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 |