1935 Open Championship


The 1935 Open Championship was the 70th Open Championship, played 26–28 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Alf Perry won his only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Alf Padgham.
Qualifying took place on 24–25 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Muirfield and 18 holes at the number 1 course Gullane, and the top 100 and ties qualified. Defending champion Henry Cotton led the field on 141; the qualifying score was 153 and 109 players advanced.
Cotton opened with 68 to take the lead on Wednesday, with Perry a stroke behind. Charles Whitcombe carded his own 68 in the second round and led by three over Cotton and Padgham after 36 holes, with Perry falling five back. The top sixty and ties would make the cut for the final 36 holes; it was at 153 and 62 advanced.
In the third round on Friday morning, it was Perry who caught fire with 67 to move ahead of Cotton and Whitcombe, who shot 76 and 73, respectively. A 72 in the final round that afternoon put Perry at 283, four strokes ahead of runner-up Padgham. Whitcombe finished one back in third, while Cotton had 75 and fell into a tie for seventh at 293. Amateur Lawson Little, the reigning British Amateur champion, shot 69 and climbed into a tie for fourth at 289. Perry's winning total equaled the tournament scoring record. Padgham won the following year at Hoylake.
Perry's win was his first in an important professional tournament, and he won just three more times. He finished third in 1939, but otherwise had no other top-10 finishes in a major championship. Perry was a member of three Ryder Cup teams in 1933, 1935, and 1937.

Course

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

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Missed the cut

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First round

Wednesday, 26 June 1935
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Henry Cotton68–4
T2Alf Perry69–3
T2Macdonald Smith
69–3
T4Bob Kenyon70–2
T4Eric McRuvie 70–2
T4Alf Padgham70–2
T7Bill Branch71–1
T7Arthur Lacey71–1
T7Paddy Mahon71–1
T7Charles Whitcombe71–1

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Second round

Thursday, 27 June 1935
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Charles Whitcombe71-68=139–5
2Henry Cotton68-74=142–2
T3Bill Branch71-73=144E
T3Bob Kenyon70-74=144E
T3Alf Perry69-75=144E
T6Aubrey Boomer76-69=145+1
T6Bill Cox76-69=145+1
T6Bill Laidlaw74-71=145+1
T6Henry Picard72-73=145+1
T6Robert Sweeny Jr. 72-73=145+1

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Third round

Friday, 28 June 1935
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Alf Perry69-75-67=211–5
2Charles Whitcombe71-68-73=212–4
3Alf Padgham70-72-74=216E
4Henry Picard72-73-72=217+1
T5Henry Cotton68-74-76=218+2
T5Bert Gadd72-75-71=218+2
T5Bob Kenyon70-74-74=218+2
T8Aubrey Boomer76-69-75=220+4
T8Bill Branch71-73-76=220+4
T8Bill Laidlaw74-71-75=220+4
T8Lawson Little 75-71-74=220+4

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Final round

Friday, 28 June 1935
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Alf Perry69-75-67-72=283–5100
2Alf Padgham70-72-74-71=287–175
3Charles Whitcombe71-68-73-76=288E50
T4Bert Gadd72-75-71-71=289+130
T4Lawson Little 75-71-74-69=289+10
6Henry Picard72-73-72-75=292+425
T7Henry Cotton68-74-76-75=293+520
T7Syd Easterbrook75-73-74-71=293+520
9Bill Branch71-73-76-74=294+615
10Laurie Ayton, Snr74-73-77-71=295+715

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Amateurs: Little, Lucas, Risdon, Rutherford, McLean,
Sweeny, McRuvie, Thomson, Francis.