| 1912 Open Championship | |
| Dates: | 24–25 June 1912 |
| Location: | Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland |
| Course: | Muirfield |
| Yardage: | [1] [2] |
| Field: | 62 players[3] |
| Cut: | none |
| Purse: | £125 |
| Winners Share: | £50 |
| Champion: | Ted Ray |
| Score: | 295 |
| Previous: | 1911 |
| Next: | 1913 |
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.
See main article: Muirfield.
| 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: | Total | 6,448 | ||
Monday, 24 June 1912 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | ||
| 2 | 72 | ||
| T3 | align=center rowspan=2 | 73 | |
| T5 | align=center rowspan=2 | 74 | |
| T7 | align=center rowspan=5 | 75 | |
| George Fotheringham | |||
| Fred Leach | |||
| J.H. Taylor | |||
| Harry Vardon |
Monday, 24 June 1912 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71-73=144 | |
| 2 | 75-72=147 | |
| 3 | 77-71=148 | |
| 4 | 72-77=149 | |
| 5 | 73-77=150 | |
| T6 | 74-77=151 | |
| 75-76=151 | ||
| T8 | 75-78=153 | |
| 76-77=153 | ||
| T10 | 74-80=154 | |
| Hugh McNeill | 76-78=154 |
Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71-73-76=220 | |
| 2 | 77-71-77=225 | |
| 3 | 72-77-78=227 | |
| T4 | 75-76-77=228 | |
| 75-72-81=228 | ||
| 6 | 74-80-75=229 | |
| 7 | 73-77-80=230 | |
| 8 | 76-77-78=231 | |
| T9 | 75-78-79=232 | |
| 82-75-75=232 |
Tuesday, 25 June 1912 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | Money (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Ray | 71-73-76-75=295 | 50 | |
| 2 | 75-72-81-71=299 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 77-71-77-78=303 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 72-77-78-78=305 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 74-80-75-79=308 | 7 10s | ||
| 6 | 76-81-76-76=309 | |||
| T7 | 76-79-81-74=310 | 3 6s 8d | ||
| 76-80-78-76=310 | ||||
| 82-75-75-78=310 | ||||
| 10 | 74-77-82-78=311 | 0 |