1956 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–6 July 1956 |
| Location | Hoylake, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,960 yards (6,364 m)[2] |
| Field | 96 players, 49 after cut[3] |
| Cut | 153 (+11) |
| Prize fund | £3,750 $10,500 |
| Winner's share | £1,000 $2,800 |
| Champion | |
 Peter Thomson |
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| 286 (+2) | |
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The 1956 Open Championship was the 85th Open Championship, held 4–6 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Two-time defending champion Peter Thomson of Australia won his third consecutive Open, three strokes ahead of runner-up Flory Van Donck of Belgium. It was the third of five Open titles for the 26-year-old Thomson.[1]
Qualifying took place on 2–3 July. Entries played 18 holes on the Championship course and 18 holes at Wallasey. With a record 360 entries it was decided that, for the first time, qualifying would be in groups of three rather than the usual two.[4] The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100. Ties for 100th place would not qualify. The qualifying score was 152 and 96 players qualified. Gary Player and Peter Thomson led the qualifiers on 140.[5] The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was set at 50. Ties for 50th place did not make the cut. Prize money was unchanged with £1,000 for the winner out of a total purse of £3,750.
Contents
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thomson | Australia |
1954, 1955 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 286 | +2 | 1 |
| Henry Cotton |  England |
1934, 1937, 1948 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 293 | +9 | T6 |
| Gene Sarazen |  United States |
1932 | 78 | 74 | WD |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Locke |  South Africa |
1949, 1950, 1952 | 76 | 79 | 155 | +13 |
| Fred Daly |  Northern Ireland |
1947 | 77 | 81 | 158 | +16 |
| Dick Burton | England |
1939 | 83 | 79 | 162 | +20 |
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 4 July 1956
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Smalldon |  Wales |
68 | –3 |
| 2 | Enrique Bertolino |  Argentina |
69 | –2 |
| T3 | Al Balding |  Canada |
70 | –1 |
| Eric Lester | England |
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| Dave Thomas | Wales |
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| Peter Thomson | Australia |
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| T7 | Carlos Celles | 23x15px Spain | 71 | E |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
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| Ángel Miguel | 23x15px Spain | |||
| Gary Player | South Africa |
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| Flory Van Donck |  Belgium |
Second round
Thursday, 5 July 1956
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Thomson | Australia |
70-70=140 | –2 |
| T2 | Enrique Bertolino | Argentina |
69-72=141 | –1 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
71-70=141 | ||
| T4 | Ángel Miguel | 23x15px Spain | 71-74=145 | +3 |
| Flory Van Donck | Belgium |
71-74=145 | ||
| 6 | Eric Lester | England |
70-76=146 | +4 |
| T7 | Gary Player | South Africa |
71-76=147 | +5 |
| Dennis Smalldon | Wales |
68-79=147 | ||
| T9 | Henry Cotton | England |
72-76=148 | +6 |
| Bernard Hunt | England |
75-73=148 | ||
| Mike Souchak |  United States |
74-74=148 | ||
| Frank Stranahan | United States |
72-76=148 | ||
| Dave Thomas | Wales |
70-78=148 | ||
| Charlie Ward | England |
73-75=148 | ||
| Harry Weetman | England |
72-76=148 |
Amateurs: Carr (+8), Sharp (+12), Jones (+12), Tate (+14), Shepperson (+17), Thirlwell (+18), Fogarty (+21).
Third round
Friday, 6 July 1956 - (morning)
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Thomson | Australia |
70-70-72=212 | –1 |
| 2 | Flory Van Donck | Belgium |
71-74-70=215 | +2 |
| 3 | Enrique Bertolino | Argentina |
69-72-76=217 | +4 |
| 4 | Henry Cotton | England |
72-76-71=219 | +6 |
| T5 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
71-70-79=220 | +7 |
| Ángel Miguel | 23x15px Spain | 71-74-75=220 | ||
| Gary Player | South Africa |
71-76-73=220 | ||
| Frank Stranahan | United States |
72-76-72=220 | ||
| 9 | Antonio Cerdá | Argentina |
72-81-68=221 | +8 |
| T10 | John Panton |  Scotland |
74-76-72=222 | +9 |
| Mike Souchak | United States |
74-74-74=222 |
Final round
Friday, 6 July 1956 - (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (₤) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Thomson | Australia |
70-70-72-74=286 | +2 | 1,000 |
| 2 | Flory Van Donck | Belgium |
71-74-70-74=289 | +5 | 500 |
| 3 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
71-70-79-70=290 | +6 | 350 |
| 4 | Gary Player | South Africa |
71-76-73-71=291 | +7 | 200 |
| 5 | John Panton | Scotland |
74-76-72-70=292 | +8 | 150 |
| T6 | Enrique Bertolino | Argentina |
69-72-76-76=293 | +9 | 87 |
| Henry Cotton | England |
72-76-71-74=293 | |||
| T8 | Antonio Cerdá | Argentina |
72-81-68-73=294 | +10 | 62 |
| Mike Souchak | United States |
74-74-74-72=294 | |||
| T10 | Christy O'Connor Snr |  Ireland |
73-78-74-70=295 | +11 | 40 |
| Harry Weetman | England |
72-76-75-72=295 |
Amateur: Carr (+22).
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External links
| Preceded by | Major Championships | Succeeded by 1956 PGA Championship |
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