1953 British Open: Hogan's Alley
Winner: Ben Hogan, 282
Where it was played: Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 8-10, 1953
Leader after first round: Frank Stranahan, 70
Leader after second round: Eric Brown and Dai Rees, 142
Leader after third round: Roberto De Vicenzo and Ben Hogan, 214
Notable Notes: Ben Hogan played the British Open only once — this year — and he made it count, winning by four strokes. It was Hogan's third win in three major championship appearances in 1953 (he didn't play the PGA Championship). Hogan was tied for fourth place at the midway point, moved into a tie for the lead (with future Open champion Roberto De Vicenzo) after three rounds, and shot 68 in the final round to win by four. Among the quartet of runners-up was amateur Frank Stranahan, along with Antonio Cerda who was in the midst of a streak of five consecutive Top 5 finishes.
Final Scores
| Ben Hogan | 73-71-70-68—282 |
| Antonio Cerda | 75-71-69-71—286 |
| Dai Rees | 72-70-73-71—286 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 70-74-73-69—286 |
| Peter Thomson | 72-72-71-71—286 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-71-71-73—287 |
| Sam King | 74-73-72-71—290 |
| Bobby Locke | 72-73-74-72—291 |
| Peter Alliss | 75-72-74-71—292 |
| Eric Brown | 71-71-75-75—292 |
| Fred Daly | 73-75-71-75—294 |
| Max Faulkner | 74-71-73-77—295 |
| Arthur Lees | 76-76-72-72—296 |
| T.H.T. Fairbairn | 74-71-73-79—297 |
| John Jacobs | 79-74-71-73—297 |
| Harry Weetman | 80-73-72-72—297 |
| Hassan Hassanein | 78-71-73-76—298 |
| Eric Lester | 83-70-72-73—298 |
| Charlie Ward | 78-71-76-73—298 |
| Reg Horne | 76-74-75-74—299 |
| Flory Van Donck | 77-71-78-73—299 |
| Syd Scott | 74-74-78-74—300 |
| Hector Thomson | 76-74-74-76—300 |
| Reg Knight | 74-79-74-74—301 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 75-76-74-76—301 |
| Christy O'Connor Sr. | 77-77-72-75—301 |
| Ugo Grappasonni | 77-75-72-78—302 |
| John Panton | 79-74-76-73—302 |
| Robert Ferguson | 77-75-74-77—303 |
| Tom Haliburton | 75-76-76-76—303 |
| Alan Poulton | 75-77-75-76—303 |
| Norman Sutton | 76-72-76-79—303 |
| Jack Hargreaves | 81-73-76-74—304 |
| Hamish Ballingall | 80-74-77-74—305 |
| Ken Bousfield | 78-76-79-72—305 |
| Bernard Hunt | 79-74-77-75—305 |
| Ernest Whitcombe | 76-78-73-78—305 |
| Robert French | 79-71-77-79—306 |
| Ralph Mills | 80-73-72-81—306 |
| Jean-Baptiste Ado | 75-77-75-81—308 |
| Bill Shankland | 78-76-78-79—311 |
| George Knight | 75-78-81-78—312 |
| J.R. Moses | 81-73-76-82—312 |
| Lambert Topping | 77-73-81-81—312 |
| William John Henderson | 78-74-80-81—313 |
| Geoffrey Hunt | 74-74-79-86—313 |
| Dick Burton | 80-74-80-80—314 |
| Gregor McIntosh | 78-75-80-81—314 |
| John Burton | 75-77-87-78—317 |