1903 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1903 British Open was the 43rd time this major was played, and brothers finished first and second.

Winner: Harry Vardon, 300

Where it was played: Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Tournament dates: June 10-11, 1903

Leader after first round: Sandy Herd and Harry Vardon, 73

Leader after second round: Harry Vardon, 150

Leader after third round: Harry Vardon, 222

Notable Notes: Harry Vardon shared the first-round lead, then held it outright following each of the next three rounds. In the end, he won by six strokes over his brother, Tom Vardon. ... This was Harry's fourth Open win. ... Tom Vardon never won, but did finish in the Top 10 ten times.

Final Scores

Harry Vardon 73-77-72-78—300
Tom Vardon 76-81-75-74—306
Jack White 77-78-74-79—308
Sandy Herd 73-83-76-77—309
James Braid 77-79-79-75—310
Andrew Scott 77-77-83-77—314
Robert Thomson 83-78-77-76—314
William Leaver 79-79-77-80—315
George Cawsey 80-78-76-82—316
J.H. Taylor 80-82-78-76—316
Andrew Kirkaldy 82-79-78-78—317
Tom Williamson 76-80-79-82—317
William Hunter 81-74-79-84—318
a-Robert Maxwell 82-84-76-76—318
Ernest Gray 77-83-79-80—319
James Kinnell 78-86-76-79—319
Willie Park Jr. 78-86-80-75—319
Albert Bellworthy 80-86-77-77—320
David Kinnell 82-78-80-80—320
George Pulford 79-86-79-76—320
Alfred Toogood 86-77-80-77—320
John Hunter 77-79-84-81—321
Ben Sayers 79-84-80-78—321
Ted Ray 90-78-80-75—323
Willie Fernie 78-81-76-89—324
James Hepburn 78-82-87-77—324
a-Harold Hilton 81-79-83-81—324
Rowland Jones 82-82-81-79—324
John Milne 81-86-79-78—324
George Coburn 81-82-75-87—325
John H. Oke 80-81-81-83—325
Archie Simpson 79-85-80-81—325
a-Robert Andrew 78-85-79-84—326
Ernest Foord 80-84-81-82—327
James Kay 86-82-80-79—327
Peter Rainford 82-83-78-84—327
a-J.A. Donaldson 83-84-81-80—328
a-John E. Laidlay 81-88-81-78—328
Frank Larke 82-87-78-81—328
Alfred Lewis 80-82-81-85—328
Arnaud Massy 81-84-77-86—328
John W. Taylor 80-82-82-84—328
Tom Yeoman 81-86-83-78—328
Harry Cawsey 80-88-80-81—329
Willie Auchterlonie 83-84-79-84—330
Fred Collins 84-82-85-79—330
Joseph Parr 81-84-80-85—330
William McEwan 85-78-88-80—331
a-R.W. Orr 79-90-82-82—333
a-James Robb 83-80-85-85—333
James Batley 79-87-83-85—334
Laurence Gourlay 82-85-83-84—334
Charles Neaves 86-81-79-89—335
Wilfred Reid 81-86-84-84—335
Alfred Beck 83-85-89-86—343
John Hill 85-84-88-87—344
George Cassidy 85-84-86-90—345

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