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The '''1949 Open Championship''' was a ] competition held at ]. The competition was won by ]. |
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| name = 1949 Open Championship |
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| location = ] |
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| course = ] |
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| par = 70 |
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| field = 96, 31 after cut |
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| cut = 147 (+7) |
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| champion = {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} ] |
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| score = 283 (+3) |
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The '''1949 Open Championship''' was a golf tournament held at ] in ]. ] won his first of four Open Championship titles in a 36-hole playoff over ]. |
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The defining moment of the championship occurred on the 5th hole of the second round. Harry Bradshaw opened with a 68 and was playing steadily as he reached the 5th tee. His drive went into the rough on the right side of the fairway, where the ball became lodged at the bottom of a beer bottle. Unsure of whether he was able to take a free drop and with no tournament officials nearby, Bradshaw attempted to blast the ball out of the bottle and managed to hit it 30 yards with glass flying everywhere. He took two more shots to reach the green, then holed out for a 6. He finished the round with a 77, but rebounded with rounds of 68-70 to tie South African Bobby Locke for the lead with a 283 total. Locke and Bradshaw met in a 36-hole playoff the following day, where Locke prevailed by 12-shots, 135 to 147. |
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Locke went on to win three more Open Championships in ], ], and ]. His win here came a year after he set the ] record with a 16-shot victory, a mark that still stands, but was later banned by the PGA in a dispute over playing obligations. |
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==Final leaderboard== |
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==Final leaderboard== |
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| align="center"|1 || ''']''' || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}} || 69-76-68-70=283 || rowspan=2 align="center"|-5 |
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|align=center|1 || ] || {{flagcountry|SAF|1928}} || 69-76-68-70=283 || rowspan=2 align=center|+3 |
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| align="center"|2 || ] || {{IRL}} || 68-77-68-70=283 |
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|align=center|2 || ] || {{IRL}} || 68-77-68-70=283 |
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| align="center"|3 || ] || {{ARG}} || 68-75-73-69=285 || align="center"|-3 |
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|align=center|3 || ] || {{ARG}} || 68-75-73-69=285 || align=center|+5 |
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| rowspan=2 align="center"|T4 || ] || {{ENG}} || 71-69-74-72=286 || rowspan=2 align="center"|-2 |
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|rowspan=2 align=center|T4 || ] || {{GBR}} || 71-69-74-72=286 || rowspan=2 align=center|+6 |
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| ] || {{ENG}} || 73-71-70-72=286 |
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|] || {{GBR}} || 73-71-70-72=286 |
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| rowspan=2 align="center"|T6 || ] || {{ENG}} || 71-71-71-74=287 || rowspan=2 align="center"|-1 |
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|rowspan=2 align=center|T6 || ] || {{ENG}} || 71-71-71-74=287 || rowspan=2 align=center|+7 |
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| ] || {{ENG}} || 74-70-72-71=287 |
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| rowspan=3 align="center"|T8 || ] || {{SCO}} || 67-77-72-72=288 || rowspan=3 align="center"|E |
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|rowspan=3 align=center|T8 || ] || {{GBR}} || 67-77-72-72=288 || rowspan=3 align=center|+8 |
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| ] || {{SCO}} || 69-75-72-72=288 |
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| ] || {{ENG}} || 72-75-70-71=288 |
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''Locke (135) defeated Bradshaw (147) in a 36-hole playoff.'' |
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The defining moment of the championship occurred on the 5th hole of the second round. Harry Bradshaw opened with a 68 and was playing steadily as he reached the 5th tee. His drive went into the rough on the right side of the fairway, where the ball became lodged at the bottom of a beer bottle. Unsure of whether he was able to take a free drop and with no tournament officials nearby, Bradshaw attempted to blast the ball out of the bottle and managed to hit it 30 yards with glass flying everywhere. He took two more shots to reach the green, then holed out for a 6. He finished the round with a 77, but rebounded with rounds of 68-70 to tie South African Bobby Locke for the lead with a 283 total. Locke and Bradshaw met in a 36-hole playoff the following day, where Locke prevailed by 12-shots, 135 to 147.
Bobby Locke
Ireland
Argentina
United Kingdom
England