1905 Open Championship


The 1905 Open Championship was the 45th Open Championship, held 7–9 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. James Braid won the Championship for the second time, five strokes ahead of runners-up Rowland Jones and J.H. Taylor.
All entries played 18 holes on the first two days; those within fourteen strokes of the lead made the cut for the final two rounds on Friday.
Strong winds and hard ground conditions made scoring difficult on all three days, with few rounds under 80. Sandy Herd, Taylor, Walter Toogood, and Harry Vardon co-led after the first round at 80. Scoring improved slightly on Thursday and Jones' 77 put him in the lead with 158; he was followed by Braid on 159 and James Kinnell and Arnaud Massy on 161. Just 45 players made the cut at 172 and better, including a sole amateur John Graham Jr.
In the third round on Friday morning, Braid's 78 extended his lead to six shots over Kinnell, Massy, and Taylor. Jones took 87 and dropped eight strokes behind Braid. Scoring 81 in the afternoon, Braid was never challenged; he reached the turn in 38 and despite taking six at the 15th and 16th holes, came back in 43. A 78 moved Jones up to a second place tie with Taylor, five strokes behind the champion.

Past champions in the field

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Did not enter: John Ball.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 7 June 1905
PlacePlayerCountryScore
T1Sandy Herd80
T1J.H. Taylor80
T1Walter Toogood80
T1Harry Vardon80
T5James Braid81
T5Herbert Hunt81
T5Rowland Jones81
T5Arnaud Massy81
T5Wilfrid Reid81
T5Thomas Renouf81
T5James Sherlock81
T5Alex Smith81
T5Robert Thomson81

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Second round

Thursday, 8 June 1905
PlacePlayerCountryScore
1Rowland Jones81-77=158
2James Braid81-78=159
T3James Kinnell82-79=161
T3Arnaud Massy81-80=161
T5Sandy Herd80-82=162
T5Robert Thomson81-81=162
T5Harry Vardon80-82=162
T8Ernest Gray82-81=163
T8Walter Toogood80-83=163
T10Willie Park Jr.84-81=165
T10James Sherlock81-84=165
T10J.H. Taylor80-85=165
T10Tom Williamson84-81=165

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Third round

Friday, 9 June 1905
PlacePlayerCountryScore
1James Braid81-78-78=237
T2James Kinnell82-79-82=243
T2Arnaud Massy81-80-82=243
T2J.H. Taylor80-85-78=243
T5Robert Thomson81-81-82=244
T5Tom Williamson84-81-79=244
T7Rowland Jones81-77-87=245
T7James Sherlock81-84-80=245
T7Sandy Herd80-82-83=245
10Harry Vardon80-82-84=246

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Final round

Friday, 9 June 1905
PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney
1James Braid81-78-78-81=31850
T2Rowland Jones81-77-87-78=32320
T2J.H. Taylor80-85-78-80=32320
4James Kinnell82-79-82-81=32410
T5Ernest Gray82-81-84-78=3257
10s
T5Arnaud Massy81-80-82-82=3257
10s
7Robert Thomson81-81-82-83=3270
8James Sherlock81-84-80-83=3280
T9Tom Simpson82-88-78-81=3290
T9Harry Vardon80-82-84-83=3290

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