1952 British Open Golf Tournament Results
The 1952 British Open was the 81st time the tournament was played.
Winner: Bobby Locke, 287
Where it was played: Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, England
Tournament dates: July 9-11, 1952
Leader after first round: Fred Daly, 67
Leader after second round: Fred Daly, 136
Leader after third round: Fred Daly, 213
Notable Notes: Fred Daly led the first two rounds, but his tournament really turned at the halfway point. In the third round — even though he maintained his lead — he shot 77. Daly followed that with a final-round 76 to fall to third place. Taking advantage of Daly's troubles was Bobby Locke, he was four behind Daly after 36 holes. But Locke shot 74-73 on the tough final day, winning by one shot over Peter Thomson.
Final Scores
Bobby Locke | 69-71-74-73—287 |
Peter Thomson | 68-73-77-70—288 |
Fred Daly | 67-69-77-76—289 |
Henry Cotton | 75-74-74-71—294 |
Antonio Cerda | 73-73-76-73—295 |
Sam King | 71-74-74-76—295 |
Flory Van Donck | 74-75-71-76—296 |
Fred Bullock | 76-72-72-77—297 |
Harry Bradshaw | 70-74-75-79—298 |
Eric Brown | 71-72-78-77—298 |
Willie Goggin | 71-74-75-78—298 |
Arthur Lees | 76-72-76-74—298 |
Syd Scott | 75-69-76-78—298 |
Norman Von Nida | 77-70-74-77—298 |
John Panton | 72-72-78-77—299 |
Harry Weetman | 74-77-71-77—299 |
Max Faulkner | 72-76-79-73—300 |
Gene Sarazen | 74-73-77-76—300 |
Wally Smithers | 73-74-76-77—300 |
Norman Sutton | 72-74-79-76—301 |
Fred Allott | 77-71-76-78—302 |
Ken Bousfield | 72-73-79-78—302 |
Jimmy Hine | 73-78-74-77—302 |
Eddie Noke | 72-78-76-76—302 |
John A. Jacobs | 74-72-81-76—303 |
Alan Poulton | 71-74-76-82—303 |
Jack Hargreaves | 75-75-79-75—304 |
John R.M. Jacobs | 72-76-79-77—304 |
a-John Jones | 73-70-78-83—304 |
Dai Rees | 76-74-77-77—304 |
Peter Alliss | 72-72-80-81—305 |
Reg Horne | 77-74-80-74—305 |
a-Dixon Rawlinson | 74-73-79-80—306 |
a-Alex Kyle | 71-75-80-81—307 |
a-Henri De Lamaze | 73-72-80-83—308 |
Bobby Halsall | 74-75-78-81—308 |
Tom Haliburton | 75-76-80-78—309 |
John Hawkins | 76-72-82-79—309 |
George Johnson | 73-75-78-83—309 |
a-Frank Stranahan | 75-76-78-80—309 |
Hector Thomson | 73-77-80-79—309 |
Hal Young | 70-77-77-85—309 |
George Knight | 74-75-80-82—311 |
Robert French | 72-78-79-83—312 |
a-Frank Morrell | 75-74-86-79—314 |
Bernard Hunt | 75-75-82-83—315 |