1906 Open Championship


The 1906 Open Championship was the 46th Open Championship, held 13–15 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Defending champion James Braid won the Championship for the third time, four strokes ahead of runner-up J.H. Taylor.
There was no qualifying competition. All entries played 18 holes in pairs on the first two days with all those within 14 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day.
The feature of the opening round on Wednesday was the play of the amateurs. John Graham Jr. led with a 71, while Robert Maxwell was amongst those tied for second on 73 with Robert Whitecross and Hugh Watt, both from Dirleton Castle Golf Club, a further shot behind.
Taylor and Harry Vardon came to fore in the second round on Thursday. Taylor was out in 41 but came back in 31, despite three-putting the last. Vardon was only a shot worse with a 73. Taylor led on 149, with Vardon and Graham on 150; 72 players were within 14 shots of Taylor and made the cut.
Taylor's third round 75 on Friday morning was good enough for him to retain the lead by a stroke over Rowland Jones and three over Braid and Vardon. In the final round that afternoon, Jones scored a disappointing 83 to drop out of contention, while Taylor scored 80 and Vardon 78. Only two players bettered 77, Walter Toogood with a 71 and Braid with a 73, but Toogood was already out of the picture after an 83 in the morning. Needing a 76 for victory, Braid reached the turn in 38 and after more steady play he was left with two fives at the last two holes to win. A putt for a three at the 17th hole secured the victory.

Past champions in the field

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Did not enter: Jack White,
Harold Hilton.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 13 June 1906
PlacePlayerCountryScore
1John Graham Jr. 71
T2George Duncan73
T2Percy Hills73
T2Robert Maxwell 73
T5Rowland Jones74
T5Robert Whitecross 74
T5Hugh Watt 74
8Ben Sayers Jr.75
T9James Douglas Edgar76
T9Arnaud Massy76
T9Thomas Renouf76
T9Robert Thomson76
T9Tom Vardon76

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Second round

Thursday, 14 June 1906
PlacePlayerCountryScore
1J.H. Taylor77-72=149
T2John Graham Jr. 71-79=150
T2Harry Vardon77-73=150
T4George Duncan73-78=151
T4Robert Maxwell 73-78=151
6Rowland Jones74-78=152
T7James Braid77-76=153
T7Thomas Renouf76-77=153
T9Phil Gaudin77-77=154
T9Ernest Gray77-77=154
T9David Kinnell78-76=154
T9Robert Thomson76-78=154
T9Tom Williamson77-77=154

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Third round

Friday, 15 June 1906
PlacePlayerCountryScore
1J.H. Taylor77-72-75=224
2Rowland Jones74-78-73=225
T3James Braid77-76-74=227
T3Harry Vardon77-73-77=227
T5John Graham Jr. 71-79-78=228
T5Robert Maxwell 73-78-77=228
7Thomas Renouf76-77-76=229
T8Arnaud Massy76-80-76=232
T8Ernest Gray77-77-78=232
T8Tom Williamson77-77-78=232

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Final round

Friday, 15 June 1906
PlacePlayerCountryScoreMoney
1James Braid77-76-74-73=30050
2J.H. Taylor77-72-75-80=30425
3Harry Vardon77-73-77-78=30515
4John Graham Jr. 71-79-78-78=3060
5Rowland Jones74-78-73-83=30810
6Arnaud Massy76-80-76-78=3107 10s
7Robert Maxwell 73-78-77-83=3110
T8George Duncan73-78-83-78=3122 10s
T8Ted Ray80-75-79-78=3122 10s
T8Thomas Renouf76-77-76-83=3122 10s

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