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1912 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	24–25 June 1912
Location	Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)	Muirfield
Statistics
Length	6,448 yards (5,896 m)
Field	62 players
Cut	none
Prize fund	£125
Winner's share	£50
Champion
	Ted Ray
	295
	← 1911 1913 →

The 1912 Open Championship was the 52nd Open Championship, held 24–25 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Ted Ray led wire-to-wire and won the championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Harry Vardon, the defending champion.^[4]^[5]

Muirfield

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Location in Scotland

Muirfield

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Location in East Lothian, Scotland

Following the problems caused by the large number of entries in 1911, qualification was re-introduced and took place on 20, 21, and 22 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days; George Duncan led the twenty qualifiers on Thursday by seven strokes with a score of 149, and 168 was the qualifying score.^[2]^[6] There 21 qualifiers on the second day at 162 or better, led by Ted Ray on 153.^[7]^[8] There were 21 qualifiers on the third day; Tom Ball scored 144 on Saturday, six strokes ahead of the rest, and the qualifying mark was 160.^[1]^[9]

After the first two rounds on Monday, Ray led on 144, with Vardon at 147, James Braid on 148, and George Duncan in fourth at 149.^[10]

On Tuesday, Ray extended his lead to five strokes after the third round, and he was not seriously challenged in the final round in the afternoon, despite a 71 from Vardon.^[4] Despite his weight and with his nearest rivals still to complete their rounds, Ray was carried off the final green in triumph by some of his friends.

Course edit

Hole	Yards		Hole	Yards
1	204		10	390
2	365		11	407
3	338		12	390
4	347		13	293
5	470		14	138
6	383		15	295
7	390		16	464
8	497		17	330
9	365		18	382
Out	3,359		In	3,089
Source:^[1]^[2]^[4]		Total		6,448

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	Ted Ray	71
2	George Duncan	72
T3	William Horne	73
T3	Robert Thomson	73
T5	Laurie Ayton, Snr	74
T5	Arnaud Massy	74
T7	Tom Ball	75
	George Fotheringham
	Fred Leach
	J.H. Taylor
	Harry Vardon

Source:^[3]^[10]

Second round edit

Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score
1	Ted Ray	71-73=144
2	Harry Vardon	75-72=147
3	James Braid	77-71=148
4	George Duncan	72-77=149
5	Robert Thomson	73-77=150
T6	Arnaud Massy	74-77=151
T6	J.H. Taylor	75-76=151
T8	George Fotheringham	75-78=153
T8	Charles Mayo	76-77=153
T10	Laurie Ayton, Snr	74-80=154
T10	Hugh McNeill	76-78=154

Source:^[3]^[10]

Third round edit

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	Ted Ray	71-73-76=220
2	James Braid	77-71-77=225
3	George Duncan	72-77-78=227
T4	J.H. Taylor	75-76-77=228
T4	Harry Vardon	75-72-81=228
6	Laurie Ayton, Snr	74-80-75=229
7	Robert Thomson	73-77-80=230
8	Charles Mayo	76-77-78=231
T9	George Fotheringham	75-78-79=232
T9	Reg Wilson	82-75-75=232

Source:^[3]^[4]

Final round edit

Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	Money (£)
1	Ted Ray	71-73-76-75=295	50
2	Harry Vardon	75-72-81-71=299	25
3	James Braid	77-71-77-78=303	15
4	George Duncan	72-77-78-78=305	10
5	Laurie Ayton, Snr	74-80-75-79=308	7 10s
6	Sandy Herd	76-81-76-76=309	7 10s
T7	Fred Collins	76-79-81-74=310	3 6s 8d
	Jean Gassiat	76-80-78-76=310
	Reg Wilson	82-75-75-78=310
10	Arnaud Massy	74-77-82-78=311	0

Source:^[3]^[4]^[11]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Open Championship - remarkable play by Tom Ball". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Open Championship - first section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1912. p. 14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 122. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Open Championship - new winner at last". Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1912. p. 11.
^ "English golf title to Ray". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 June 1912. p. 14.
^ "The Open Championship - Section A". The Times. 21 June 1912. p. 12.
^ "Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1912. p. 14.
^ "The Open Championship - Section B". The Times. 22 June 1912. p. 12.
^ "The Open Championship - Section C". The Times. 24 June 1912. p. 12.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Open Championship - first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
^ 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. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.