1959 Open Championship

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Muirfield was originally scheduled to host in 1957, but it was transferred to St. Andrews because of petrol rationing following the "Suez Crisis" in late 1956. Muirfield was subsequently allocated the 1959 Championship.

Qualifying took place on 29–30 June, with 18 holes at Muirfield and 18 holes at the number 1 course of Gullane Golf Club.[3] There were no exemptions and the number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties did not qualify. The qualifying score was 147 and 90 players advanced to the first round the next day; defending champion Peter Thomson led with 137 and won the £50 qualifying prize.[4][5] The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was again set at 50, and ties did not make the cut.

The purse was increased to £5,000, up 150 from 4,850 in 1958; the winner's share remained unchanged at £1,000, but the prizes for second to fifth places were increased. Second place received £700, with 525 for third, 400 for fourth, and 325 for fifth.[6][7]

Only four Americans were in the field of 90 (Willie Goggin, Bob Sweeny, Bob Watson, and John Garrett) and none made the cut. Sweeny and Garrett were amateurs.[8][9]

Course

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Hole Yards Par Script error: No such module "String". Hole Yards Par
1 453 4 10 480 4
2 353 4 11 359 4
3 382 4 12 380 4
4 192 3 13 153 3
5 510 5 14 458 5
6 458 4 15 393 4
7 157 3 16 193 3
8 455 4 17 513 5
9 490 5 18 427 4
Out 3,450 36 In 3,356 36
Source:[10] Total 6,806 72

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 1 July 1959

Fred Bullock and Arnold Stickley led after the first round on Wednesday at 68.[11] A number of amateurs made good starts, the best was Michael Bonallack at 70.

Place Player Score To par
T1 Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock 68 −4
Template:Flagicon Arnold Stickley
3 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 69 −3
T4 Template:Flagicon Michael Bonallack (a) 70 −2
Template:Flagicon Sam King
Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck
T7 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Adams 71 −1
Template:Flagicon Harry Bradshaw
Template:Flagicon Henry Cotton
Template:Flagicon Norman Drew
Template:Flagicon Reid Jack (a)
Template:Flagicon Reg Knight
Template:Flagicon Eddie Whitcombe

Source:[12][11]

Second round

Thursday, 2 July 1959

Bullock retained the lead after a second round 70 and Bonallack was one of four amateurs to make the cut. The three 'giants' Bobby Locke, Henry Cotton, and Thomson all made the cut, but all were eight or more strokes behind Bullock.[13][14]

Place Player Score To par
1 Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock 68-70=138 −6
2 Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 70-70=140 −4
T3 Template:Flagicon Michael Bonallack (a) 70-72=142 −2
Template:Flagicon Reg Knight 71-71=142
Template:Flagicon Arnold Stickley 68-74=142
T6 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 69-74=143 −1
Template:Flagicon Tom Haliburton 74-69=143
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Hitchcock 75-68=143
Template:Flagicon Syd Scott 73-70=143
T10 Template:Flagicon Sam King 70-74=144 E
Template:Flagicon Eric Lester 73-71=144
Template:Flagicon John Panton 72-72=144

Source:[13]

Amateurs: Bonallack (−2), Carr (+1), Jack (+2), Wolstenholme (+4),
Sweeny Jr (+7), Smith (+8), Garrett (+12), Dalziel (+13), Ferguson (+13), Stuart (+13).

Third round

Friday, 3 July 1959 - (morning)

Gary Player teed off at 9:04 am (and 1:34 pm), two hours before the leaders, who started at 11:04 am (and 3:34 pm). He was out in 37 in his morning round, but came home in 33 and was only four strokes behind the leaders after 54 holes. Amateur Reid Jack of Scotland posted 68 and was only two shots back.

Place Player Score To par
T1 Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock 68-70-74=212 −4
Template:Flagicon Sam King 70-74-68=212
T3 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Hitchcock 75-68-70=213 −3
Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 70-70-73=213
T5 Template:Flagicon Michael Bonallack (a) 70-72-72=214 −2
Template:Flagicon Reid Jack (a) 71-75-68=214
T7 Template:Flagicon John Panton 72-72-71=215 −1
Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 73-73-69=215
Template:Flagicon Leopoldo Ruiz 72-74-69=215
T10 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 69-74-73=216 E
Template:Flagicon Reg Knight 71-71-74=216
Template:Flagicon Gary Player 75-71-70=216
Template:Flagicon Syd Scott 73-70-73=216

Source:[1]

Final round

Friday, 3 July 1959 - (afternoon)

Gary Player reached the last hole and a par four would have yielded a round of 66. However he drove into a bunker and three-putted for a double-bogey six, 68 for the round, and a total of 284. In the last group, Fred Bullock and Flory Van Donck both finished two shots behind Player. Reid Jack won the silver medal for leading amateur by finishing tied for fifth place, two ahead of Bonallack.[1][15]

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 Template:Flagicon Gary Player 75-71-70-68=284 −4 1,000
T2 Template:Flagicon Fred Bullock 68-70-74-74=286 −2 612
Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 70-70-73-73=286
4 Template:Flagicon Syd Scott 73-70-73-71=287 −1 400
T5 Template:Flagicon Reid Jack (a) 71-75-68-74=288 E –
Template:Flagicon Sam King 70-74-68-76=288 258
Template:Flagicon Christy O'Connor Snr 73-74-72-69=288
Template:Flagicon John Panton 72-72-71-73=288
T9 Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 73-73-69-74=289 +1 137
Template:Flagicon Leopoldo Ruiz 72-74-69-74=289

Source:[1]

Amateurs: Jack (E), Bonallack (+2), Wolstenholme (+3), Carr (+10).

References

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