1962 Open Championship

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1962 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–13 July 1962
Location Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s) Troon Golf Club,
Old Course
Statistics
Par72
Length7,045 yards (6,442 m)
Field119 players, 39 after cut [1]
Cut152 (+8)
Prize fund £8,500
$23,800
Winner's share£1,400
$3,920
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
276 (−12)
  1961
1963  
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Troon Golf Club
Location in Scotland
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Troon Golf Club
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

The 1962 Open Championship was the 91st Open Championship, played from 11 to 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] [4] It was the sixth of Palmer's seven major titles and the second of the year; he won his third Masters in April.

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Qualifying took place on 9–10 July, and 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 of Scotland led the qualifiers with 139, and Palmer was at 143. [5] [6] [7] 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, [8] he rebounded with a 72 to make the cut [9] and tied for 34th place.

The PGA Championship was played the next week (19–22 July) near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 11 July 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of England.svg Keith MacDonald 69−3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 70−2
T3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle 71−1
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
T5 Flag of Scotland.svg Doug Beattie 72E
Flag of Ireland.svg Harry Bradshaw
Flag of England.svg Peter Butler
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Sebastián Miguel
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Donald Swaelens
T10 Flag of Ireland.svg Hugh Boyle 73+1
Flag of Ireland.svg Jimmy Martin

Source: [8]

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. [10] [11]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 71-69=140−4
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle 71-71=142−2
T3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 75-70=145+1
Flag of Ireland.svg Jimmy Martin 73-72=145
Flag of England.svg Ralph Moffitt 75-70=145
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers 75-70=145
T7 Flag of England.svg Peter Alliss 77-69=146+2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 75-71=146
Flag of England.svg Keith MacDonald 69-77=146
T10 Flag of Scotland.svg Doug Beattie 72-75=147+3
Flag of Ireland.svg Harry Bradshaw 72-75=147
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Harold Henning 74-73=147
Flag of Scotland.svg John Panton 74-73=147
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dave Thomas 77-70=147
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 70-77=147

Source: [10] [9]

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)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 71-69-67=207−9
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle 71-71-70=212−4
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 75-70-70=215−1
4 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers 75-70-72=217+1
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dave Thomas 77-70-71=218+2
6 Flag of England.svg Ralph Moffitt 75-70-74=219+3
T7 Flag of England.svg Peter Alliss 77-69-74=220+4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 75-71-74=220
T9 Flag of Ireland.svg Jimmy Martin 73-72-76=221+5
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Snead 76-73-72=221
Flag of England.svg Harry Weetman 75-73-73=221
Flag of England.svg Ross Whitehead 74-75-72=221

Final round

Friday, 13 July 1962 - (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 71-69-67-69=276−121,400
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle 71-71-70-70=282−61,000
T3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 75-71-74-69=289+1710
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers 75-70-72-72=289
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 75-70-70-75=290+2475
T6 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Snead 76-73-72-71=292+4300
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 70-77-75-70=292
T8 Flag of England.svg Peter Alliss 77-69-74-73=293+5190
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dave Thomas 77-70-71-75=293
10 Flag of England.svg Syd Scott 77-74-75-68=294+6145

Amateurs: Green (+20)
Source: [12] [13]

References

  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 74, 203–8. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. Wright, Alfred (23 July 1962). "Murder on a moor". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  3. Horne, Cyril (14 July 1962). "Palmer retains Open title". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
  4. "Palmer retains British Open title with 276". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 14 July 1962. p. 1.
  5. Horne, Cyril (11 July 1962). "E.C. Brown leading Open qualifier". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
  6. "Palmer's 67 an Ominous Open Hint - Qualifying Scores". The Times. London. 11 July 1962. p. 3.
  7. "Arnie hits 5-under 67 in British". Pittsburgh Press-Gazette. Associated Press. 11 July 1962. p. 18.
  8. 1 2 "MacDonald's 69 takes British Open lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 12 July 1962. p. 27.
  9. 1 2 "Palmer gets 69 for 140; British lead: Arnie pacing Nagle by two". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 13 July 1962. p. 14.
  10. 1 2 Horne, Cyril (13 July 1962). "Only 39 left in Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
  11. "Palmer gets 69 for 140; British lead". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Associated Press. 13 July 1962. p. 14.
  12. "British scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 14 July 1962. p. 11.
  13. "Final aggregates and scores". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. 14 July 1962. p. 5.

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