1937 British Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Henry Cotton, 290
Where it was played: Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 7-9, 1937
Leader after first round: Ed Dudley, 70
Leader after second round: Reg Whitcombe, 142
Leader after third round: Reg Whitcombe, 216
Notable Notes: Henry Cotton trailed by three entering the final round, then shot 71 to third-round leader Reg Whitcombe's 76 to win by two. ... Charles Whitcombe, Reg's brother, was in second place after three rounds, but, like his brother, scored 76 in the final round. ... Reg Whitcombe went on to win a year later at the 1938 British Open. ... This was the first Open Championship played by Byron Nelson (finished fifth) and Sam Snead (11th), and the last for Walter Hagen (26th). ... For champion Cotton, it was the second of his three total British Open wins.
Final Scores
| Henry Cotton | 74-72-73-71—290 |
| Reg Whitcombe | 72-70-74-76—292 |
| Charles Lacey | 76-75-70-72—293 |
| Charles Whitcombe | 73-71-74-76—294 |
| Byron Nelson | 75-76-71-74—296 |
| Ed Dudley | 70-74-78-75—297 |
| Arthur Lacey | 75-73-75-75—298 |
| William Laidlaw | 77-72-73-76—298 |
| Alf Padgham | 72-74-76-76—298 |
| Horton Smith | 77-71-79-72—299 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 77-72-74-77—300 |
| Sam Snead | 75-74-75-76—300 |
| William Branch | 72-75-73-81—301 |
| Denny Shute | 73-73-76-80—302 |
| Percy Alliss | 75-76-75-77—303 |
| Henry Picard | 76-77-70-80—303 |
| Jimmy Adams | 74-78-76-76—304 |
| Arthur Havers | 77-75-76-76—304 |
| a-Bobby Locke | 74-74-77-79—304 |
| Fred Robertson | 73-75-78-78—304 |
| Bill Cox | 74-77-81-73—305 |
| Dai Rees | 75-73-78-79—305 |
| John J. Busson | 74-77-79-76—306 |
| Tom Collinge | 75-75-83-74—307 |
| Douglas Cairncross | 73-76-77-82—308 |
| Marcel Dallemagne | 78-75-79-77—309 |
| Walter Hagen | 76-72-80-81—309 |
| Jack McLean | 78-74-81-76—309 |
| John Burton | 76-75-82-77—310 |
| Sam King | 79-74-75-82—310 |
| Eddie Whitcombe | 76-76-81-77—310 |
| Hamish Ballingall | 77-75-79-80—311 |
| Aubrey Boomer | 79-72-77-83—311 |
| Allan Dailey | 76-77-79-79—311 |
| John Fallon | 76-77-78-80—311 |
| Johnny Revolta | 76-76-83-76—311 |
| Laurie Ayton Jr. | 75-78-80-79—312 |
| George Knight | 76-75-78-83—312 |
| Gregor McIntosh | 79-74-81-78—312 |
| William Nolan | 77-76-78-81—312 |
| J.J. Taylor | 73-80-83-76—312 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 78-74-77-85—314 |
| Tom Dobson | 79-74-79-82—314 |
| William McMinn | 72-81-80-81—314 |
| Bill Shankland | 74-77-82-81—314 |
| Sydney Fairweather | 77-75-82-81—315 |
| Jack Seager | 78-75-83-81—317 |
