1956 Open Championship
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 4–6 July 1956 |
Location | Hoylake, England |
Course(s) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
Statistics | |
Par | 71[1] |
Length | 6,960 yards (6,364 m)[2] |
Field | 96 players, 49 after cut[3] |
Cut | 153 (+11) |
Prize fund |
£3,750 $10,500 |
Winner's share |
£1,000 $2,800 |
Champion | |
Peter Thomson | |
286 (+2) |
Hoylake
The 1956 Open Championship was the 85th Open Championship, held 4–6 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Two-time defending champion Peter Thomson of Australia won his third consecutive Open, three strokes ahead of runner-up Flory Van Donck of Belgium. It was the third of five Open titles for the 26 year-old Thomson.[1] The purse was £3,750 with a winner's share of £1,000.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Thomson | Australia | 1954, 1955 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 286 | +2 | 1 |
Henry Cotton | England | 1934, 1937, 1948 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 293 | +9 | T6 |
Gene Sarazen | United States | 1932 | 78 | 74 | WD |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Locke | South Africa | 1949, 1950, 1952 | 76 | 79 | 155 | +13 |
Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | 1947 | 77 | 81 | 158 | +15 |
Dick Burton | England | 1939 | 83 | 79 | 162 | +20 |
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 4 July 1956
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dennis Smalldon | Wales | 68 | –3 |
2 | Enrique Bertolino | Argentina | 69 | –2 |
T3 | Al Balding | Canada | 70 | –1 |
Eric Lester | England | |||
Dave Thomas | Wales | |||
Peter Thomson | Australia | |||
T8 | Carlos Celles | Spain | 71 | E |
Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | |||
Ángel Miguel | Spain | |||
Gary Player | South Africa | |||
Flory Van Donck | Belgium |
Second round
Wednesday, 5 July 1956
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 70-70=140 | –2 |
T2 | Enrique Bertolino | Argentina | 69-72=141 | –1 |
Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 71-70=141 | ||
T4 | Ángel Miguel | Spain | 71-74=145 | +3 |
Flory Van Donck | Belgium | 71-74=145 | ||
6 | Eric Lester | England | 70-76=146 | +4 |
T7 | Gary Player | South Africa | 71-76=147 | +5 |
Dennis Smalldon | Wales | 68-79=147 | ||
T9 | Henry Cotton | England | 72-76=148 | +6 |
Bernard Hunt | England | 75-73=148 | ||
Mike Souchak | United States | 74-74=148 | ||
Frank Stranahan | United States | 72-76=148 | ||
Dave Thomas | Wales | 70-78=148 | ||
Charlie Ward | England | 73-75=148 | ||
Harry Weetman | England | 72-76=148 |
Amateurs: Carr (+8), Sharp (+12), Jones (+12), Tate (+14), Shepperson (+17), Thirlwell (+18), Fogarty (+21).
Third round
Friday, 6 July 1956 - (morning)
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 70-70-72=212 | –1 |
2 | Flory Van Donck | Belgium | 71-74-70=215 | +2 |
3 | Enrique Bertolino | Argentina | 69-72-76=217 | +4 |
4 | Henry Cotton | England | 72-76-71=219 | +6 |
T5 | Roberto DeVicenzo | Argentina | 71-70-79=220 | +7 |
Ángel Miguel | Spain | 71-74-75=220 | ||
Gary Player | South Africa | 71-76-73=220 | ||
Frank Stranahan | United States | 72-76-72=220 | ||
9 | Antonio Cerdá | Argentina | 72-81-68=221 | +8 |
T10 | John Panton | Scotland | 74-76-72=222 | +9 |
Mike Souchak | United States | 74-74-74=222 |
Final round
Friday, 6 July 1956 - (afternoon)
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 70-70-72-74=286 | +2 |
2 | Flory Van Donck | Belgium | 71-74-70-74=289 | +5 |
3 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 71-70-79-70=290 | +6 |
4 | Gary Player | South Africa | 71-76-73-71=291 | +7 |
5 | John Panton | Scotland | 74-76-72-70=292 | +8 |
T6 | Enrique Bertolino | Argentina | 69-72-76-76=293 | +9 |
Henry Cotton | England | 72-76-71-74=293 | ||
T8 | Antonio Cerdá | Argentina | 72-81-68-73=294 | +10 |
Mike Souchak | United States | 74-74-74-72=294 | ||
T10 | Harry Weetman | England | 72-76-75-72=295 | +11 |
Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland | 73-78-74-70=295 |
Amateur: Carr (+22).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thomson wins third straight British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 7 July 1956. p. 11. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ "Smalldon leads British Open, Al Balding tied for third". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. 5 July 1956. p. 34.
- ↑ "Media Guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 80. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
External links
Preceded by 1956 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1956 PGA Championship |
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