1959 Open Championship
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1959 Open Championship
The 1959 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Muirfield. The competition was won by Gary Player.
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Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| T1 | Fred Bullock |  Scotland |
68 | -3 |
| Arnold Stickley |  England |
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| 3 | Antonio Cerdá |  Argentina |
69 | -2 |
| T4 | Michael Bonallack (a) | England |
70 | -1 |
| Sam King | England |
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| Flory Van Donck |  Belgium |
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| T7 | Jimmy Adams | Scotland |
71 | E |
| Harry Bradshaw |  Ireland |
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| Henry Cotton | England |
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| Norman Drew |  Northern Ireland |
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| Robert Reid Jack (a) | Scotland |
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| Reg Knight | England |
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| Eddie Whitcombe | England |
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Bullock | Scotland |
68-70=138 | -4 |
| 2 | Flory Van Donck | Belgium |
70-70=140 | -2 |
| T3 | Michael Bonallack (a) | England |
70-72=142 | E |
| Reg Knight | England |
71-71=142 | ||
| Arnold Stickley | England |
68=74=142 | ||
| T6 | Antonio Cerdá | Argentina |
69-74=143 | +1 |
| Tom Haliburton | Scotland |
74-69=143 | ||
| Jimmy Hitchcock | England |
75-68=143 | ||
| Syd Scott | England |
73-70=143 | ||
| T10 | Sam King | England |
70-74=144 | +2 |
| Eric Lester | England |
73-71=144 | ||
| John Panton | Scotland |
72-72=144 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (E), Carr (+3), Jack (+4), Wolstenholme (+6), Sweeny Jr (+9), Smith (+10), Garrett (+14), Dalziel (+15), Ferguson (+15), Stuart (+15).
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Fred Bullock | Scotland |
68-70-74=212 | -1 |
| Sam King | England |
70-74-68=212 | ||
| T3 | Jimmy Hitchcock | England |
75-68-70=213 | E |
| Flory Van Donck | Belgium |
70-74-73=213 | ||
| T5 | Michael Bonallack (a) | England |
70-72-72=214 | +1 |
| Robert Reid Jack (a) | Scotland |
71-75-68=214 | ||
| T7 | John Panton | England |
72-72-71=215 | +2 |
| Dai Rees |  Wales |
73-73-69=215 | ||
| Leopoldo Ruiz | Argentina |
72-74-69=215 | ||
| T10 | Antonio Cerdá | Argentina |
69-74-73=216 | +3 |
| Reg Knight | England |
71-71-74=216 | ||
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
75-71-70=216 | ||
| Syd Scott | England |
73-70-73=216 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | South Africa |
75-71-70-68=284 | E |
| 2 | Fred Bullock | England |
68-70-74-74=286 | +2 |
| Flory Van Donck | Belgium |
70-70-73-73=286 | ||
| 4 | Syd Scott | England |
73-70-73-71=287 | +3 |
| T5 | Sam King | England |
70-74-68-76=288 | +4 |
| Robert Reid Jack (a) | Scotland |
71-75-68-74=288 | ||
| John Panton | Scotland |
72-72-71-73=288 | ||
| Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland |
73-74-72-69=288 | ||
| T9 | Leopoldo Ruiz | Argentina |
72-74-69-74=289 | +5 |
| Dai Rees | Wales |
73-73-69-74=289 |
Amateurs: Jack (+4), Bonallack (+6), Wolstenholme (+7), Carr (+14).
External links
| Preceded by 1959 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1959 PGA Championship |
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