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The '''1953 Open Championship''' was a ] competition held at ]. The competition was won by ], in his only Open Championship appearance. |
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| name = 1953 Open Championship |
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| par = 71 |
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| field = 91, 49 after cut |
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| cut = 154 (+12) |
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| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} ] |
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| score = 282 (-2) |
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The '''1953 Open Championship''' was a golf tournament played at ] in ]. In his only Open Championship appearance, ] prevailed by four-strokes to win his third major championship of the year. |
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Ben Hogan, already with ] and ] titles under his belt, made the trip across the Atlantic for the Open Championship for the very first time. He arrived at Carnoustie two weeks early to practice with the smaller British golf ball. A strong international field stood ready to challenge him, including fellow Americans ] and ], Australian ], Argentinians ] and ], and South Africa's ], the defending champion. Stranahan set the early pace with a round of 70, with ] in 2nd with a 71. Locke shot 72 and joined ], Thomson, and De Vicenzo in 3rd. Dealing with putting problems, Hogan had to settle for an opening round of 73. Hogan continued having problems on the green in the second round, but managed to better his score with a 71. Rees finished the round birdie-eagle to card a 70, giving him a share of the lead with Brown. De Vicenzo was in 3rd, with Hogan, Stranahan, and Thomson a shot further back. |
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In the third round, Cerda set a new course record with a round of 69. Thomson shot 71 to join Cerda and Rees in 3rd. Hogan was having an excellent round until he found trouble on the 17th, but he managed to get up-and-down from a bunker and salvage a 6. He birdied the 18th to card a 70 for a share of the lead with De Vicenzo. In the final round, Stranahan was out first and posted a 69 and 286 total, including an eagle at the last. De Vicenzo was unable to recover after hitting his ball out of bounds at the 9th and finished on 287. Hogan chipped-in for birdie at the 5th, then followed with another birdie at 6. He opened up a two-shot lead at the 13th, saved par at the 17th, then made another birdie at 18. He finished with a round of 68, bettering the record that Cerda had set that morning. His total of 282 was four-shots clear of the field. |
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Hogan's Open Championship title was his third major championship of the year, but he was unable to go for the ] as the ] conflicted with the Open. He never played in the Open Championship again, although he did make a lasting impression on Carnoustie. The par-5 6th hole features a split fairway, with the right side being safer but the left offering a better angle to the green. Hogan found the narrow left side in each of the four rounds, and that hole is now known as "Hogan's Alley." |
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| align="center"|1 || ''']''' || {{USA}} || 73-71-70-68=282 || align="center"|-6 |
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|align=center|1 || ] || {{USA}} || 73-71-70-68=282 || align=center|-2 |
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| rowspan=4 align="center"|T2 || ] || {{WAL}} || 72-70-73-71=286 || rowspan=4 align="center"|-2 |
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|rowspan=4 align=center|T2 || ] || {{ARG}} || 75-71-69-71=286 || rowspan=4 align=center|+2 |
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| ] || {{AUS}} || 72-72-71-71=286 |
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| ] || {{ARG}} || 75-71-69-71=286 |
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|] (a) || {{USA}} || 70-74-73-69=286 |
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| ] (a) || {{USA}} || 70-74-73-69=286 |
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| align="center"|6 || ] || {{ARG}} || 72-71-71-73=287 || align="center"|-1 |
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|align=center|6 || ] || {{ARG}} || 72-71-71-73=287 || align=center|+3 |
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| align="center"|7 || ] || {{ENG}} || 74-73-72-71=290 || align="center"|+2 |
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|align=center|7 || ] || {{GBR}} || 74-73-72-71=290 || align=center|+6 |
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| align="center"|8 || ] || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}} || 72-73-74-72=291 || align="center"|+3 |
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|align=center|8 || ] || {{flagcountry|SAF|1928}} || 72-73-74-72=291 || align=center|+7 |
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| rowspan=2 align="center"|T9 || ] || {{SCO}} || 71-71-75-75=292 || rowspan=2 align="center"|+4 |
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|rowspan=2 align=center|T9 || ] || {{GBR}} || 75-72-74-71=292 || rowspan=2 align=center|+8 |
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In the third round, Cerda set a new course record with a round of 69. Thomson shot 71 to join Cerda and Rees in 3rd. Hogan was having an excellent round until he found trouble on the 17th, but he managed to get up-and-down from a bunker and salvage a 6. He birdied the 18th to card a 70 for a share of the lead with De Vicenzo. In the final round, Stranahan was out first and posted a 69 and 286 total, including an eagle at the last. De Vicenzo was unable to recover after hitting his ball out of bounds at the 9th and finished on 287. Hogan chipped-in for birdie at the 5th, then followed with another birdie at 6. He opened up a two-shot lead at the 13th, saved par at the 17th, then made another birdie at 18. He finished with a round of 68, bettering the record that Cerda had set that morning. His total of 282 was four-shots clear of the field.
Hogan's Open Championship title was his third major championship of the year, but he was unable to go for the Grand Slam as the PGA Championship conflicted with the Open. He never played in the Open Championship again, although he did make a lasting impression on Carnoustie. The par-5 6th hole features a split fairway, with the right side being safer but the left offering a better angle to the green. Hogan found the narrow left side in each of the four rounds, and that hole is now known as "Hogan's Alley."
Ben Hogan
United States
Argentina
Wales
Australia
United Kingdom
South Africa