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Open Championship
1894: (Royal) St George's
| Player | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J H Taylor | 326 |
| 2 | Douglas Rolland | 331 |
| 3 | Andrew Kirkaldy | 332 |
| 4 | A H Toogood | 333 |
| 5 | Willie Fernie | 334 |
| Ben Sayers | 334 | |
| Harry Vardon | 334 | |
| 8 | Sandy Herd | 338 |
| 9 | Freddie Tait (a) | 340 |
| 10 | James Braid A D Byth (a) | 341 |
Not only did the Championship take place outside Scotland for the first time but a young whippersnapper by the name of J H Taylor became the first English professional to win it (English amateurs John Ball jt and Harold had, of course, previously won).
His play was ‘remarkable for its steadiness’ according to the Glasgow Herald, a description which would be written many times in Taylor’s tournament career.
He was one of the last to play in the final round and Douglas Rolland, his nearest challenger, had finished on 331 strokes meaning Taylor, whose first three rounds were 84, 80 and 81, could afford an 85 to win. He went out in 40. There was a blip at the 13th where he went out of bounds over the fence and took a seven. But there were no further scares and he completed his round in 81. ‘The English golfers were proud of their champion and the large contingent of Scotch exponents .... congratulated the winner just as heartily as if they had been born south of the Tweed.
The dominance of Taylor, Vardon and Braid, which was to last until the First World War, had begun.
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