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 |
