1897 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 19–20 May 1897 |
Location | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
Statistics | |
Length | 6,043 yards (5,526 m) |
Field | 88 players[1] |
Cut | none |
Prize fund | £90 |
Winner's share | £30 |
Champion | |
Harold Hilton (a) | |
314 | |
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The 1897 Open Championship was the 37th
This was the second Open to be played in England after the 1894 event staged at
After the first round Ball and
Despite a few withdrawals, 39 pairs started on the final day. Under the new proposed cut rule, to be introduced in 1898, the field would have been reduced to a more comfortable 41. The leaders had poor third rounds which meant for a close position after the morning's play. Braid led by two from Herd, George Pulford and Tait with Hilton a further stroke behind and Brown and Tom Vardon five behind the leader. Tait was the early leader after a 79 gave him a score of 317 but this was bettered by a round of 75 by Hilton to give him the lead on 314. Hilton had scored just 18 on the opening five holes. Disappointing front nines from Herd and Pulford put them out of contention, leaving only Braid with a chance to match Hilton. After a three at the 15th, Baird reached the 16th tee needing 14 to tie with Hilton. However, with his third shot at the long 16th, he chipped over the green and he took six. He had a long putt at the last to tie but missed and finished a shot behind Hilton. With more withdrawals on the final day only 52 players completed the 72 holes, two players finishing 53 strokes behind the winner.
First day leaderboard
Wednesday, 19 May 1897
Place | Player | Score |
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1 | James Braid | 80-74=154 |
2 | Harold Hilton (a) | 80-75=155 |
3 | Freddie Tait (a) | 79-79=158 |
T4 | John Ball (a) | 78-81=159 |
Sandy Herd | 78-81=159 | |
George Pulford | 80-79=159 | |
7 | David Brown | 79-82=161 |
T8 | Ben Sayers | 84-78=162 |
J.H. Taylor | 82-80=162 | |
Tom Vardon | 81-81=162 |
Final leaderboard
Source:[2]
Thursday, 20 May 1897
Place | Player | Score | Money |
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1 | Harold Hilton (a) | 80-75-84-75=314 | (£30) |
2 | James Braid | 80-74-82-79=315 | £20 |
T3 | George Pulford | 80-79-79-79=317 | £10 |
Freddie Tait (a) | 79-79-80-79=317 | − | |
5 | Sandy Herd | 78-81-79-80=318 | £7 |
6 | Harry Vardon | 84-80-80-76=320 | £5 |
T7 | David Brown | 79-82-80-83=324 | £3 6s 8d |
Archie Simpson | 83-81-81-79=324 | ||
Tom Vardon | 81-81-79-83=324 | ||
T10 | Andrew Kirkaldy | 83-83-82-82=330 | £2 10s |
J.H. Taylor | 82-80-82-86=330 |
As an amateur Hinton received "£30 in plate" in addition to the "Championship Cup" and "Gold Medal".[3] The prize-money for the professionals was reduced accordingly to £60. This arrangement had been introduced after the 1892 Open Championship which was also won by Hilton.[4]
References
- ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 140. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ^ "Golf - The Open Championship - The Final Rounds". The Times. 21 May 1897. p. 11.
- ^ "Golf". The Times. 30 August 1893. p. 9.