1905 Open Championship

The 1905 Open Championship was the 45th Open Championship, held 7–9 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. James Braid won the Championship for the second time, five strokes ahead of runners-up Rowland Jones and John Henry Taylor.^[2]

1905 Open Championship

Tournament information
Dates	7–9 June 1905
Location	St Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)	Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Field	148 players, 45 after cut[1]
Cut	172
Prize fund	£115
Winner's share	£50
Champion
James Braid
318
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St Andrews 

Location in Scotland

St Andrews

Location in Fife, Scotland

All entries played 18 holes on the first two days; those within fourteen strokes of the lead made the cut for the final two rounds on Friday.^[1][3]

Strong winds and hard ground conditions made scoring difficult on all three days, with few rounds under 80. Sandy Herd, Taylor, Walter Toogood, and Harry Vardon co-led after the first round at 80.^[4] Scoring improved slightly on Thursday and Jones' 77 put him in the lead with 158; he was followed by Braid on 159 and James Kinnell and Arnaud Massy on 161. Just 45 players made the cut at 172 and better, including a sole amateur John Graham Jr.^[3]

In the third round on Friday morning, Braid's 78 extended his lead to six shots over Kinnell, Massy, and Taylor. Jones took 87 and dropped eight strokes behind Braid. Scoring 81 in the afternoon, Braid was never challenged; he reached the turn in 38 and despite taking six at the 15th and 16th holes, came back in 43. A 78 moved Jones up to a second place tie with Taylor, five strokes behind the champion.^[2]

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 7 June 1905

Place	Player	Score
T1	Sandy Herd	80
	J. H. Taylor
	Walter Toogood
	Harry Vardon
T5	James Braid	81
	Herbert Hunt
	Rowland Jones
	Arnaud Massy
	Wilfrid Reid
	Thomas Renouf
	James Sherlock
	Alex Smith
	Robert Thomson

Source:^[1][4]

Second round

Thursday, 8 June 1905

Place	Player	Score
1	Rowland Jones	81-77=158
2	James Braid	81-78=159
T3	James Kinnell	82-79=161
	Arnaud Massy	81-80=161
T5	Sandy Herd	80-82=162
	Robert Thomson	81-81=162
	Harry Vardon	80-82=162
T8	Ernest Gray	82-81=163
	Walter Toogood	80-83=163
T10	Willie Park Jr.	84-81=165
	James Sherlock	81-84=165
	J. H. Taylor	80-85=165
	Tom Williamson	84-81=165

Source:^[1][3]

Third round

Friday, 9 June 1905 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	James Braid	81-78-78=237
T2	James Kinnell	82-79-82=243
	Arnaud Massy	81-80-82=243
	J. H. Taylor	80-85-78=243
T5	Robert Thomson	81-81-82=244
	Tom Williamson	84-81-79=244
T7	Rowland Jones	81-77-87=245
	James Sherlock	81-84-80=245
	Sandy Herd	80-82-83=245
10	Harry Vardon	80-82-84=246

Source:^[1][2]

Final round

Friday, 9 June 1905 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	Money (£)
1	James Braid	81-78-78-81=318	50
T2	Rowland Jones	81-77-87-78=323	20
	J. H. Taylor	80-85-78-80=323
4	James Kinnell	82-79-82-81=324	10
T5	Ernest Gray	82-81-84-78=325	7 10s
	Arnaud Massy	81-80-82-82=325
7	Robert Thomson	81-81-82-83=327	0
8	James Sherlock	81-84-80-83=328
T9	Tom Simpson	82-88-78-81=329
	Harry Vardon	80-82-84-83=329

Source:^[1][2][5]