1948 Open Championship

The 1948 Open Championship was the 77th Open Championship, held 30 June to 2 July at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Henry Cotton, age 41, won his third and final Open title, five strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Fred Daly.[2][3]

1948 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates30 June – 2 July 1948
LocationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Statistics
Par71
Field97 players, 36 after cut[1]
Cut148 (+6)
Prize fund£1,000
$4,000
Winner's share£150
$600[2]
Champion
England Henry Cotton
284 (E)
Muirfield is located in Scotland
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
Muirfield is located in East Lothian
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in East Lothian, Scotland

Qualifying took place on 28–29 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Muirfield and 18 holes at the number 1 course Gullane. The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place would not qualify.[4] Henry Cotton led on 138; the qualifying score was 152 and 97 players advanced.[5][6] Cotton had led the qualification in 1935, the previous time the Open had been held at Muirfield.

Charlie Ward, Sam King, and Flory Van Donck shot 69 to share the first round lead.[7] Cotton opened with a 71, then led by four strokes after a 66 in the second round,[8] one off his own tournament record set in 1934. While scoring conditions in the first two rounds were ideal, with five other rounds of sub-70 in the second, the change in weather on the final day caused scores to soar. The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was again set at 40, and ties for 40th place were not included. The cut was at 148 (+6) and 36 players advanced.[8]

Over the final two rounds, the lowest round was 70. Cotton carded rounds of 75-72 to set a clubhouse lead of 284 that no one came close to matching. Fred Daly came closest with a 289, five shots behind.[2][3]

Roberto De Vicenzo made his Open Championship debut and finished in third place. Over the next two years he followed with another third and a runner-up finish. He won the title nineteen years later, in 1967.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 30 June 1948

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1England Sam King69−2
Belgium Flory Van Donck
England Charlie Ward
T4Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo70−1
England Frank Jowle
T6England Henry Cotton71E
England Reg Horne
Australia Norman Von Nida
T10Northern Ireland Fred Daly72+1
England Arthur Lacey
United States Lawson Little
Scotland Walter Lyle
England Norman Sutton

Source:[7]

Second round

Thursday, 1 July 1948

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Henry Cotton71-66=137−5
T2England Sam King69-72=141−1
England Charlie Ward69-72=141
T4England Arthur Lees73-69=142E
Belgium Flory Van Donck69-73=142
T6Northern Ireland Fred Daly72-71=143+1
Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo70-73=143
England Alf Padgham73-70=143
Australia Norman Von Nida71-72=143
T10England Dick Burton74-70=144+2
England Jack Hargreaves76-68=144
Wales Dai Rees73-71=144
England Reg Whitcombe77-67=144

Source:[8]

Third round

Friday, 2 July 1948 (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Henry Cotton71-66-75=212−1
1England Alf Padgham73-70-71=214+1
T3Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo70-73-72=215+2
England Sam King69-72-74=215
England Arthur Lees73-69-73=215
Belgium Flory Van Donck69-73-73=215
T7Northern Ireland Fred Daly72-71-73=216+3
England Charlie Ward69-72-75=216
England Alan Waters75-71-70=216
10England Jack Hargreaves76-68-73=217+4

Source:[2][3]

Final round

Friday, 2 July 1948 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1England Henry Cotton71-66-75-72=284E150
2Northern Ireland Fred Daly72-71-73-73=289+5100
T3Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo70-73-72-75=290+6   41 ¼
England Jack Hargreaves76-68-73-73=290
Australia Norman Von Nida71-72-76-71=290
England Charlie Ward69-72-75-74=290
T7United States Johnny Bulla74-72-73-72=291+715
England Sam King69-72-74-76=291
England Alf Padgham73-70-71-77=291
Belgium Flory Van Donck69-73-73-76=291

Source:[2][3]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 90. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. "Cotton captures third British Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 3 July 1948. p. 11. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. "Cotton's third Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1948. p. 3.
  4. "Golf - The Open Championship". The Times. 15 June 1948. p. 6.
  5. "Cotton leads qualifiers in Open". Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1948. p. 3.
  6. "Golf - Open Championship qualifiers". The Times. 30 June 1948. p. 2.
  7. "Greens baffle "Open" golfers". Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1948. p. 6.
  8. "Cotton's "royal" round to lead in "Open"". Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1948. p. 6.

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