1932 Open Championship

The 1932 Open Championship was the 67th Open Championship, held 8–10 June at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Gene Sarazen won his only Open title, five strokes ahead of runner-up Macdonald Smith.^[3][4][5] Sarazen led wire-to-wire to secure the fifth of his seven major championships.

1932 Open Championship

Tournament information
Dates	8–10 June 1932
Location	Sandwich, England
Course(s)	Prince's Golf Club
Statistics
Par	72[1]
Length	6,860 yards (6,273 m)[1]
Field	110 players, 64 after cut[2]
Cut	154 (+10)
Prize fund	£500
Winner's share	£100
Champion
Gene Sarazen
283 (−5)
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Sandwich 

Location in England

Sandwich

Location in Kent, England

Qualifying took place on 6–7 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Prince's and 18 holes at Royal St George's, and the top 100 and ties qualified.^[6] Bob Bradbeer led the qualifiers on 141; the qualifying score was 157 and 110 players advanced.^[1][7][8][9]

Sarazen opened with a 70 on Wednesday to take the lead, one stroke ahead of four others.^[10][11] He followed with a 69 for 139 (−5) for a three-stroke lead over Percy Alliss after 36 holes.^[12][13] The top sixty and ties would make the 36-hole cut; it was at 154 (+10) and 64 players advanced.^[14]

With a 70 in the third round on Friday morning, Sarazen increased his lead to four over Arthur Havers, who shot a course-record 68 (−4). A 74 in the final round that afternoon saw Sarazen post an Open record 283 total. Havers, playing well behind Sarazen, needed a 69 to win, but made the turn in 37 and could not close the gap. He could only manage a 76 for 289 and fell to third; Smith shot 71-70 to climb into solo second place at even-par 288.^[3][4]

Two weeks later in New York, Sarazen won the U.S. Open and joined Bobby Jones (1926, 1930) as the only two to win both the British Open and U.S. Open in the same year. Subsequent winners of both were Ben Hogan (1953), Lee Trevino (1971), Tom Watson (1982), and Tiger Woods (2000).

This was the only Open Championship held at Prince's, just north of Royal St George's, which has since been the only venue in southeastern England to host.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 8 June 1932

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Gene Sarazen	70	−2
T2	Percy Alliss	71	−1
	Bill Davies
	Macdonald Smith
	Charles Whitcombe
T6	Cecil Denny	72	E
	Arthur Lacey
	Willie McMinn
	Alf Perry
	Fred Taggart
	Charlie Ward

Source:^[10][11]

Second round

Thursday, 9 June 1932

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Gene Sarazen	70-69=139	−5
2	Percy Alliss	71-71=142	−2
T3	Archie Compston	74-70=144	E
	Bill Davies	71-73=144
	Charles Whitcombe	71-73=144
T6	Tommy Armour	75-70=145	+1
	Arthur Havers	74-71=145
	Fred Robson	74-71=145
T9	Henry Cotton	74-72=146	+2
	Arthur Lacey	73-73=146

Source:^[12][13][14]

Third round

Friday, 10 June 1932 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Gene Sarazen	70-69-70=209	−7
2	Arthur Havers	74-71-68=213	−3
T3	Arthur Lacey	73-73-71=217	+1
	Charles Whitcombe	71-73-73=217
T5	Bill Davies	71-73-74=218	+2
	Macdonald Smith	71-76-71=218
T7	Tommy Armour	75-70-74=219	+3
	Archie Compston	74-70-75=219
9	Syd Easterbrook	74-75-72=221	+5
T10	Henry Cotton	74-72-77=223	+7
	Bob Kenyon	74-73-76=223
	Abe Mitchell	77-71-75=223
	Fred Robson	74-71-78=223

Source:^[2][4]

Final round

Friday, 10 June 1932 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Gene Sarazen	70-69-70-74=283	−5	100
2	Macdonald Smith	71-76-71-70=288	E	75
3	Arthur Havers	74-71-68-76=289	+1	50
T4	Percy Alliss	71-71-78-72=292	+4	25
	Alf Padgham	76-72-74-70=292
	Charles Whitcombe	71-73-73-75=292
T7	Bill Davies	71-73-74-75=293	+5	17 10s
	Arthur Lacey	73-73-71-76=293
9	Fred Robson	74-71-78-71=294	+6	15
T10	Archie Compston	74-70-75-76=295	+7	10
	Henry Cotton	74-72-77-72=295
	Abe Mitchell	77-71-75-72=295

Source:^[2][4]

Amateurs: Hope (+11), Torrance (+13), Hartley (+14), Munn (+15), Tulloch (+16),
                  Bentley (+18), Sweeny (+19), McRuvie (+21).

References

1. "British golfers lead". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1932. p. 11.
2. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 103. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
3. "Sarazen's great victory". Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1932. p. 11.
4. "Sarazen wins British Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Universal Service. 11 June 1932. p. 15. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
5. "Sarazen wins British Open on new mark". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 11 June 1932. p. 19. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
6. "Open Championship – Qualifying rounds at Sandwich". The Times. 17 May 1932. p. 6.
7. "Qualifiers for Open". Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1932. p. 4.
8. "Six Americans qualify in British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 8 June 1932. p. 15.
9. "Golf – Open Championship – A day of low scoring". The Times. 8 June 1932. p. 6.
10. "America's golf challenge". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1932. p. 9.
11. "Sarazen takes British Open lead with 70". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 9 June 1932. p. 16.
12. "Great golf at Sandwich". Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1932. p. 11.
13. "Sarazen increases British Open lead with 70". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 10 June 1932. p. 17.
14. "Open golf scores". Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1932. p. 18.

External links

• Prince's 1932 (Official site)

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