 326 4
3 Gyaws 378 4 12 The Fox 385 4
4 Dunure 443 4 13 Burmah 400 4
5 Greenan 180 3 14 Alton 170 3
6 Turnberry 580 5 15 Crosbie 450 4
7 Tel-el-Kebir 368 4 16 Well 566 5
8 Postage Stamp 120 3 17 Rabbit 223 3
9 The Monk 427 4 18 Craigend 410 4
Out 3,217 35 In 3,366 35
Source:[4][15] Total 6,583 70

Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5;
4th hole was lengthened and a par-5 since 1962.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 5 July 1950

Place Player Score To par
1 Template:Flagicon Arthur Lees 68 −2
T2 Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 69 −1
Template:Flagicon Eddie Whitcombe
4 Template:Flagicon Sam King 70 E
T5 Template:Flagicon Bill Branch 71 +1
Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock
Template:Flagicon Dai Rees
Template:Flagicon Norman Sutton
Template:Flagicon Hector Thomson
T10 Template:Flagicon Fred Allott 72 +2
Template:Flagicon David Blair (a)
Template:Flagicon George Boomer
Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo
Template:Flagicon Max Faulkner
Template:Flagicon John Fallon
Template:Flagicon James Wilson (a)

Source:[8][16]

Second round

Thursday, 6 July 1950

Place Player Score To par
1 Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 71-68=139 −1
2 Template:Flagicon Bill Branch 71-69=140 E
3 Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 69-72=141 +1
T4 Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock 71-71=142 +2
Template:Flagicon Max Faulkner 72-70=142
Template:Flagicon Eric Moore 74-68=142
T7 Template:Flagicon Fred Allott 72-71=143 +3
Template:Flagicon Johnny Bulla 73-70=143
Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo 72-71=143
Template:Flagicon Hector Thomson 71-72=143

Source:[10][11]

Third round

Friday, 7 July 1950 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
T1 Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo 72-71-68=211 +1
Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 69-72-70=211
Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 71-68-72=211
T4 Template:Flagicon Max Faulkner 72-70-70=212 +2
Template:Flagicon Arthur Lees 68-76-68=212
T6 Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock 71-71-71=213 +3
Template:Flagicon Sam King 70-75-68=213
8 Template:Flagicon Johnny Bulla 73-70-71=214 +4
9 Template:Flagicon Eric Moore 74-68-73=215 +5
T10 Template:Flagicon Fred Daly 75-72-69=216 +6
Template:Flagicon Hector Thomson 71-72-73=216
Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 73-71-72=216

Source:[1][2]

Final round

Friday, 7 July 1950 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 69-72-70-68=279 −1 300
2 Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo 72-71-68-70=281 +1 200
T3 Template:Flagicon Fred Daly 75-72-69-66=282 +2 87
Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 71-68-72-71=282
T5 Template:Flagicon Max Faulkner 72-70-70-71=283 +3 35
Template:Flagicon Eric Moore 74-68-73-68=283
T7 Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock 71-71-71-71=284 +4 20
Template:Flagicon Arthur Lees 68-76-68-72=284
T9 Template:Flagicon Sam King 70-75-68-73=286 +6
Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 73-71-72-70=286
Template:Flagicon Frank Stranahan (a) 77-70-73-66=286 0

Source:[1][2]
Amateurs: Stranahan (+6), McHale (+10), Blair (+15), Wilson (+19)

References

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