1954 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 1954 Open Championship was the 90th Open Championship, played 7–9 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Peter Thomson, age 23, won the first of his five Open titles by one stroke over runners-up Bobby Locke, Dai Rees, and Syd Scott.[1][2][3] This was the first time the championship was held at Royal Birkdale.[4]

The total prize money was increased forty per cent, from £2,500 to £3,500. The winner received £750 with £500 for second, £350 for third, £200 for fourth, £150 for fifth, £100 for sixth, £75 for seventh and eighth, £50 for ninth and tenth, £30 for next 15 places and then £25 each for the next 25 players.[2] The £3,500 was completed with a £25 prize for winning the qualification event and four £25 prizes for the lowest score in each round.[5]

Qualifying took place on 5–6 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Championship course and 18 holes at Hillside Golf Club.[4][6][7] The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place would not qualify. On Monday, John McGonigle set a new course record of 65 on the Hillside course.[6] Norman Von Nida led the qualifiers on 137, four ahead of the rest.[7] and McGonigle shot 80 at Royal Birkdale for 145;[8] the qualifying score was 151 and 97 players advanced.[7] After a long voyage from America, Toney Penna and Jim Turnesa were amongst the group of sixteen on 151 who narrowly qualified.[7][8][9]

Sam King and Bill Spence established a new course record at 69 in the opening round on Wednesday.[10][11] It lasted just one day as Syd Scott bettered it in on Thursday with a 67, but Spence retained the lead after 36 holes at 141, one ahead of Antonio Cerdá, with Scott, Dai Rees, Thomson, and King one stroke back in a tie for third.[12][13] A maximum of 50 players could make the cut after 36 holes, but ties for 50th place were not included. It was at 151 (+5) and fifty players advanced to the final two rounds.[12][13]

Scott continued his hot play in the third round, scoring a 69. Thomson and Rees also carded 69 and joined him at the top of the leaderboard going into the final round. Scott shot a 72 over the last 18-holes, posting a clubhouse lead of 284. Rees also posted 284 after missing a putt at the 18th. Thomson missed a short putt at the 12th, but managed to get up-and-down from a bunker at 16. He went to the 17th needing a par and a bogey on his last two holes to become the new clubhouse leader. He got the par, but at 18 he found trouble in a bunker. He again managed a superb recovery, and while he missed his first putt he easily tapped in for a round of 71 and a 283 total.[14] Bobby Locke had a chance to tie Thomson with a 3 at the last, but his birdie putt came up just short making Thomson the winner of the championship.[1][3]

This win was the first in a run of three consecutive Open Championship titles by Thomson, becoming the first player since Bob Ferguson from 1880–82 to win three straight Opens. Altogether he would win three of the next four Opens and add another win in 1965, which was also held at Royal Birkdale. Thomson was the first Australian to win the Open Championship, and the youngest champion since Bobby Jones.

Three-time Masters champion Jimmy Demaret made his only Open Championship appearance this year and tied for tenth place. Defending champion Ben Hogan did not compete; his victory in 1953 at Carnoustie was his only Open Championship.

Course layout

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 520 427 416 212 315 468 158 434 418 3,368 390 368 465 202 517 381 520 186 470 3,499 6,867
Par 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 36 4 4 5 3 5 4 5 3 4 37 73

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 7 July 1954

Place Player Score To par
T1 Template:Flagicon Sam King 69 −4
Template:Flagicon Bill Spence
3 Template:Flagicon Norman Sutton 70 −3
T4 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 71 −2
Template:Flagicon George Howard
Template:Flagicon John Jacobs
T7 Template:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Ado 72 −1
Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss
Template:Flagicon Harry Bradshaw
Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock
Template:Flagicon Ugo Grappasonni
Template:Flagicon Robert Halsall
Template:Flagicon Eric Lester
Template:Flagicon Dai Rees
Template:Flagicon Bill Shankland
Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson
Template:Flagicon Peter Toogood (a)
Template:Flagicon Jim Turnesa

Source:[10][11]

Second round

Thursday, 8 July 1954

Place Player Score To par
1 Template:Flagicon Bill Spence 69-72=141 −5
2 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 71-71=142 −4
T3 Template:Flagicon Sam King 69-74=143 −3
Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 72-71=143
Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson 72-71=143
Template:Flagicon Syd Scott 76-67=143
T7 Template:Flagicon Harry Bradshaw 72-72=144 −2
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret 73-71=144
Template:Flagicon John Jacobs 71-73=144
Template:Flagicon Bill Shankland 72-72=144
Template:Flagicon Jim Turnesa 72-72=144

Source:[12][13]

Amateurs: Toogood (+1), Stranahan (+2), Stockdale (+6), Timms (+6),
Bachli (+7), Brews (+8), Coogan (+8), Shephard (+8), Wroe (+10),
Wolstenholme (+11), Heard (+12), Stevens (+19).

Third round

Friday, 9 July 1954 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
T1 Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 72-71-69=212 −7
Template:Flagicon Syd Scott 76-67-69=212
Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson 72-71-69=212
4 Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 74-71-69=214 −5
T5 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 71-71-73=215 −4
Template:Flagicon Bill Spence 69-72-74=215
Template:Flagicon Jim Turnesa 72-72-71=215
T8 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Adams 73-75-69=217 −2
Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss 72-74-71=217
Template:Flagicon Harry Bradshaw 72-72-73=217
Template:Flagicon Sam King 69-74-74=217

Source:[1][2][3]

Final round

Friday, 9 July 1954 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To Par Money (£)
1 Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson 72-71-69-71=283 −9 750
T2 Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 74-71-69-70=284 −8 350
Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 72-71-69-72=284
Template:Flagicon Syd Scott 76-67-69-72=284
T5 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Adams 73-75-69-69=286 −6 108
Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 71-71-73-71=286
Template:Flagicon Jim Turnesa 72-72-71-71=286
T8 Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss 72-74-71-70=287 −5 62
Template:Flagicon Sam King 69-74-74-70=287
T10 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret 73-71-74-71=289 −3 40
Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 77-71-70-71=289

Source:[1][2][3]
Amateurs: Toogood (−1), Stranahan (+3).

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