1948 British Open: Third Win for Cotton

The 1948 British Open was the 77th time the tournament was played, and it was the third time it was won by this year's champion.

Winner: Henry Cotton, 288

Where it was played: Muirfield and Gullane, Scotland

Tournament dates: June 30-July 2, 1948

Leader after first round: Sam King, Flory Van Donck and Charlie Ward, 69

Leader after second round: Henry Cotton, 137

Leader after third round: Henry Cotton, 212

Notable Notes: Henry Cotton won his third and final British Open title. He took the lead after a 66 in the second round, and didn't give it up. Cotton eventually won by five shots over defending champion Fred Daly.

Final Scores

Henry Cotton	71-66-75-72—284
Fred Daly	72-71-73-73—289
Roberto De Vicenzo	70-73-72-75—290
Jack Hargreaves	76-68-73-73—290
Norman Von Nida	71-72-76-71—290
Charlie Ward	69-72-75-74—290
Johnny Bulla	74-72-73-72—291
Sam King	69-72-74-76—291
Alf Padgham	73-70-71-77—291
Flory Van Donck	69-73-73-76—291
a-Mario Gonzalez	76-72-70-75—293
a-Edwin Kingsley	77-69-77-70—293
Arthur Lees	73-69-73-78—293
Alan Waters	75-71-70-77—293
Max Faulkner	75-71-74-74—294
Dai Rees	73-71-76-74—294
Eddie Whitcombe	74-73-73-74—294
Dick Burton	74-70-74-77—295
Frank Jowle	70-78-74-73—295
Reg Whitcombe	77-67-77-74—295
Ken Bousfield	76-71-73-76—296
John Fallon	73-74-74-75—296
Tom Haliburton	73-74-76-74—297
Alf Perry	77-71-76-73—297
a-Frank Stranahan	77-71-75-74—297
Norman Sutton	72-73-77-75—297
Claude Harmon Sr.	75-73-78-72—298
John Hayes	74-73-75-78—300
Reg Horne	71-77-73-79—300
Arthur Clark	74-71-75-81—301
Harold Gould	75-73-78-75—301
William Collins Jr.	77-69-77-79—302
Bobby Cruickshank	74-74-77-77—302
Lawson Little	72-76-76-78—302
Charles Whitcombe	74-72-75-81—302
Walter Lyle	72-75-80-80—307