1962 Open Championship

1962 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 11–13 July 1962
Location Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s) Troon Golf Club,
Old Course
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,045 yards (6,442 m)
Field 119 players, 39 after cut[1]
Cut 152 (+8)
Prize fund £8,500
$23,800
Winner's share £1,400
$3,920
Champion
United States Arnold Palmer
276 (−12)
«1961
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Troon
Location in Scotland

The 1962 Open Championship was the 91st Open Championship, played from 11–13 July at Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Arnold Palmer won his second consecutive Open, six strokes ahead of runner-up Kel Nagle.[2][3] It was the sixth of Palmer's seven major titles and the second of the year; he won his third Masters in April.

Qualifying took place on 9–10 July. Entries played 18 holes on the Old Course at Troon Golf Club and 18 holes on the Lochgreen Troon Municipal course. A maximum of 120 players qualified. The qualifying score was 154 and 119 players qualified. Eric Brown led the qualifiers on 139.[4] This was the last Open in which all players had to qualify. In 1963 a system of exemptions for the leading players was introduced. A maximum of 50 players could make the cut to play 36 holes on the final day.

Jack Nicklaus, the U.S. Open champion, competed in his first Open Championship. Following an opening round 80,[5] he rebounded with a 72 to make the cut[6] and finished tied for 34th place.

The PGA Championship was played the next week near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Arnold Palmer  United States 1961 71 69 67 69 276 −12 1
Kel Nagle  Australia 1960 71 71 70 70 282 −6 2
Sam Snead  United States 1946 76 73 72 71 292 +4 T6
Peter Thomson  Australia 1954, 1955,
1956, 1958 		70 77 75 70 292 +4 T6

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Gary Player  South Africa 1959 74 79 153 +11
Bobby Locke  South Africa 1949, 1950,
1952, 1957 		80 72 152 +12
Max Faulkner  England 1951 84 77 161 +17

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 11 July 1962

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Keith MacDonald England69−3
2Peter Thomson Australia70−2
T3Kel Nagle Australia71−1
Arnold Palmer United States
T5Doug Beattie Scotland72E
Harry Bradshaw Ireland
Peter Butler England
Sebastián Miguel Spain
Donald Swaelens Belgium
T10Hugh Boyle Ireland73+1
Jimmy Martin Ireland

Second round

Thursday, 12 July 1962

A maximum of 50 players could make the cut but 51 players scored 153 (+9) or better. The 12 players on 153 were therefore excluded and just the 39 who scored 152 (+8) or better qualified for the final day.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer United States71-69=140−4
2Kel Nagle Australia71-71=142−2
T3Bob Charles New Zealand75-70=145+1
Jimmy Martin Ireland73-72=145
Ralph Moffitt England75-70=145
Phil Rodgers United States75-70=145
T7Peter Alliss England77-69=146+2
Brian Huggett Wales75-71=146
Keith MacDonald England69-77=146
T10Doug Beattie Scotland72-75=147+3
Harry Bradshaw Ireland72-75=147
Harold Henning South Africa74-73=147
John Panton Scotland74-73=147
Dave Thomas Wales77-70=147
Peter Thomson Australia70-77=147

Amateurs: Green (+7), Cannon (+9), Carr (+9), Saddler (+9), Sinclair (+9), Stuart (+10), Blair (+11), Clark (+11), Edgar (+11), Shade (+11), Christmas (+12), Foster (+12), Walker (+13), MacCaskill (+17), Wilson (+18), Morrison (+19).

Third round

Friday, 13 July 1962 - (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer United States71-69-67=207−9
2Kel Nagle Australia71-71-70=212−4
3Bob Charles New Zealand75-70-70=215−1
4Phil Rodgers United States75-70-72=217+1
5Dave Thomas Wales77-70-71=218+2
6Ralph Moffitt England75-70-74=219+3
T7Peter Alliss England77-69-74=220+4
Brian Huggett Wales75-71-74=220
T9Jimmy Martin Ireland73-72-76=221+5
Sam Snead United States76-73-72=221
Harry Weetman England75-73-73=221
Ross Whitehead England74-75-72=221

Final round

Friday, 13 July 1962 - (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Arnold Palmer  United States 71-69-67-69=276 −121,400
2 Kel Nagle  Australia 71-71-70-70=282 −61,000
T3 Brian Huggett  Wales 75-71-74-69=289 +1710
Phil Rodgers  United States 75-70-72-72=289
5 Bob Charles  New Zealand 75-70-70-75=290 +2475
T6 Sam Snead  United States 76-73-72-71=292 +4300
Peter Thomson  Australia 70-77-75-70=292
T8 Peter Alliss  England 77-69-74-73=293 +5190
Dave Thomas  Wales 77-70-71-75=293
10 Syd Scott  England 77-74-75-68=294 +6145

Amateurs: Green (+20)
Source:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 74, 203–8. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Wright, Alfred (23 July 1962). "Murder on a moor". Sports Illustrated: 12.
  3. ↑ "Palmer retains British Open title with 276". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 14 July 1962. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Palmer's 67 an Ominous Open Hint - Qualifying Scores". The Times. 11 July 1962. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "MacDonald's 69 takes British Open lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 12 July 1962. p. 27.
  6. ↑ "Palmer gets 69 for 140; British lead: Arnie pacing Nagle by two". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 13 July 1962. p. 14.
  7. ↑ "British scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 14 July 1962. p. 11.

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Preceded by
1962 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1962 PGA Championship

Coordinates: 55°31′55″N 4°39′00″W / 55.532°N 4.65°W