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The '''1912 Open Championship''' was the 52nd [[Open Championship]], held 24–25 June at [[Muirfield]] in [[Gullane|Gullane, East Lothian]], [[Scotland]]. [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]] led wire-to-wire and won the championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up [[Harry Vardon]], the defending champion.<ref name=nwnatlst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2Q8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6731%2C7235674 |work=Glasgow Herald |title=Open Championship - new winner at last |date=26 June 1912 |page=11}}</ref><ref name=cdtegttr>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1912/06/26/page/14/article/mdonald-meets-ridgely-in-final |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=English golf title to Ray |date=26 June 1912 |page=14}}</ref>


Following the problems caused by the large number of entries in 1911, qualification was re-introduced and took place on 20, 21, and 22 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days; [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] led the twenty qualifiers on Thursday by seven strokes with a score of 149, and 168 was the qualifying score.<ref name=firsec/><ref>{{cite news |newspaper = The Times |date=21 June 1912 |page=12 |title=The Open Championship - Section A}}</ref> There 21 qualifiers on the second day at 162 or better, led by [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]] on 153.<ref name=secsec>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1g8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2119%2C6820537 |work=Glasgow Herald |title=Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage |date=22 June 1912 |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper = The Times |date=22 June 1912 |page=12 |title=The Open Championship - Section B}}</ref> There were 21 qualifiers on the third day; [[Tom Ball (golfer)|Tom Ball]] scored 144 on Saturday, six strokes ahead of the rest, and the qualifying mark was 160.<ref name=remplay/><ref>{{cite news |newspaper = The Times |date=24 June 1912 |page=12 |title=The Open Championship - Section C}}</ref>
The '''1912 Open Championship''' was the 52nd [[Open Championship]], held 24–25 June at [[Muirfield]] in [[Gullane|Gullane, East Lothian]], [[Scotland]]. [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]] won the Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up [[Harry Vardon]].


After the first two rounds on Monday, Ray led on 144, with Vardon at 147, [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] on 148, and [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] in fourth at 149.<ref name=fscrds>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2A8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6743%2C7076938
Following the problems caused by the large number of entries in 1911, qualification was re-introduced. Qualifying took place on 20, 21 and 22 June. The top 20 and ties qualified on each of the three days.
|work=Glasgow Herald |title=Open Championship - first and second rounds |date=25 June 1912 |pages=9, 10}}</ref>


On Tuesday, Ray extended his lead to five strokes after the third round, and he was not seriously challenged in the final round in the afternoon, despite a 71 from Vardon.<ref name=nwnatlst/> Despite his weight and with his nearest rivals still to complete their rounds, Ray was carried off the final green in triumph by some of his friends.
Ray led after the first day on 144, with Vardon on 147, [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] on 148 and [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] on 149.


==Course==
Ray extended his lead to five strokes after the third round and he was not seriously challenged in the final round, despite a 71 from Vardon. Despite his weight and with his nearest rivals still to complete their rounds, Ray was carried off the final green in triumph by some of his friends.
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|colspan=2 align=left|<small>Source:</small><ref name=remplay/><ref name=firsec/><ref name=nwnatlst/> ||colspan=2|'''Total''' ||'''6,448'''
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==Final leaderboard==
==Round summaries==
===First round===
Source:<ref>{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}</ref>
''Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)''
{|class=wikitable
!Place!!Player!!Score
|-
|align=center|1 || {{flagicon|JEY|old}} [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]] || align=center|71
|-
|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] || align=center|72
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|T3 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[William Horne (golfer)|William Horne]] || align=center rowspan=2|73
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Thomson (golfer)|Robert Thomson]]
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|T5 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Laurie Ayton, Snr]] || align=center rowspan=2|74
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA|1794}} [[Arnaud Massy]]
|-
|rowspan=5 align=center|T7 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Ball (golfer)|Tom Ball]] || align=center rowspan=5|75
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Fotheringham]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Leach (golfer)|Fred Leach]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Henry Taylor|J.H. Taylor]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JEY|old}} [[Harry Vardon]]
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=ocmg11/><ref name=fscrds/>


===Second round===
''Tuesday, 25 June 1912''
''Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)''
{|class=wikitable
{|class=wikitable
!Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!Money
!Place!!Player!!Score
|-
|-
|align=center|1 || '''[[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]]''' || {{flagcountry|Jersey}} || 71-73-76-75=295 || align=center|£50
|align=center|1 || {{flagicon|Jersey|old}} [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]] || 71-73=144
|-
|-
|align=center|2 || [[Harry Vardon]] || {{flagcountry|Jersey}} || 75-72-81-71=299 || align=center|£25
|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|Jersey|old}} [[Harry Vardon]] || 75-72=147
|-
|-
|align=center|3 || [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] || {{SCO}} || 77-71-77-78=303 || align=center|£15
|align=center|3 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] || 77-71=148
|-
|-
|align=center|4 || [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] || {{SCO}} || 72-77-78-78=305 || align=center|£10
|align=center|4 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] || 72-77=149
|-
|-
|align=center|5 || [[Laurie Ayton, Snr]] || {{SCO}} || 74-80-75-79=308 || align=center|£7 10s
|align=center|5 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Thomson (golfer)|Robert Thomson]] || 73-77=150
|-
|-
|align=center|6 || [[Sandy Herd]] || {{SCO}} || 76-81-76-76=309 || align=center|£7 10s
|rowspan=2 align=center|T6 || {{flagicon|FRA|1794}} [[Arnaud Massy]] || 74-77=151
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Henry Taylor|J.H. Taylor]] || 75-76=151
|rowspan=3 align=center|T7 || [[Fred Collins (golfer)|Fred Collins]] || {{ENG}} || 76-79-81-74=310 || rowspan=3 align=center|£3 6s 8d
|-
|-
|[[Jean Gassiat]] || {{FRA}} || 76-80-78-76=310
|rowspan=2 align=center|T8 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Fotheringham]] || 75-78=153
|-
|-
|[[Reg Wilson (golfer)|Reg Wilson]] || {{ENG}} || 82-75-75-78=310
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charles Mayo (golfer)|Charles Mayo]] || 76-77=153
|-
|-
|align=center|10 || [[Arnaud Massy]] || {{FRA}} || 74-77-82-78=311 || align=center|0
|rowspan=2 align=center|T10 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Laurie Ayton, Snr]] || 74-80=154
|-
| {{flagicon|IRE|1783}} Hugh McNeill || 76-78=154
|}
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=ocmg11/><ref name=fscrds/>

===Third round===
''Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)''
{|class=wikitable
!Place!!Player!!Score
|-
|align=center|1 || {{flagicon|Jersey|old}} [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]] || 71-73-76=220
|-
|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] || 77-71-77=225
|-
|align=center|3 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] || 72-77-78=227
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|T4 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Henry Taylor|J.H. Taylor]] || 75-76-77=228
|-
| {{flagicon|Jersey|old}} [[Harry Vardon]] || 75-72-81=228
|-
|align=center|6 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Laurie Ayton, Snr]] || 74-80-75=229
|-
|align=center|7 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Thomson (golfer)|Robert Thomson]] || 73-77-80=230
|-
|align=center|8 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charles Mayo (golfer)|Charles Mayo]] || 76-77-78=231
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|T9 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Fotheringham]] || 75-78-79=232
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reg Wilson (golfer)|Reg Wilson]] || 82-75-75=232
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=ocmg11/><ref name=nwnatlst/>

===Final round===
''Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)''
{|class=wikitable
!Place!!Player!!Score!!Money ([[Pound sterling|£]])
|-
|align=center|1 || {{flagicon|Jersey|old}} '''[[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]]''' || 71-73-76-75=295 || align=center|50
|-
|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|Jersey|old}} [[Harry Vardon]] || 75-72-81-71=299 || align=center|25
|-
|align=center|3 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] || 77-71-77-78=303 || align=center|15
|-
|align=center|4 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] || 72-77-78-78=305 || align=center|10
|-
|align=center|5 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Laurie Ayton, Snr]] || 74-80-75-79=308 || rowspan=2 align=center|7<br/>10s
|-
|align=center|6 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Herd]] || 76-81-76-76=309
|-
|rowspan=3 align=center|T7 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Collins (golfer)|Fred Collins]] || 76-79-81-74=310 || rowspan=3 align=center|3<br/>6s 8d
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA|1794}} [[Jean Gassiat]] || 76-80-78-76=310
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reg Wilson (golfer)|Reg Wilson]] || 82-75-75-78=310
|-
|align=center|10 || {{flagicon|FRA|1794}} [[Arnaud Massy]] || 74-77-82-78=311 || align=center|0
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=ocmg11/><ref name=nwnatlst/><ref>{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.theopen.com/previous-opens/52nd-open-Muirfield-1912 Muirfield 1912 (Official site)]
*[http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/l/bl1912britishopen.htm 1912 Open Championship]
*[http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens.aspx?eventid=1912000&view=year The Open Championship]


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1912 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–25 June 1912
LocationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Statistics
Length6,448 yards (5,896 m)[1][2]
Field62 players[3]
Cutnone
Prize fund£125
Winner's share£50
Champion
Jersey Ted Ray
295
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The 1912 Open Championship was the 52nd Open Championship, held 24–25 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Ted Ray led wire-to-wire and won the championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Harry Vardon, the defending champion.[4][5]

Following the problems caused by the large number of entries in 1911, qualification was re-introduced and took place on 20, 21, and 22 June. The top twenty and ties qualified on each of the three days; George Duncan led the twenty qualifiers on Thursday by seven strokes with a score of 149, and 168 was the qualifying score.[2][6] There 21 qualifiers on the second day at 162 or better, led by Ted Ray on 153.[7][8] There were 21 qualifiers on the third day; Tom Ball scored 144 on Saturday, six strokes ahead of the rest, and the qualifying mark was 160.[1][9]

After the first two rounds on Monday, Ray led on 144, with Vardon at 147, James Braid on 148, and George Duncan in fourth at 149.[10]

On Tuesday, Ray extended his lead to five strokes after the third round, and he was not seriously challenged in the final round in the afternoon, despite a 71 from Vardon.[4] Despite his weight and with his nearest rivals still to complete their rounds, Ray was carried off the final green in triumph by some of his friends.

Course

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Hole Yards    Hole Yards
1 204 10 390
2 365 11 407
3 338 12 390
4 347 13 293
5 470 14 138
6 383 15 295
7 390 16 464
8 497 17 330
9 365 18 382
Out 3,359 In 3,089
Source:[1][2][4] Total 6,448

Round summaries

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First round

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Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Jersey Ted Ray 71
2 Scotland George Duncan 72
T3 England William Horne 73
Scotland Robert Thomson
T5 Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr 74
France Arnaud Massy
T7 England Tom Ball 75
Scotland George Fotheringham
England Fred Leach
England J.H. Taylor
Jersey Harry Vardon

Source:[3][10]

Second round

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Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
1 Jersey Ted Ray 71-73=144
2 Jersey Harry Vardon 75-72=147
3 Scotland James Braid 77-71=148
4 Scotland George Duncan 72-77=149
5 Scotland Robert Thomson 73-77=150
T6 France Arnaud Massy 74-77=151
England J.H. Taylor 75-76=151
T8 Scotland George Fotheringham 75-78=153
England Charles Mayo 76-77=153
T10 Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr 74-80=154
Ireland Hugh McNeill 76-78=154

Source:[3][10]

Third round

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Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Jersey Ted Ray 71-73-76=220
2 Scotland James Braid 77-71-77=225
3 Scotland George Duncan 72-77-78=227
T4 England J.H. Taylor 75-76-77=228
Jersey Harry Vardon 75-72-81=228
6 Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr 74-80-75=229
7 Scotland Robert Thomson 73-77-80=230
8 England Charles Mayo 76-77-78=231
T9 Scotland George Fotheringham 75-78-79=232
England Reg Wilson 82-75-75=232

Source:[3][4]

Final round

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Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money (£)
1 Jersey Ted Ray 71-73-76-75=295 50
2 Jersey Harry Vardon 75-72-81-71=299 25
3 Scotland James Braid 77-71-77-78=303 15
4 Scotland George Duncan 72-77-78-78=305 10
5 Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr 74-80-75-79=308 7
10s
6 Scotland Sandy Herd 76-81-76-76=309
T7 England Fred Collins 76-79-81-74=310 3
6s 8d
France Jean Gassiat 76-80-78-76=310
England Reg Wilson 82-75-75-78=310
10 France Arnaud Massy 74-77-82-78=311 0

Source:[3][4][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Open Championship - remarkable play by Tom Ball". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
  2. ^ a b c "Open Championship - first section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1912. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 122. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Open Championship - new winner at last". Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1912. p. 11.
  5. ^ "English golf title to Ray". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 June 1912. p. 14.
  6. ^ "The Open Championship - Section A". The Times. 21 June 1912. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Open Championship - second section of qualifying stage". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1912. p. 14.
  8. ^ "The Open Championship - Section B". The Times. 22 June 1912. p. 12.
  9. ^ "The Open Championship - Section C". The Times. 24 June 1912. p. 12.
  10. ^ a b c "Open Championship - first and second rounds". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1912. pp. 9, 10.
  11. ^ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
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