1927 Open Championship


The 1927 Open Championship was the 62nd Open Championship, held 13–15 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Amateur Bobby Jones successfully defended the title with a dominating six-stroke victory, the second of his three victories at the Open Championship.
The regional qualification that had been used in 1926 was abandoned and the previous system of local qualifying just before the Open was reintroduced. Qualifying was held 11–12 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Old Course and 18 holes on the New Course, and the top 100 and ties qualified. In heavy rain early that flooded the bunkers, Jones shot 76 on Monday at the Old and 71 on Tuesday at the New Course for 147, three strokes behind the low qualifier. Amateur Cyril Tolley led the field with 144; the qualifying score was 160 and 108 players advanced.
Prize money was increased £50 to £250, although the winner's share remained at £75.
Jones, age 25, returned to St Andrews to make amends for his first experience on the course; six years earlier in 1921, he walked off the Old Course in frustration during the third round. He shot 68 in the first round on Wednesday, three clear of the rest of the field, and after a second round 72 was at 140, two shots ahead of Bert Hodson and four clear of Joe Kirkwood Sr. To make the cut, players had to be within fourteen strokes of the leader after 36 holes; it was at 154 and 54 advanced.
On Friday, Hodson ballooned to 81 in the third round and Jones closed with 73-72 for 285, a new championship record. Aubrey Boomer and Fred Robson tied for second place, six shots back.
Future three-time champion Henry Cotton, age 20, made his Open debut and finished in ninth place. Five-time champion J.H. Taylor made his last cut in the Open at the age of 56.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

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Missed the cut

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First round

Wednesday, 13 July 1927
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Jones 68−5
2Len Nettlefold 71−2
T3Tom Dobson72−1
T3Bert Hodson72−1
T3Joe Kirkwood Sr.72−1
T3Dan Murray72−1
T3Eustace Storey 72−1
T3William Torrance 72−1
T9Henry Cotton73E
T9Don Curtis73E
T9Tom King Jr.73E
T9Mark Seymour73E

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Second round

Thursday, 14 July 1927
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Jones 68-72=140−6
2Bert Hodson72-70=142−4
3Joe Kirkwood Sr.72-72=144−2
4Henry Cotton73-72=145−1
T5Aubrey Boomer76-70=146E
T5George Buckle77-69=146E
T7Percy Alliss73-74=147+1
T7Tom Dobson72-75=147+1
T7Tom King Jr.73-74=147+1
T7Ernest Whitcombe74-73=147+1

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Third round

Friday, 15 July 1927
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Jones 68-72-73=213−6
2Fred Robson76-72-69=217−2
T3Aubrey Boomer76-70-73=219E
T3Joe Kirkwood Sr.72-72-75=219E
T5Percy Alliss73-74-73=220+1
T5Ernest Whitcombe74-73-73=220+1
T7Len Holland75-75-71=221+2
T7Charles Whitcombe74-76-71=221+2
9Henry Cotton73-72-77=222+3
T10George Buckle77-69-77=223+4
T10Bert Hodson72-70-81=223+4
T10Philip Rodgers76-73-74=223+4
T10Tom Stevens76-73-74=223+4

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Final round

Friday, 15 July 1927
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Bobby Jones 68-72-73-72=285−70
T2Aubrey Boomer76-70-73-72=291−162
10s
T2Fred Robson76-72-69-74=291−162
10s
T4Joe Kirkwood Sr.72-72-75-74=293+120
T4Ernest Whitcombe74-73-73-73=293+120
6Charles Whitcombe74-76-71-75=296+415
T7Arthur Havers80-74-73-70=297+510
T7Bert Hodson72-70-81-74=297+510
9Henry Cotton73-72-77-76=298+610
T10Percy Alliss73-74-73-80=300+88
T10Sandy Herd76-75-78-71=300+88
T10Philip Perkins 76-78-70-76=300+80
T10Philip Rodgers76-73-74-77=300+88
T10William Torrance 72-80-74-74=300+80
T10Roland Vickers75-75-77-73=300+88
T10Tom Williamson75-76-78-71=300+88

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Amateurs: Jones, Perkins, Torrance, Tweddell,
Harris, Tolley, de Montmorency, Nettlefold.