1923 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–15 June 1923 |
| Location | Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | Troon Golf Club Old Course |
| Statistics | |
| Length | 6,415 yards (5,866 m)[1] |
| Field | 88 players[2] |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | £200 |
| Winner's share | £75 |
| Champion | |
| Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers | |
| 295 | |
| Template:Succession links | |
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Under the rotation system then in place, the Open should have been held at Muirfield. However some doubt existed "as to the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers being desirous of their course being used for the event"[6] and the Championship was moved to Troon, the first Open Championship to be played there. Troon hosted the Open for the second time in 1950, the first time the Open had been held in southwest Scotland since 1925 at nearby Prestwick.
Qualifying took place on 11–12 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the New (Portland) Course at Troon Golf Club and 18 holes on Troon Municipal Course number 2 (now called Lochgreen).[7][8][9] The top eighty and ties qualified. Albert Tingey Jr., Syd Wingate, and Charles Whitcombe led the field on 146; the qualifying score was 159 and 88 players advanced.[10][11]
Hagen was among the eleven who just qualified on 159, while future champions Jim Barnes (1925) and Gene Sarazen (1932) both scored 160 and missed out by a stroke.[10][11] After a 75 on Monday, Sarazen was in the first group out on the New Course on Tuesday morning; they had the worst of the rain and wind, and he shot 85.[10][11][12] Sarazen, age 21, already a winner of two majors, had won the Daily Dispatch Northern Professional Championship just ten days earlier at Lytham.[13][14] Six-time champion Harry Vardon was at 163;[10][11] it was the first time he did not play in an Open in over thirty years. Wednesday was an idle day.[15][16]
In the opening round on Thursday morning, Joe Kirkwood led with 72; after the second round that afternoon, Havers and Charles Whitcombe co-led at 146, with Hagen a stroke back.[17][18] In the two-day format, there was no cut after 36 holes.
Havers carded a third consecutive 73 on Friday morning to carry a two-stroke lead over Hagen into the final round that afternoon.[3][4][19] Hagen threatened the lead throughout the round, and when Havers found a bunker on his approach shot at the 18th it appeared as if the door was open for Hagen. Havers, however, chipped in from the bunker to post a 76 for 295. Hagen found the same bunker and needed to hole out to force a 36-hole playoff on Saturday, but his shot narrowly missed and he finished a shot behind Havers. Macdonald Smith finished a stroke behind Hagen in third place.[3][4][20]
After his win, Havers made a tour of the United States and defeated both Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen in match play contests.
Venue
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| Hole | Name | Yards | Bogie | Hole | Name | Yards | Bogie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seal | 350 | 4 | 10 | Sandhills | 420 | 5 | |
| 2 | Black Rock | 360 | 5 | 11 | The Railway | 315 | 4 | |
| 3 | Gyaws | 385 | 4 | 12 | The Fox | 385 | 5 | |
| 4 | Dunure | 450 | 5 | 13 | Burmah | 350 | 4 | |
| 5 | Greenan | 185 | 4 | 14 | Alton | 175 | 3 | |
| 6 | Turnberry | 580 | 6 | 15 | Crosbie | 435 | 5 | |
| 7 | Tel-el-Kebir | 370 | 4 | 16 | Well | 560 | 6 | |
| 8 | Ailsa | 120 | 3 | 17 | Rabbit | 220 | 3 | |
| 9 | The Monk | 385 | 5 | 18 | Craigend | 370 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,185 | 40 | In | 3,230 | 39 | |||
| Source:[16][21][22] | Total | 6,415 | 79 | |||||
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 14 June 1923 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood | 72 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Tom Fernie | 73 |
| Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers | ||
| Template:Flagicon Hugh Roberts | ||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Robert Scott Jr. (a) | 74 |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon George Buckle | 75 |
| Template:Flagicon Charles Gadd | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jimmy McDowall | ||
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Frank Ball | 76 |
| Template:Flagicon Fred Collins | ||
| Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen | ||
| Template:Flagicon James MacKenzie |
Second round
Thursday, 14 June 1923 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers | 73-73=146 |
| Template:Flagicon Charles Whitcombe | 70-76=146 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen | 76-71=147 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Gordon Lockhart | 78-71=149 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Robert Scott Jr. (a) | 74-76=150 |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Tom Fernie | 73-78=151 |
| Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood | 72-79=151 | |
| Template:Flagicon Tom Walton | 77-74=151 | |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Johnny Farrell | 79-73=152 |
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Frank Ball | 76-77=153 |
| Template:Flagicon Sid Brews | 77-76=153 | |
| Template:Flagicon Macdonald Smith | 80-73=153 | |
| Template:Flagicon Willie Watt | 76-77=153 |
Third round
Friday, 15 June 1923 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers | 73-73-73=219 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood | 72-79-69=220 |
| Template:Flagicon Charles Whitcombe | 70-76-74=220 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen | 76-71-74=221 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Macdonald Smith | 80-73-69=222 |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Sid Brews | 77-76-72=225 |
| Template:Flagicon Tom Fernie | 73-78-74=225 | |
| Template:Flagicon Gordon Lockhart | 78-71-76=225 | |
| Template:Flagicon Willie Watt | 70-76-74=225 | |
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Fred Collins | 76-78-72=226 |
| Template:Flagicon Abe Mitchell | 77-77-72=226 |
Final round
Friday, 15 June 1923 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers | 73-73-73-76=295 | 75 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen | 76-71-74-75=296 | 40 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Macdonald Smith | 80-73-69-75=297 | 25 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood | 72-79-69-78=298 | 15 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Tom Fernie | 73-78-74-75=300 | 10 |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon George Duncan | 79-75-74-74=302 | 8 15s |
| Template:Flagicon Charles Whitcombe | 70-76-74-82=302 | ||
| T8 |  Herbert Jolly |
79-75-75-74=303 | 4 7s 6d |
| Template:Flagicon James MacKenzie | 76-78-74-75=303 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Abe Mitchell | 77-77-72-77=303 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Willie Watt | 76-77-72-78=303 |
Amateurs: R. Scott (307), Tolley (313), Soulby (315), Caven (325), E. Scott (328), Watson (330)
References
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External links
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