1903 Open Championship

1903 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	10–11 June 1903
Location	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)	Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field	124 players, 59 after cut^[1]
Cut	169
Prize fund	£115
Winner's share	£50
Champion
Harry Vardon
300
«1902 1904»

Prestwick

Location in Scotland

The 1903 Open Championship was the 43rd Open Championship, held 10–11 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Harry Vardon won the Championship for the fourth time, six strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Vardon, his younger brother.

All entries played 36 holes on the first day with all those within 19 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day, with the additional provision that the final day's field had to contain at least 32 professionals.

Harry Vardon and Sandy Herd led after the first round both having scored 73, three strokes ahead of the rest of the field. In the afternoon, Herd had a poor 83 and Harry Vardon's 77 gave him a four shot lead on 150 ahead of Andrew Scott, despite a seven at the 17th hole. 59 players made the cut on 169. Rowland Jones was initially disqualified but later reinstated.

In the third round, Harry Vardon scored 72, having reached the turn in 34. This gave him a seven stroke lead over Jack White, with Herd and Tom Vardon ten shots behind. In the afternoon, White took a seven at the third hole which effectively gave Harry Vardon the title. Playing cautiously, he eventually finished with a 78. Tom Vardon had the best final round score of 74 and moved into second place ahead of White.

Final leaderboard

Thursday, 11 June 1903

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money (£)
1	Harry Vardon	Jersey	73-77-72-78=300	50
2	Tom Vardon	Jersey	76-81-75-74=306	25
3	Jack White	Scotland	77-78-74-79=308	15
4	Sandy Herd	Scotland	73-83-76-77=309	10
5	James Braid	Scotland	77-79-79-75=310	7 & 10s
T6	Andrew Scott	Scotland	77-77-83-77=314	3 & 15s
T6	Robert Thomson	Scotland	83-78-77-76=314	3 & 15s
8	Bill Leaver	England	79-79-77-80=315	0
T9	George Cawsey	England	80-78-76-82=316	0
T9	J.H. Taylor	England	80-82-78-76=316	0

Source:^[2]

References

↑ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 134. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
↑ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

External links

1903 Men's Major Golf Championships

U.S. Open The Open Championship

The Open Championship

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