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1962 Open Championship

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.

1962 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–13 July 1962
LocationTroon, 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
United States Arnold Palmer
276 (−12)
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Troon Golf Club is located in Scotland
Troon Golf Club
Troon Golf Club
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Location in Scotland
Troon Golf Club is located in South Ayrshire
Troon Golf Club
Troon Golf Club
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Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

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

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First round

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Wednesday, 11 July 1962

Place Player Score To par
1   Keith MacDonald 69 −3
2   Peter Thomson 70 −2
T3   Kel Nagle 71 −1
  Arnold Palmer
T5   Doug Beattie 72 E
  Harry Bradshaw
  Peter Butler
  Sebastián Miguel
  Donald Swaelens
T10   Hugh Boyle 73 +1
  Jimmy Martin

Source:[8]

Second round

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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]

Place Player Score To par
1   Arnold Palmer 71-69=140 −4
2   Kel Nagle 71-71=142 −2
T3   Bob Charles 75-70=145 +1
  Jimmy Martin 73-72=145
  Ralph Moffitt 75-70=145
  Phil Rodgers 75-70=145
T7   Peter Alliss 77-69=146 +2
  Brian Huggett 75-71=146
  Keith MacDonald 69-77=146
T10   Doug Beattie 72-75=147 +3
  Harry Bradshaw 72-75=147
  Harold Henning 74-73=147
  John Panton 74-73=147
  Dave Thomas 77-70=147
  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

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Friday, 13 July 1962 - (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1   Arnold Palmer 71-69-67=207 −9
2   Kel Nagle 71-71-70=212 −4
3   Bob Charles 75-70-70=215 −1
4   Phil Rodgers 75-70-72=217 +1
5   Dave Thomas 77-70-71=218 +2
6   Ralph Moffitt 75-70-74=219 +3
T7   Peter Alliss 77-69-74=220 +4
  Brian Huggett 75-71-74=220
T9   Jimmy Martin 73-72-76=221 +5
  Sam Snead 76-73-72=221
  Harry Weetman 75-73-73=221
  Ross Whitehead 74-75-72=221

Final round

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Friday, 13 July 1962 - (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1   Arnold Palmer 71-69-67-69=276 −12 1,400
2   Kel Nagle 71-71-70-70=282 −6 1,000
T3   Brian Huggett 75-71-74-69=289 +1 710
  Phil Rodgers 75-70-72-72=289
5   Bob Charles 75-70-70-75=290 +2 475
T6   Sam Snead 76-73-72-71=292 +4 300
  Peter Thomson 70-77-75-70=292
T8   Peter Alliss 77-69-74-73=293 +5 190
  Dave Thomas 77-70-71-75=293
10   Syd Scott 77-74-75-68=294 +6 145

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

References

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  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. ^ a b "MacDonald's 69 takes British Open lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 12 July 1962. p. 27.
  9. ^ a b "Palmer gets 69 for 140; British lead: Arnie pacing Nagle by two". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 13 July 1962. p. 14.
  10. ^ a b 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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