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style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><small>Carnoustie</small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg" title="File:Scotland relief location map.jpg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px"><div style="position:relative;width:180px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Angus_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Carnoustie is located in Angus"><img alt="Carnoustie is located in Angus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Angus_UK_location_map.svg/180px-Angus_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="177" class="mw-file-element" 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style="width:6em;bottom:4px;left:-3em"><div><small>Carnoustie</small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Angus_UK_location_map.svg" title="File:Angus UK location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location in <a href="/wiki/Angus,_Scotland" title="Angus, Scotland">Angus, Scotland</a></div></div></div> <p>The <b>1937 Open Championship</b> was the 72nd <a href="/wiki/Open_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Championship">Open Championship</a>, held 7–9 July at <a href="/wiki/Carnoustie_Golf_Links" title="Carnoustie Golf Links">Carnoustie Golf Links</a> in <a href="/wiki/Carnoustie" title="Carnoustie">Carnoustie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a> won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up <a href="/wiki/Reg_Whitcombe" title="Reg Whitcombe">Reg Whitcombe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ghcbv_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghcbv-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mgapvstr_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mgapvstr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1937_Ryder_Cup" title="1937 Ryder Cup">Ryder Cup</a> was held in late June at <a href="/wiki/Southport_and_Ainsdale_Golf_Club" title="Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club">Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West</a> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ywrcfbrt_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ywrcfbrt-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-usgw84rcp_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgw84rcp-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fvobs_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fvobs-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> and all the members of the victorious American team played in the championship, creating a star-studded field, similar to four years earlier in <a href="/wiki/1933_Open_Championship" title="1933 Open Championship">1933</a>. </p><p>Qualifying took place on 5–6 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Medal Course (the championship course) and 18 holes on the Burnside Course.<sup id="cite_ref-fdprgs_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fdprgs-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fdooch_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fdooch-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of qualifiers was increased to the top 140 and ties, having previously been the top 100 and ties. Two-time <a href="/wiki/1936_Masters_Tournament" title="1936 Masters Tournament">Masters</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Horton_Smith" title="Horton Smith">Horton Smith</a> led the qualifiers on 138;<sup id="cite_ref-hslibropp_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hslibropp-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the qualifying score was 157 and 141 players advanced, and all the American Ryder Cup players qualified comfortably.<sup id="cite_ref-adomoqul_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adomoqul-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the opening round on Wednesday, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Dudley" title="Ed Dudley">Ed Dudley</a> took the lead with a 70.<sup id="cite_ref-cscnchng_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cscnchng-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Reg_Whitcombe" title="Reg Whitcombe">Reg Whitcombe</a> led after the first two rounds at two-under 142,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with his brother <a href="/wiki/Charles_Whitcombe_(golfer)" title="Charles Whitcombe (golfer)">Charles</a> and Dudley two behind on 144, and Cotton was tied for fourth at 146.<sup id="cite_ref-mgboldap_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mgboldap-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only the leading forty players and ties made the 36-hole cut,<sup id="cite_ref-brtthld_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brtthld-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was at 153 (+9) and 47 advanced. Previously the top sixty and ties made the cut.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The final two rounds on Friday were played in a steady, cold rain.<sup id="cite_ref-ghcbv_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghcbv-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whitcombe maintained his lead with a third-round 74, two shots ahead of his brother, while Cotton moved up to three behind. The weather proved to be Whitcombe's downfall in the final round; on the 7th tee, his club slipped out of his hands as he was swinging and the ball traveled only 40 yards (37 m). He ended up taking a six and finished with a 76 and 292 total. Cotton did not seem affected by the conditions and arrived at the 18th needing only a six to lead. His approach shot found a greenside bunker, but he was able to get down in five to post a 290 total. Only Charles Whitcombe could catch Cotton, but his 76 and 294 finished four strokes behind in fourth place.<sup id="cite_ref-ghcbv_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghcbv-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The American contingent included <a href="/wiki/Byron_Nelson" title="Byron Nelson">Byron Nelson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Snead" title="Sam Snead">Sam Snead</a>, both of whom were making their Open Championship debuts. Nelson finished fifth but played the Open just once more, returning in <a href="/wiki/1955_Open_Championship" title="1955 Open Championship">1955</a>. Snead tied for eleventh and played in four more, winning his next in <a href="/wiki/1946_Open_Championship" title="1946 Open Championship">1946</a> at <a href="/wiki/Old_Course_at_St_Andrews" title="Old Course at St Andrews">St. Andrews</a>. The non-playing captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, four-time Open champion <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a>, tied for 26th place in his final Open appearance at age 44. </p><p>In his last Open Championship as an amateur, nineteen-year-old <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a> was the only amateur to make the cut and tied for seventeenth. As a professional, he won four times (<a href="/wiki/1949_Open_Championship" title="1949 Open Championship">1949</a>, <a href="/wiki/1950_Open_Championship" title="1950 Open Championship">1950</a>, <a href="/wiki/1952_Open_Championship" title="1952 Open Championship">1952</a>, <a href="/wiki/1957_Open_Championship" title="1957 Open Championship">1957</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Course">Course</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Course"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Carnoustie_Golf_Links" title="Carnoustie Golf Links">Carnoustie Golf Links</a></div> <p>Medal (Championship) Course </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Hole</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>Par</th> <th></th> <th>Hole</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>Par </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left">Cup</td> <td>401</td> <td>4</td> <td style="background:#E6E8FA;" rowspan="11"></td> <td>10</td> <td align="left">South America</td> <td>453</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left">Gulley</td> <td>442</td> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td align="left">Dyke</td> <td>368</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left">Jockie's Burn</td> <td>346</td> <td>4</td> <td>12</td> <td align="left">Southward Ho</td> <td>467</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left">Hillocks</td> <td>430</td> <td>4</td> <td>13</td> <td align="left">Whins</td> <td>168</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left">Brae</td> <td>388</td> <td>4</td> <td>14</td> <td align="left">Spectacles</td> <td>473</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td align="left">Long ^</td> <td>567</td> <td>5</td> <td>15</td> <td align="left">Lucky Slap</td> <td>457</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left">Plantation</td> <td>389</td> <td>4</td> <td>16</td> <td align="left">Barry Burn</td> <td>250</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td align="left">Short</td> <td>161</td> <td>3</td> <td>17</td> <td align="left">Island</td> <td>454</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td align="left">Railway</td> <td>483</td> <td>4</td> <td>18</td> <td align="left">Home</td> <td>503</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Out</b></td> <td align="center"><b>3,607</b></td> <td align="center"><b>36</b></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>In</b></td> <td align="center"><b>3,593</b></td> <td align="center"><b>36</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="4"><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-cnscds_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnscds-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Total</b></td> <td align="center"><b>7,200</b></td> <td align="center"><b>72</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>^ The 6th hole was renamed <i><a href="/wiki/Ben_Hogan" title="Ben Hogan">Hogan's</a> Alley</i> in 2003 </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Round_summaries">Round summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Round summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_round">First round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: First round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Wednesday, 7 July 1937</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Place</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Score</th> <th>To par </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Dudley" title="Ed Dudley">Ed Dudley</a></td> <td align="center">70</td> <td align="center">−2 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">T2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Branch" title="Bill Branch">Bill Branch</a></td> <td rowspan="4" align="center">72</td> <td rowspan="4" align="center">E </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Willie McMinn </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alf_Padgham" title="Alf Padgham">Alf Padgham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Reg_Whitcombe" title="Reg Whitcombe">Reg Whitcombe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">T6</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Douglas Cairncross</td> <td rowspan="5" align="center">73</td> <td rowspan="5" align="center">+1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Fred Robertson </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Denny_Shute" title="Denny Shute">Denny Shute</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> Jack Taylor </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Whitcombe_(golfer)" title="Charles Whitcombe (golfer)">Charles Whitcombe</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-cscnchng_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cscnchng-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_round">Second round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Second round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Thursday, 8 July 1937</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Place</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Score</th> <th>To par </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Reg_Whitcombe" title="Reg Whitcombe">Reg Whitcombe</a></td> <td>72-70=142</td> <td align="center">−2 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">T2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Dudley" title="Ed Dudley">Ed Dudley</a></td> <td>70-74=144</td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">E </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Whitcombe_(golfer)" title="Charles Whitcombe (golfer)">Charles Whitcombe</a></td> <td>73-71=144 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">T4</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></td> <td>74-72=146</td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alf_Padgham" title="Alf Padgham">Alf Padgham</a></td> <td>72-74=146 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Denny_Shute" title="Denny Shute">Denny Shute</a></td> <td>73-73=146 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Branch" title="Bill Branch">Bill Branch</a></td> <td>72-75=147</td> <td align="center">+3 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">T8</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></td> <td>76-72=148</td> <td rowspan="6" align="center">+4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Lacey" title="Arthur Lacey">Arthur Lacey</a></td> <td>75-73=148 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a> <a href="/wiki/Amateur_sports#Golf" title="Amateur sports">(a)</a></td> <td>74-74=148 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Wales_%281807%E2%80%931953%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales_%281807%E2%80%931953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Wales_%281807%E2%80%931953%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales_%281807%E2%80%931953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Wales_%281807%E2%80%931953%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales_%281807%E2%80%931953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="996" data-file-height="498" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dai_Rees" title="Dai Rees">Dai Rees</a></td> <td>75-73=148 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Fred Robertson</td> <td>73-75=148 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Horton_Smith" title="Horton Smith">Horton Smith</a></td> <td>77-71=148 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-mgboldap_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mgboldap-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-brtthld_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brtthld-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_round">Third round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Third round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Friday, 9 July 1937 (morning)</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Place</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Score</th> <th>To par </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Reg_Whitcombe" title="Reg Whitcombe">Reg Whitcombe</a></td> <td>72-70-74=216</td> <td align="center">E </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Whitcombe_(golfer)" title="Charles Whitcombe (golfer)">Charles Whitcombe</a></td> <td>73-71-74=218</td> <td align="center">+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></td> <td>74-72-73=219</td> <td align="center">+3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Branch" title="Bill Branch">Bill Branch</a></td> <td>72-75-73=220</td> <td align="center">+4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Lacey" title="Charles Lacey">Charles Lacey</a></td> <td>76-75-70=221</td> <td align="center">+5 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">T6</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Dudley" title="Ed Dudley">Ed Dudley</a></td> <td>70-74-78=222</td> <td rowspan="5" align="center">+6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Laidlaw" title="Bill Laidlaw">Bill Laidlaw</a></td> <td>77-72-73=222 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Byron_Nelson" title="Byron Nelson">Byron Nelson</a></td> <td>75-76-71=222 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alf_Padgham" title="Alf Padgham">Alf Padgham</a></td> <td>72-74-76=222 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Denny_Shute" title="Denny Shute">Denny Shute</a></td> <td>73-73-76=222 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-ocmg11_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocmg11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ghcbv_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghcbv-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mgapvstr_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mgapvstr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_round">Final round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Final round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Friday, 9 July 1937 (afternoon)</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Place</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Score</th> <th>To par</th> <th>Money (<a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>) </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></b></td> <td>74-72-73-71=290</td> <td align="center">+2</td> <td align="center">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Reg_Whitcombe" title="Reg Whitcombe">Reg Whitcombe</a></td> <td>72-70-74-76=292</td> <td align="center">+4</td> <td align="center">75 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Lacey" title="Charles Lacey">Charles Lacey</a></td> <td>76-75-70-72=293</td> <td align="center">+5</td> <td align="center">50 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Whitcombe_(golfer)" title="Charles Whitcombe (golfer)">Charles Whitcombe</a></td> <td>73-71-74-76=294</td> <td align="center">+6</td> <td align="center">30 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Byron_Nelson" title="Byron Nelson">Byron Nelson</a></td> <td>75-76-71-74=296</td> <td align="center">+8</td> <td align="center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Dudley" title="Ed Dudley">Ed Dudley</a></td> <td>70-74-78-75=297</td> <td align="center">+9</td> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">T7</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Lacey" title="Arthur Lacey">Arthur Lacey</a></td> <td>75-73-75-75=298</td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">+10</td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Laidlaw" title="Bill Laidlaw">Bill Laidlaw</a></td> <td>77-72-73-76=298 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alf_Padgham" title="Alf Padgham">Alf Padgham</a></td> <td>72-74-76-76=298 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Horton_Smith" title="Horton Smith">Horton Smith</a></td> <td>77-71-79-72=299</td> <td align="center">+11</td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-ocmg11_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocmg11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ghcbv_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghcbv-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mgapvstr_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mgapvstr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Amateur: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Locke</a> (+16) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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