1950 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1950 British Open was the 79th time the tournament was played. The defending champion won it again.
Winner: Bobby Locke, 279
Where it was played: Royal Troon Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 5-7, 1950
Leader after first round: Arthur Lees, 68
Leader after second round: Dai Rees, 139
Leader after third round: Bobby Locke, Roberto De Vicenzo and Dai Rees, 211
Notable Notes: Bobby Locke trailed by two strokes at the halfway mark, and moved into a tie for the lead following three rounds. And in the final round, he made his move with a 68, winning by two shots over Roberto De Vicenzo. It was Locke's second Open Championship win.
Final Scores
Bobby Locke | 69-72-70-68—279 |
Roberto De Vicenzo | 73-71-68-70—282 |
Fred Daly | 75-72-69-66—282 |
Dai Rees | 71-68-72-71—282 |
Max Faulkner | 72-70-70-71—283 |
Eric Moore | 74-68-73-68—283 |
Fred Bullock | 71-71-71-71—284 |
Arthur Lees | 68-76-68-72—284 |
Sam King | 70-75-68-73—286 |
a-Frank Stranahan | 77-70-73-66—286 |
Flory Van Donck | 73-71-72-70—286 |
Jimmy Adams | 73-75-69-70—287 |
Wally Smithers | 74-70-73-70—287 |
Johnny Bulla | 73-70-71-74—288 |
Hector Thomson | 71-72-73-72—288 |
Harry Bradshaw | 73-71-75-70—289 |
a-James McHale | 73-73-74-70—290 |
Reg Horne | 73-75-71-71—290 |
Ernest Whitcombe | 69-76-72-73—290 |
Alf Padgham | 77-71-74-69—291 |
John Panton | 76-69-70-76—291 |
Norman Von Nida | 74-72-76-69—291 |
Eric Brown | 73-73-73-73—292 |
Trevor Allen | 77-70-75-71—293 |
Bill Branch | 71-69-78-75—293 |
Stewart Field | 73-71-73-76—293 |
Norman Sutton | 71-75-74-73—293 |
Bill White | 74-74-73-72—293 |
Fred Allott | 72-71-77-74—294 |
a-David Blair | 72-72-77-74—295 |
Hassan Hassanein | 73-72-77-73—295 |
Syd Scott | 75-71-75-75—296 |
Joseph Carroll | 73-72-74-79—298 |
Alf Perry | 73-74-76-75—298 |
a-James Wilson | 72-76-79-72—299 |