1895 Open Championship

1895 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	12–13 June 1895
Location	St Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)	Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Field	76 players^[1]
Cut	none
Prize fund	£90
Winner's share	£30
Champion
J.H. Taylor
322
«1894 1896»

St Andrews

Location in Scotland

The 1895 Open Championship was the 35th Open Championship, held 12–13 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Defending champion J.H. Taylor won the Championship for the second time, by four strokes from runner-up Sandy Herd.

Harry Vardon, one of the early starters, led after the first round with an 80 but had an 85 in the afternoon to finish the day on 165. Herd had the best round of the afternoon with a 77 and led overnight on 159, five strokes clear of Taylor and Andrew Kirkaldy on 164.

Herd played steadily in the third round and finished with 82 to lead on 241. Taylor, playing in the last group, scored 80 to finish on 244. The Championship resolved into a battle between Herd and Taylor. Herd started well but took seven at the 5th. Playing in wind and rain, Herd eventually scored 85 to finish on 326. Taylor need an 81 to win and after 12 holes had only taken 49 strokes. Despite taking six at the next two holes he reached the 17th tee needing to take 12 or less to win. Playing carefully he scored five at the dangerous 17th and then four at the last to win by four strokes and retain the title. His 78 was the best round of the afternoon by four shots, the next best being an 82 by Ben Sayers.

First day leaderboard

Wednesday, 12 June 1895

Place	Player	Country	Score
1	Sandy Herd	Scotland	82-77=159
T2	Andrew Kirkaldy	Scotland	81-83=164
T2	J.H. Taylor	England	86-78=164
T4	Willie Fernie	Scotland	86-79=165
	George Pulford	England	84-81=165
	Harry Vardon	Jersey	80-85=165
	Tom Vardon	Jersey	82-83=165
8	James Kinnell	Scotland	84-83=167
9	Laurie Auchterlonie (a)	Scotland	84-84=168
T10	David Anderson, Jr.	Scotland	86-83=169
	Alfred Toogood	England	85-84=169
	Laurie Waters	Scotland	86-83=169

Final leaderboard

Source:^[2]

Thursday, 13 June 1895

Place	Player	Country	Score	Money
1	J.H. Taylor	England	86-78-80-78=322	£30
2	Sandy Herd	Scotland	82-77-82-85=326	£20
3	Andrew Kirkaldy	Scotland	81-83-84-84=332	£10
4	George Pulford	England	84-81-83-86=334	£7
5	Archie Simpson	Scotland	88-85-78-85=336	£5
T6	David Anderson, Jr.	Scotland	86-83-84-84=337	£3 6s 8d
	David Brown	Scotland	81-89-83-84=337
	Willie Fernie	Scotland	86-79-86-86=337
T9	Ben Sayers	Scotland	84-87-85-82=338	£2
	Alfred Toogood	England	85-84-83-86=338
	Harry Vardon	Jersey	80-85-85-88=338
	Tom Vardon	Jersey	82-83-84-89=338

References

↑ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 142. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
↑ 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. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

External links

1895 Men's Major Golf Championships

U.S. Open The Open Championship

The Open Championship

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