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			{{Infobox individual golf tournament
	The '''1952 Open Championship''' was a ] competition held at ]. The competition was won by ].
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			\| location = ]
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			\| par = 71
			\| yardage =
			\| field = 96, 46 after cut
			\| cut = 151 (+9)
			\| purse =
			\| winners_share =
			\| champion = {{flagicon\|SAF\|1928}} ]
			\| score = 287 (+3)
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			The '''1952 Open Championship''' was a golf tournament played at ] in ]. South Africa's ] and Australian ] staged the first of their many great battles, with Locke prevailing by one-stroke to win his third Open Championship title in four years.

			After 36-holes ] champion ] had built a four-stroke lead with rounds of 67-69. Bobby Locke was in 2nd place after rounds of 69-71. Locke, however, almost never made it for the final two rounds. His clubs were locked in the trunk of his car, and when he went to retrieve them on the morning of the final day he found that the garage where his car was parked was locked. Luckily, a passing milkman knew where the garage owner lived and took Locke to retrieve the key. He arrived at the course just in time to change his shoes and walk straight to the 1st tee. He followed with rounds of 74-73 to overtake Daly, who struggled with rounds of 77-76 and finished in 3rd place, two-shots back. Peter Thomson closed with a round of 70 to finish a shot back of Locke.

			This win was Locke's third Open title, and he would win a fourth in ]. Thomson, meanwhile, went on to win five titles, with the first coming two years later, when he defeated Locke by a single stroke.

	==Final leaderboard==		==Final leaderboard==
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	\| align="center"\|2 \|\| ] \|\| {{AUS}} \|\| 68-73-77-70=288 \|\| align="center"\|E		\|align=center\|2 \|\| ] \|\| {{AUS}} \|\| 68-73-77-70=288 \|\| align=center\|+4
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	\| align="center"\|3 \|\| ] \|\| {{NIR}} \|\| 67-69-77-76=289 \|\| align="center"\|+1		\|align=center\|3 \|\| ] \|\| {{NIR}} \|\| 67-69-77-76=289 \|\| align=center\|+5
	\|-		\|-
	\| align="center"\|4 \|\| ] \|\| {{ENG}} \|\| 75-74-74-71=294 \|\| align="center"\|+6		\|align=center\|4 \|\| ] \|\| {{ENG}} \|\| 75-74-74-71=294 \|\| align=center\|+10
	\|-		\|-
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	\| ] \|\| {{~~ARG~~}} \|\| 73-73-76-73=295		\|] \|\| {{GBR}} \|\| 71-74-74-76=295
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align="center"\|8 \|\| ] \|\| {{~~ENG~~}} \|\| 76-72-72-77=297 \|\| align="center"\|+9		\|align=center\|8 \|\| ] \|\| {{GBR}} \|\| 76-72-72-77=297 \|\| align=center\|+13
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=6 align="center"\|T9 \|\| ] \|\| {{IRL}} \|\| 70-74-75-79=298 \|\| rowspan=6 align="center"\|+10		\|rowspan=6 align=center\|T9 \|\| ] \|\| {{IRL}} \|\| 70-74-75-79=298 \|\| rowspan=6 align=center\|+14
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	\| ] \|\| {{~~AUS~~}} \|\| 77-70-74-77=298		\|] \|\| {{GBR}} \|\| 75-69-76-78=298
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Revision as of 01:15, 14 April 2012

Golf tournament

1952 Open Championship
Tournament information
Location	Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Course(s)	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Statistics
Par	71
Field	96, 46 after cut
Cut	151 (+9)
Champion
Bobby Locke
287 (+3)

The 1952 Open Championship was a golf tournament played at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. South Africa's Bobby Locke and Australian Peter Thomson staged the first of their many great battles, with Locke prevailing by one-stroke to win his third Open Championship title in four years.

After 36-holes 1947 Open champion Fred Daly had built a four-stroke lead with rounds of 67-69. Bobby Locke was in 2nd place after rounds of 69-71. Locke, however, almost never made it for the final two rounds. His clubs were locked in the trunk of his car, and when he went to retrieve them on the morning of the final day he found that the garage where his car was parked was locked. Luckily, a passing milkman knew where the garage owner lived and took Locke to retrieve the key. He arrived at the course just in time to change his shoes and walk straight to the 1st tee. He followed with rounds of 74-73 to overtake Daly, who struggled with rounds of 77-76 and finished in 3rd place, two-shots back. Peter Thomson closed with a round of 70 to finish a shot back of Locke.

This win was Locke's third Open title, and he would win a fourth in 1957. Thomson, meanwhile, went on to win five titles, with the first coming two years later, when he defeated Locke by a single stroke.

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To Par
1	Bobby Locke	South Africa	69-71-74-73=287	+3
2	Peter Thomson	Australia	68-73-77-70=288	+4
3	Fred Daly	Northern Ireland	67-69-77-76=289	+5
4	Henry Cotton	England	75-74-74-71=294	+10
T5	Antonio Cerda	Argentina	73-73-76-73=295	+11
T5	Sam King	United Kingdom	71-74-74-76=295	+11
7	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	74-75-71-76=296	+12
8	Fred Bullock	United Kingdom	76-72-72-77=297	+13
T9	Harry Bradshaw	Ireland	70-74-75-79=298	+14
	Eric Brown	United Kingdom	71-72-78-77=298
	Willie Goggin	United States	71-74-75-78=298
	Arthur Lees	United Kingdom	76-72-76-74=298
	Syd Scott	United Kingdom	75-69-76-78=298
	Norman Von Nida	Australia	77-70-74-77=298

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Preceded by1952 PGA Championship

Major Championships

Succeeded by1953 Masters Tournament

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