1939 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1939 British Open was the 74th time this major was played — and the last time until 1946 due to World War II.
Winner: Dick Burton, 290
Where it was played: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 5-7, 1939
Leader after first round: Dick Burton, Harry Busson, Max Faulkner and Bobby Locke, 70
Leader after second round: Dick Burton, 142
Leader after third round: John Fallon, 215
Notable Notes: A 77 in the third round knocked second-round leader Dick Burton four shots down the leaderboard. But in the final round he rebounded with a 71 on another day of high scoring to win by two strokes from runner-up Johnny Bulla. ... After this, and with the outbreak of World War II, the Open did not return until 1946. ... This was Burton's lone major championship win.
Final Scores
Dick Burton | 70-72-77-71—290 |
Johnny Bulla | 77-71-71-73—292 |
John Fallon | 71-73-71-79—294 |
Sam King | 74-72-75-73—294 |
Alf Perry | 71-74-73-76—294 |
Bill Shankland | 72-73-72-77—294 |
Reg Whitcombe | 71-75-74-74—294 |
Martin Pose | 71-72-76-76—295 |
Percy Alliss | 75-73-74-74—296 |
Ernest Kenyon | 73-75-74-74—296 |
Bobby Locke | 70-75-76-75—296 |
Dai Rees | 71-74-75-77—297 |
Jimmy Adams | 73-74-75-76—298 |
Enrique Bertolino | 73-75-75-75—298 |
a-Jimmy Bruen Jr. | 72-75-75-76—298 |
Henry Cotton | 74-72-76-76—298 |
William Anderson | 73-74-77-75—299 |
Emilio Serra | 77-72-73-77—299 |
W.H. Green | 75-75-72-78—300 |
William H. Davies | 71-79-74-77—301 |
Syd Easterbrook | 74-71-80-76—301 |
a-Alex Kyle | 74-76-75-76—301 |
a-Leonard Crawley | 72-76-80-74—302 |
Max Faulkner | 70-76-76-80—302 |
James Busson Jr. | 70-75-81-77—303 |
Laurie Ayton Jr. | 72-77-78-77—304 |
William Collins | 75-74-79-76—304 |
Fred Taggart | 73-77-76-78—304 |
Aurelio Castanon | 77-73-80-75—305 |
Laurie Ayton Sr. | 76-72-82-76—306 |
Charlie Ward | 71-74-78-83—306 |
John Busson | 79-70-81-77—307 |
a-Andrew Dowie | 76-74-81-77—308 |
a-Bob Sweeny Jr. | 74-75-80-79—308 |