1962 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–13 July 1962 |
| Location | Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | Troon Golf Club, Old Course |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,045 yards (6,442 m) |
| Field | 119 players, 39 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 152 (+8) |
| Prize fund | £8,500 $23,800 |
| Winner's share | £1,400 $3,920 |
| Champion | |
| Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | |
| 276 (−12) | |
| Template:Succession links | |
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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
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Keith MacDonald | 69 | −3 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson | 70 | −2 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle | 71 | −1 |
| Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | |||
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Doug Beattie | 72 | E |
| Template:Flagicon Harry Bradshaw | |||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Butler | |||
| Template:Flagicon Sebastián Miguel | |||
| Template:Flagicon Donald Swaelens | |||
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Hugh Boyle | 73 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon 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]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle | 71-71=142 | −2 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon Bob Charles | 75-70=145 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Jimmy Martin | 73-72=145 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Ralph Moffitt | 75-70=145 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Phil Rodgers | 75-70=145 | ||
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss | 77-69=146 | +2 |
| Template:Flagicon Brian Huggett | 75-71=146 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Keith MacDonald | 69-77=146 | ||
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Doug Beattie | 72-75=147 | +3 |
| Template:Flagicon Harry Bradshaw | 72-75=147 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Harold Henning | 74-73=147 | ||
| Template:Flagicon John Panton | 74-73=147 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Dave Thomas | 77-70=147 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson | 70-77=147 |
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)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 71-69-67=207 | −9 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle | 71-71-70=212 | −4 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Bob Charles | 75-70-70=215 | −1 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Phil Rodgers | 75-70-72=217 | +1 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Dave Thomas | 77-70-71=218 | +2 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Ralph Moffitt | 75-70-74=219 | +3 |
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss | 77-69-74=220 | +4 |
| Template:Flagicon Brian Huggett | 75-71-74=220 | ||
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Martin | 73-72-76=221 | +5 |
| Template:Flagicon Sam Snead | 76-73-72=221 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Harry Weetman | 75-73-73=221 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Ross Whitehead | 74-75-72=221 |
Final round
Friday, 13 July 1962 - (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 71-69-67-69=276 | −12 | 1,400 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle | 71-71-70-70=282 | −6 | 1,000 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon Brian Huggett | 75-71-74-69=289 | +1 | 710 |
| Template:Flagicon Phil Rodgers | 75-70-72-72=289 | |||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Bob Charles | 75-70-70-75=290 | +2 | 475 |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Sam Snead | 76-73-72-71=292 | +4 | 300 |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson | 70-77-75-70=292 | |||
| T8 | Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss | 77-69-74-73=293 | +5 | 190 |
| Template:Flagicon Dave Thomas | 77-70-71-75=293 | |||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Syd Scott | 77-74-75-68=294 | +6 | 145 |
Amateurs: Green (+20)
Source:[12][13]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 74, 203–8. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wright, Alfred (23 July 1962). "Murder on a moor". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Horne, Cyril (14 July 1962). "Palmer retains Open title". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Palmer retains British Open title with 276". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 14 July 1962. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Horne, Cyril (11 July 1962). "E.C. Brown leading Open qualifier". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Palmer's 67 an Ominous Open Hint - Qualifying Scores". The Times. London. 11 July 1962. p. 3.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arnie hits 5-under 67 in British". Pittsburgh Press-Gazette. Associated Press. 11 July 1962. p. 18.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MacDonald's 69 takes British Open lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 12 July 1962. p. 27.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Palmer gets 69 for 140; British lead: Arnie pacing Nagle by two". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 13 July 1962. p. 14.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Horne, Cyril (13 July 1962). "Only 39 left in Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Palmer gets 69 for 140; British lead". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Associated Press. 13 July 1962. p. 14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."British scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 14 July 1962. p. 11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Final aggregates and scores". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. 14 July 1962. p. 5.
External links
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