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1910 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	21–24 June 1910
Location	St Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)	Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Length	6,489 yards (5,934 m)
Field	210 players, 64 after cut
Cut	161
Prize fund	£125
Winner's share	£50
Champion
James Braid
299
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St Andrews class=notpageimage| Location in Scotland

St Andrewsclass=notpageimage| Location in Fife, Scotland

The 1910 Open Championship was the 50th Open Championship, held 21–24 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. James Braid won the championship for the fifth time, four strokes ahead of Sandy Herd, the 1902 champion.

There was no qualifying competition; all 210 entries played 18 holes in pairs on the first two days with the top sixty and ties advancing for the final 36 holes on the third day. Prize money was increased by £10 with the addition of £5 prizes for seventh and eighth places.

Play started on Tuesday, 21 June, but an early afternoon thunderstorm flooded many of the greens and play was cancelled. It was decided that all existing scores would not count and that the Championship would start again on Wednesday and extend to Friday.

After the first round, George Duncan led with 73, a stroke ahead of Willie Watt and Robert Thomson. The leaderboard changed significantly during the second round on Thursday with Duncan shooting 77, while Watt and Thomson took 82 and 85. The midway leader was Willie Smith, then a professional in Mexico City, who shot 71 for 148. Braid was a stroke back on 149 with Duncan third on 150. The cut was at 161 or better and 64 players advanced for the final day.

Duncan's 71 on Friday morning gave him the 54-hole lead, two strokes ahead of Braid with Herd and Ted Ray a further four shots behind. Duncan's 83 in the afternoon dropped him to third place and gave Braid a comfortable victory with Herd second. Smith's second 80 of the day left him in a disappointing tie for fifth place.

Round summaries

First round

Tuesday, 21 June 1910
Wednesday, 22 June 1910

A thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon caused flooding; all scores for the day were thrown out and play was restarted on Wednesday.

Place	Player	Score
1	George Duncan	73
T2	Willie Watt	74
T2	Robert Thomson	74
T4	Fred Robson	75
T4	Herbert Riseborough	75
T6	James Braid	76
	Ted Ray
	J.H. Taylor
T9	Albert Bellworthy	77
	Fred Collins
	George Daniel
	Harold Frostick
	Willie Hunter Sr.
	Michael Moran
	Thomas Renouf
	James Sherlock
	Willie Smith
	Harry Vardon
	Tom Vardon

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Second round

Thursday, 23 June 1910

Place	Player	Score
1	Willie Smith	77-71=148
2	James Braid	76-73=149
3	George Duncan	73-77=150
T4	Ernest Gaudin	78-74=152
	Sandy Herd	78-74=152
	Michael Moran	77-75=152
	Willie Ritchie	78-74=152
T8	James Kinnell	79-74=153
	Ted Ray	76-77=153
	Thomas Renouf	77-76=153

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Third round

Friday, 24 June 1910 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	George Duncan	73-77-71=221
2	James Braid	76-73-74=223
T3	Sandy Herd	78-74-75=227
T3	Ted Ray	76-77-74=227
T5	Ernest Gaudin	78-74-76=228
	Thomas Renouf	77-76-75=228
	Willie Smith	77-71-80=228
8	Laurie Ayton, Snr	78-76-75=229
9	James Kinnell	79-74-77=230
10	Michael Moran	77-75-79=231

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Final round

Friday, 24 June 1910 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	Money (£)
1	James Braid	76-73-74-76=299	50
2	Sandy Herd	78-74-75-76=303	25
3	George Duncan	73-77-71-83=304	15
4	Laurie Ayton, Snr	78-76-75-77=306	10
T5	Ted Ray	76-77-74-81=308	6 13s 4d
	Fred Robson	75-80-77-76=308
	Willie Smith	77-71-80-80=308
T8	Ernest Gaudin	78-74-76-81=309	1 5s
	James Kinnell	79-74-77-79=309
	Thomas Renouf	77-76-75-81=309
	Donald Ross	78-79-75-77=309

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References

^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 126. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ "Great achievement in golf - Braid wins his fifth championship". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1910. pp. 9, 10.
"The Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1910. p. 15.
^ "The jubilee golf championship - unprecedented situation - thunderstorm and a deluge - first day's play cancelled". Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1910. p. 9.
^ "The jubilee golf championship - another record for St. Andrews - George Duncan leading first round". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1910. pp. 7, 8.
^ "The jubilee golf championship - another record for St. Andrews - Willie Smith of Mexico leading". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1910. pp. 9, 10.
Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

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