1907 Open Championship: Arnaud Massy wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Arnaud Massy won the 1907 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England with 312, by 2 strokes over J.H. Taylor.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1907 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 20 June 1907 to 21 June 1907
- Course
- Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England
- Edition
- 47th Open Championship
- Format
- 72 holes of stroke play
- Field
- 67
- Purse
- £125 · winner's share £50
- Trophy
- Claret Jug
- Champion
- Arnaud Massy · age 29 · France · born Biarritz, France
- Champion's title
- 1st Open title
- How he got in
- qualifier
- Winning score
- 76-81-78-77 = 312 · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- J.H. Taylor (314)
- 54-hole leader
- J.H. Taylor (234) · Arnaud Massy was 1 stroke back
- Deciding hole
- No. 3, round 4
- Final-day weather
- windy: "With the wind still strong Massy liked his chances and a final-round 77 was enough"
- Low amateur
- John Graham Jr. (326)
Top 10 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaud Massy | 76 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 312 |
| 2 | J.H. Taylor | 79 | 79 | 76 | 80 | 314 |
| T3 | George Pulford | 81 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 317 |
| T3 | Tom Vardon | 81 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 317 |
| T5 | James Braid | 82 | 85 | 75 | 76 | 318 |
| T5 | Ted Ray | 83 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 318 |
| T7 | Tom Williamson | 82 | 77 | 82 | 78 | 319 |
| T7 | Harry Vardon | 84 | 81 | 74 | 80 | 319 |
| T7 | George Duncan | 83 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 319 |
| 10 | Tom Ball | 80 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 320 |
What happened at the 1907 Open Championship
Massy became the first overseas champion, and the first Open requiring every competitor to qualify.
Massy's wife had given birth that week; he named the baby Margot Hoylake after the win.
"The turning point came when Taylor sliced his second shot into long rough at the third and took a 7", just after Massy drew level with a 3 at the 2nd of the final round.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: the-open.json (The Open room's data), with GNN's Open Championship addendum tables L (top ten by round), H (deciding hole), W (final-day weather).