1904 British Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Jack White, 296
Where it was played: Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England
Tournament dates: June 8-10, 1904
Leader after first round: Robert Thomson, 75
Leader after second round: Harry Vardon, 149
Leader after third round: James Braid, 226
Notable Notes: James Braid scored a 69 in the third round, the first sub-70 round in Open history over a full 18-hole course. ... In the final round, Jack White tied the new scoring record. ... Then, after White finished, J.H. Taylor broke the record with a 68. But Taylor finished in second place, tied with Braid, one behind White. ... White's 296 total was another new scoring record and the first sub-300 score in a British Open played over a full 72 holes. ... White was also the first golfer in tournament history to improve his score in each round.
Final Scores
| Jack White | 80-75-72-69—296 |
| James Braid | 77-80-69-71—297 |
| J.H. Taylor | 77-78-74-68—297 |
| Tom Vardon | 77-77-75-72—301 |
| Harry Vardon | 76-73-79-74—302 |
| James Sherlock | 83-71-78-77—309 |
| a-John Graham Jr. | 76-76-78-80—310 |
| Andrew Kirkaldy | 78-79-74-79—310 |
| Sandy Herd | 84-76-76-75—311 |
| a-Robert Maxwell | 80-80-76-77—313 |
| Ben Sayers | 80-80-76-77—313 |
| Willie Park Jr. | 84-72-81-78—315 |
| Ted Ray | 81-81-77-76—315 |
| Robert Thomson | 75-76-80-84—315 |
| Alfred Toogood | 88-76-74-77—315 |
| George Coburn | 79-82-75-80—316 |
| Jack Rowe | 86-82-75-73—316 |
| a-John Ball | 83-78-79-78—318 |
| George Cawsey | 82-80-78-79—319 |
| Fred Collins | 88-77-75-79—319 |
| Ernest Gray | 84-77-74-84—319 |
| a-James Worthington | 85-79-78-78—320 |
| Thomas Renouf | 82-79-79-81—321 |
| Phillip Gaudin | 79-83-80-80—322 |
| Alfred Matthews | 85-81-78-78—322 |
| A. Thomson | 86-81-75-81—323 |
| a-Edward Blackwell | 88-77-81-79—325 |
| George Cawkwell | 83-83-79-80—325 |
| Rowland Jones | 89-77-77-82—325 |
| Albert Bellworthy | 82-84-83-77—326 |
| James Hepburn | 87-80-79-80—326 |
| Percy Hills | 85-83-80-78—326 |
| W.J. Leaver | 85-80-82-81—328 |
| George Pannell | 82-84-81-81—328 |
| Andrew Denholm | 86-79-84-80—329 |
| Ernest Risebro | 85-81-85-78—329 |
| Percy Wyatt | 83-82-81-83—329 |
| Charles Neaves | 86-80-80-85—331 |
| Charles Roberts | 83-82-86-80—331 |
| H.A. Howlett | 88-79-86-79—332 |
| Harry Cawsey | 80-83-88-82—333 |
| W.C. Gaudin | 84-84-79-86—333 |
| William McEwan | 86-81-86-85—338 |
| Reginald Gray | 86-82-87-89—344 |
