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1928 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	9–11 May 1928
Location	Sandwich, England
Course(s)	Royal St George's Golf Club
Statistics
Length	6,616 yards (6,050 m)
Field	113 players, 52 after cut
Cut	159
Prize fund	£250
Winner's share	£75
Champion
	Walter Hagen
	292
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Sandwich

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Location in England

Sandwich

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Location in Kent. England

The 1928 Open Championship was the 63rd Open Championship, held 9–11 May at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Walter Hagen won the third of his four Open Championship titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Gene Sarazen.^[2]^[3] It was his second triumph at Royal St George's, the site of his first Open win in 1922.^[4] It was the tenth of his eleven major titles; his second Open victory came in 1924 at Royal Liverpool.

For this year and the next, the Open was played earlier than usual, in early May, and Hagen won both. Qualifying was held on 7–8 May, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at St George's and 18 holes at Prince's,^[5] and the top 100 and ties qualified. José Jurado led the qualifiers on 144,^[6] which included four Bradbeer brothers: James, Bob, Ernest, and Fred.^[7] The qualifying score was 162 and 113 players qualified.^[6]

Two-time defending champion Bobby Jones decided not to make the trip across the Atlantic this year, meaning all eyes were on other American stars. Two weeks prior, Walter Hagen played a match against Archie Compston and lost badly, 18 & 17.^[4] Realizing he needed practice, Hagen resolved to skip the parties for which he had become famous and concentrate on his game.

On Wednesday, Bill Mehlhorn opened with 71 to take the lead, with Sarazen a stroke behind.^[8]^[9] Mehlhorn had a poor 78 on the second day and José Jurado took over the lead on 145.^[10]«» Hagen and Sarazen were second on 148 with Mehlhorn and Archie Compston on 149. To make the cut, players would need to be within 14 strokes of the leader after 36 holes; it was at 159 and 52 players advanced.^[11]

On Friday morning, Hagen took the lead by a stroke from Jurado and Sarazen, two ahead of Compston. Hagen's 72 that afternoon gave him 292 and the victory, two shots ahead of Sarazen.^[2] Jurado had a disappointing 80 and dropped into a tie for sixth place. The prizes were presented by the Prince of Wales.

Six-time champion Harry Vardon, age 58, made his last cut in the Open Championship and tied for 47th. He qualified for the Open just once more, the following year.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 9 May 1928

Place	Player	Score
1	Bill Mehlhorn	71
2	Gene Sarazen	72
3	José Jurado	74
T4	Percy Alliss	75
	Archie Compston
	George Duncan
	Walter Hagen
	Bill Twine
	Syd Wingate
T10	Stewart Burns	76
	Jean Gassiat
	Fred Taggart

Source:^[8]

Second round

Thursday, 10 May 1928

Place	Player	Score
1	José Jurado	74-71=145
T2	Walter Hagen	75-73=148
T2	Gene Sarazen	72-76=148
T4	Archie Compston	75-74=149
T4	Bill Mehlhorn	71-78=149
T6	Stewart Burns	76-74=150
	Fred Taggart	76-74=150
	Tom Williamson	77-73=150
9	Percy Alliss	75-76=151
T10	Aubrey Boomer	79-73=152
	Henry Cotton	77-75=152
	Bill Davies	78-74=152
	George Duncan	75-77=152
	Fred Robson	79-73=152

Source:^[11]

Third round

Friday, 11 May 1928 (morning)

Place	Player	Score
1	Walter Hagen	75-73-72=220
T2	José Jurado	74-71-76=221
T2	Gene Sarazen	72-76-73=221
4	Archie Compston	75-74-73=222
T5	Stewart Burns	76-74-75=225
	Bill Mehlhorn	71-78-76=225
	Fred Robson	79-73-73=225
8	Percy Alliss	75-76-75=226
T9	Fred Taggart	76-74-77=227
T9	Tom Williamson	77-73-77=227

Source:^[1]^[2]

Final round

Friday, 11 May 1928 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	Money (£)
1	Walter Hagen	75-73-72-72=292	75
2	Gene Sarazen	72-76-73-73=294	50
3	Archie Compston	75-74-73-73=295	25
T4	Percy Alliss	75-76-75-72=298	15
T4	Fred Robson	79-73-73-73=298	15
T6	Jim Barnes	81-73-76-71=301	10
	Aubrey Boomer	79-73-77-72=301
	José Jurado	74-71-76-80=301
9	Bill Mehlhorn	71-78-76-77=302
10	Bill Davies	78-74-79-73=304

Source:^[1]^[2]^[12]

Amateurs: Perkins (307), Hezlet (309), Hope (312), R Hartley (316), Torrance (316), Evans (319)

References

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^ "Hagen's 292 wins British Open golf tournament". Chicago Daily Tribune. 12 May 1928. p. 21.
^ ^a ^b "Hagen recaptures British Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 12 May 1928. p. 1-part 2. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
^ "American golfers do well in first qualifying round". Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1928. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b "Argentine leads the qualifiers". Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1928. p. 8.
^ "Golf - Open Championship - Qualifying Scores". The Times. London. 9 May 1928. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b "Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1928. p. 3.
^ "Mehlhorn's 71 leads British Open; Sarazen 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. The New York Times. 10 May 1928. p. 19.
^ "Jurado leads for British golf crown". Chicago Daily Tribune. 11 May 1928. p. 21.
^ ^a ^b "Open Championship". Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1928. p. 9.
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