1962 Open Championship

The 1962 Open Championship was the 91st Open Championship, played from 11 to 13 July at Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Arnold Palmer won his second consecutive Open, six strokes ahead of runner-up Kel Nagle.[2][3][4] It was the sixth of Palmer's seven major titles and the second of the year; he won his third Masters in April.

1962 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–13 July 1962
LocationTroon, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Troon Golf Club,
Old Course
Statistics
Par72
Length7,045 yards (6,442 m)
Field119 players, 39 after cut[1]
Cut152 (+8)
Prize fund£8,500
$23,800
Winner's share£1,400
$3,920
Champion
United States Arnold Palmer
276 (−12)
Troon Golf Club is located in Scotland
Troon Golf Club
Troon Golf Club
Location in Scotland
Troon Golf Club is located in South Ayrshire
Troon Golf Club
Troon Golf Club
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Qualifying took place on 9–10 July, and entries played 18 holes on the Old Course at Troon Golf Club and 18 holes on the Lochgreen Troon Municipal course. A maximum of 120 players qualified; the qualifying score was 154 and 119 players qualified. Eric Brown of Scotland led the qualifiers with 139, and Palmer was at 143.[5][6][7] This was the last Open in which all players had to qualify; in 1963 a system of exemptions for the leading players was introduced. A maximum of 50 players could make the cut to play 36 holes on the final day.

Jack Nicklaus, the U.S. Open champion, competed in his first Open Championship. Following an opening round 80,[8] he rebounded with a 72 to make the cut[9] and tied for 34th place.

The PGA Championship was played the next week (19–22 July) near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 11 July 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Keith MacDonald69−3
2Australia Peter Thomson70−2
T3Australia Kel Nagle71−1
United States Arnold Palmer
T5Scotland Doug Beattie72E
Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw
England Peter Butler
Spain Sebastián Miguel
Belgium Donald Swaelens
T10Republic of Ireland Hugh Boyle73+1
Republic of Ireland Jimmy Martin

Source:[8]

Second round

Thursday, 12 July 1962

A maximum of 50 players could make the cut, but 51 players scored 153 (+9) or better. The 12 players on 153 were therefore excluded and just the 39 who scored 152 (+8) or better qualified for the final day.[10][11]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Arnold Palmer71-69=140−4
2Australia Kel Nagle71-71=142−2
T3New Zealand Bob Charles75-70=145+1
Republic of Ireland Jimmy Martin73-72=145
England Ralph Moffitt75-70=145
United States Phil Rodgers75-70=145
T7England Peter Alliss77-69=146+2
Wales Brian Huggett75-71=146
England Keith MacDonald69-77=146
T10Scotland Doug Beattie72-75=147+3
Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw72-75=147
South Africa Harold Henning74-73=147
Scotland John Panton74-73=147
Wales Dave Thomas77-70=147
Australia Peter Thomson70-77=147

Source:[10][9]

Amateurs: Green (+7), Cannon (+9), Carr (+9), Saddler (+9), Sinclair (+9), Stuart (+10), Blair (+11), Clark (+11), Edgar (+11),
Shade (+11), Christmas (+12), Foster (+12), Walker (+13), MacCaskill (+17), Wilson (+18), Morrison (+19).

Third round

Friday, 13 July 1962 - (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Arnold Palmer71-69-67=207−9
2Australia Kel Nagle71-71-70=212−4
3New Zealand Bob Charles75-70-70=215−1
4United States Phil Rodgers75-70-72=217+1
5Wales Dave Thomas77-70-71=218+2
6England Ralph Moffitt75-70-74=219+3
T7England Peter Alliss77-69-74=220+4
Wales Brian Huggett75-71-74=220
T9Republic of Ireland Jimmy Martin73-72-76=221+5
United States Sam Snead76-73-72=221
England Harry Weetman75-73-73=221
England Ross Whitehead74-75-72=221

Final round

Friday, 13 July 1962 - (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1United States Arnold Palmer71-69-67-69=276−121,400
2Australia Kel Nagle71-71-70-70=282−61,000
T3Wales Brian Huggett75-71-74-69=289+1710
United States Phil Rodgers75-70-72-72=289
5New Zealand Bob Charles75-70-70-75=290+2475
T6United States Sam Snead76-73-72-71=292+4300
Australia Peter Thomson70-77-75-70=292
T8England Peter Alliss77-69-74-73=293+5190
Wales Dave Thomas77-70-71-75=293
10England Syd Scott77-74-75-68=294+6145

Amateurs: Green (+20)
Source:[12][13]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 74, 203–8. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. Wright, Alfred (23 July 1962). "Murder on a moor". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  3. Horne, Cyril (14 July 1962). "Palmer retains Open title". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
  4. "Palmer retains British Open title with 276". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 14 July 1962. p. 1.
  5. Horne, Cyril (11 July 1962). "E.C. Brown leading Open qualifier". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
  6. "Palmer's 67 an Ominous Open Hint - Qualifying Scores". The Times. London. 11 July 1962. p. 3.
  7. "Arnie hits 5-under 67 in British". Pittsburgh Press-Gazette. Associated Press. 11 July 1962. p. 18.
  8. "MacDonald's 69 takes British Open lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 12 July 1962. p. 27.
  9. "Palmer gets 69 for 140; British lead: Arnie pacing Nagle by two". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 13 July 1962. p. 14.
  10. Horne, Cyril (13 July 1962). "Only 39 left in Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
  11. "Palmer gets 69 for 140; British lead". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Associated Press. 13 July 1962. p. 14.
  12. "British scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 14 July 1962. p. 11.
  13. "Final aggregates and scores". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. 14 July 1962. p. 5.

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