1924 British Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Walter Hagen, 301
Where it was played: Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England
Tournament dates: June 26-27, 1924
Leader after first round: Cyril Tolley, 73
Leader after second round: Ernest Whitcombe, 147
Leader after third round: Walter Hagen and Ernest Whitcombe, 224
Notable Notes: Walter Hagen trailed Ernest Whitcombe by three after 36 holes, they were tied after 54 holes, and Hagen was the one-stroke victor over Whitcombe at the end. ... Whitcombe finished first with a 35 over the back nine to post 302. ... Hagen managed to card 34 on his back nine, however, with the help of two sand saves, and sank a winning six-foot putt on the final hole. ... It was the second of Hagen's four British Open titles. ... 53-year-old J.H. Taylor, a five-time champ, finished fifth. ... Gene Sarazen, age 22, made his Open debut and finished 41st.
Final Scores
Walter Hagen | 77-73-74-77—301 |
Ernest Whitcombe | 77-70-77-78—302 |
Frank Ball | 78-75-74-77—304 |
Macdonald Smith | 76-74-77-77—304 |
J.H. Taylor | 75-74-79-79—307 |
Aubrey Boomer | 75-78-76-79—308 |
George Duncan | 74-79-74-81—308 |
Len Holland | 74-78-78-78—308 |
Jim Barnes | 78-77-79-75—309 |
George Gadd | 79-75-78-77—309 |
James Sherlock | 76-75-78-80—309 |
Percy Weston | 76-77-77-79—309 |
Sandy Herd | 76-79-76-79—310 |
Gilbert Nicholls | 75-78-79-78—310 |
Tom Williamson | 79-76-80-75—310 |
J.W. Gaudin | 79-78-80-76—313 |
Charles Johns | 77-77-78-81—313 |
James Braid | 80-80-78-76—314 |
Albert S. Tingey Jr. | 82-81-76-75—314 |
a-Cyril Tolley | 73-82-80-79—314 |
Archie Compston | 79-81-76-79—315 |
Bertram Weastell | 76-82-78-79—315 |
Arthur Butchart | 82-75-77-82—316 |
Rowland Jones | 80-73-82-81—316 |
Fred Leach | 78-74-86-78—316 |
William Robertson | 84-75-77-80—316 |
Fred Robson | 83-80-77-76—316 |
Syd Wingate | 79-79-82-76—316 |
Arthur Havers | 79-77-86-75—317 |
Mark Seymour | 74-81-80-82—317 |
Herbert Osborne | 80-81-82-75—318 |
Harry Ball | 81-78-79-81—319 |
Albert Hallam | 76-83-80-80—319 |
Charles Parsons | 80-77-83-79—319 |
Ted Ray | 80-80-79-80—319 |
J. Rimmer | 79-82-79-79—319 |
Harry Crapper | 86-82-76-77—321 |
Peter Robertson | 79-79-82-81—321 |
William Twine | 80-79-86-76—321 |
Thomas Walton | 77-86-82-77—322 |
Raymond Botcazou | 80-83-78-82—323 |
Fred Jarman | 84-78-78-83—323 |
Gene Sarazen | 83-75-84-81—323 |
a-William Sutton | 85-76-80-82—323 |
James Adwick | 79-82-83-80—324 |
William Button | 80-80-83-81—324 |
David Sutherland | 79-80-85-80—324 |
George Charman | 81-85-81-78—325 |
George Kirby | 80-77-83-85—325 |
William McMinn | 80-88-79-78—325 |
Jack Rowe | 78-83-83-81—325 |
A. Simpson | 82-78-80-85—325 |
William H. Davies | 83-83-80-80—326 |
Edward Douglas | 84-78-82-82—326 |
J. Alsagurin | 82-86-77-82—327 |
Thomas Barber | 78-85-84-80—327 |
William Smith | 80-82-82-83—327 |
Arthur Young | 82-79-87-79—327 |
a-J.A. Hassall | 78-84-84-82—328 |
a-William Hope | 87-78-81-82—328 |
Jack Seager | 79-84-82-83—328 |
Charles Wallis | 80-85-81-82—328 |
a-Samuel Robinson | 85-81-82-81—329 |
Harry Sutton | 81-79-83-87—330 |
Philip Rodgers | 82-81-86-82—331 |
Albert Seymour | 85-78-84-84—331 |
John Thompson | 88-78-78-87—331 |
a-M.S. Walker | 81-81-82-88—332 |
C.C. Anderson | 84-82-85-82—333 |
Jerry Bond | 87-84-83-79—333 |
Harry Walker | 81-87-81-84—333 |
Percy Wyatt | 86-84-83-81—334 |
Sidney Ball | 84-78-87-86—335 |
John Harrison | 86-88-81-85—340 |
William Gimber | 86-85-87-87—345 |