1930


Six years later Bobby Jones is The Open champion, a victory that will become the second leg of his remarkable Grand Slam - the winning in the same year of the Amateur and Open Championships of both Great Britain and the United States. Shortly afterwards, a mere 28 years old, Bobby Jones finds himself with no golfing peaks left to conquer and he retires from the game.


1956


Young Australian Peter Thomson makes history by recording his third consecutive Open Championship win. Although Thomson is three over par on his final round he still glides to victory by three shots, having already notched up two fine rounds of 70. The runner-up is Belgian Flory Van Donck, while third place is take by the Argentine, Roberto De Vicenzo.


1967


Roberto is a popular Champion golfer and, having won a trophy for which he had yearned for many years, tells the BBC’s Harry Carpenter: “I want to win this tournament so bad. I lose my hair in England,” removing his cap, “look at that!”


1947


Irishman Fred Daly wins the postwar Open by one shot. It is a massively popular victory. During his speech he says he is pleased to be taking the Claret Jug back home to Ireland, “because the change of air will do it good.”


1969


Vying with John Ball for the title of Britain’s greatest ever amateur golfer, Sir Michael Bonallack wins the Amateur at Hoylake.


1936


Alf Padgham claims the Claret Jug and the next day takes it with him to Lancashire to play in an exhibition match at Great Harwood Golf Club. He records a 64. Many of what might have been his best competitive years are soon lost to World War Two.


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