1950

The 1950 Open Championship was the 79th Open Championship, held 5–7 July at Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Defending champion Bobby Locke of South Africa won the second of his four Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina. His total of 279 was a record for the Open Championship, beating the previous best of 283. It was the second Open Championship at Troon, which had previously hosted...

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1950

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Bobby Locke wins British Open with record 2798 Jul 1950

Locke retains Open Championship8 Jul 1950

Rees leads British Open golf at 36 holes; Bulla near top7 Jul 1950

Overseas strength among Open qualifiers7 Jul 1950

Rees leads 35 qualifiers for last day of Open7 Jul 1950

Old Course wins first round in Open6 Jul 1950

Art Lee takes British Open golf lead with 686 Jul 1950

British trials led by Bulla5 Jul 1950

"Open" begins with records on both courses4 Jul 1950

Old Troon test for golfers3 Jul 1950