1927 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1927 British Open was the 62nd time this major was played, and the defending champ made a successful return.
Winner: Bobby Jones, 285
Where it was played: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 13-15, 1927
Leader after first round: Bobby Jones, 68
Leader after second round: Bobby Jones, 140
Leader after third round: Bobby Jones, 213
Notable Notes: Bobby Jones shot the low round of the tournament, a 68, in the first round and never looked back. He won wire-to-wire. ... Jones was the defending champ, and this was the second of his three Open Championship wins. ... Henry Cotton, who went on to win the Open three times, played his first this year and finished ninth. ... Five-time champ J.H. Taylor, age 56, made the cut for the last time.
Final Scores
| a-Bobby Jones | 68-72-73-72—285 |
| Aubrey Boomer | 76-70-73-72—291 |
| Fred Robson | 76-72-69-74—291 |
| Joe Kirkwood Sr. | 72-72-75-74—293 |
| Ernest Whitcombe | 74-73-73-73—293 |
| harles Whitcombe | 74-76-71-75—296 |
| Arthur Havers | 80-74-73-70—297 |
| Bert Hodson | 72-70-81-74—297 |
| Henry Cotton | 73-72-77-76—298 |
| Percy Alliss | 73-74-73-80—300 |
| Sandy Herd | 76-75-78-71—300 |
| a-Philip Perkins | 76-78-70-76—300 |
| Philip Rodgers | 76-73-74-77—300 |
| a-William Torrance | 72-80-74-74—300 |
| Roland Vickers | 75-75-77-73—300 |
| Tom Williamson | 75-76-78-71—300 |
| Jim Barnes | 76-76-72-77—301 |
| George Buckle | 77-69-77-78—301 |
| Charles Johns | 74-78-73-76—301 |
| Don Curtis | 73-76-79-74—302 |
| Jean Gassiat | 76-77-73-76—302 |
| Tom Stevens | 76-73-74-79—302 |
| Archie Compston | 74-78-79-72—303 |
| Len Holland | 75-75-71-82—303 |
| Henry Kinch | 80-73-73-77—303 |
| Jack Smith | 81-73-73-76—303 |
| Duncan McCulloch | 74-77-78-75—304 |
| Charles Gadd | 74-74-78-79—305 |
| Tom King Jr. | 73-74-74-84—305 |
| James Braid | 75-77-76-78—306 |
| Walter Kennett | 78-75-75-78—306 |
| Dan Murray | 72-78-77-79—306 |
| Ted Ray | 78-73-77-78—306 |
| a-William Tweddell | 78-74-78-76—306 |
| William Twine | 75-78-78-75—306 |
| Robert Ballantine | 79-75-73-80—307 |
| Harry Crapper | 75-76-75-81—307 |
| Albert Hallam | 79-75-75-78—307 |
| a-Robert Harris | 74-75-82-76—307 |
| James Scarth | 76-76-79-76—307 |
| John Sullivan | 77-77-77-76—307 |
| a-Cyril Tolley | 77-73-77-80—307 |
| Alfred Miles | 74-76-82-76—308 |
| Cedric Sayner | 77-74-80-77—308 |
| a-Reymond De Montgomery | 74-75-77-83—309 |
| Sam G. Bembridge | 77-76-79-78—310 |
| Tom Fernie | 77-74-78-81—310 |
| Arthur Lacey | 76-78-78-78—310 |
| J.H. Taylor | 76-78-77-80—311 |
| Peter Robertson | 75-77-80-81—313 |
| Tom Dobson | 72-75-85-83—315 |
| a-Leonard Nettlefold | 71-81-85-81—318 |
| Mark Seymour | 73-81-84-80—318 |
