1914 Open Championship: Harry Vardon wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Harry Vardon won the 1914 Open Championship at Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland with 306, by 3 strokes over J.H. Taylor.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1914 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 18 June 1914 to 19 June 1914
- Course
- Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland
- Edition
- 54th Open Championship
- Format
- 72 holes of stroke play
- Field
- 100
- Purse
- £135
- Trophy
- Claret Jug
- Champion
- Harry Vardon · age 44 · Jersey · born Grouville, Jersey
- Champion's title
- 6th Open title
- Winning score
- 73-77-78-78 = 306 · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- J.H. Taylor (309)
- 54-hole leader
- J.H. Taylor (226) · Harry Vardon was 2 strokes back
- Deciding hole
- No. 4, round 4
- Low amateur
- James Jenkins (315)
Top 13 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Vardon | 73 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 306 |
| 2 | J.H. Taylor | 74 | 78 | 74 | 83 | 309 |
| 3 | Harry Simpson | 77 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 310 |
| T4 | Abe Mitchell | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 312 |
| T4 | Tom Williamson | 75 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 312 |
| 6 | Reginald Wilson | 76 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 313 |
| 7 | James Ockenden | 75 | 76 | 83 | 80 | 314 |
| T8 | P.J. Gaudin | 78 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 315 |
| T8 | J.L.C. Jenkins (a) | 79 | 80 | 73 | 83 | 315 |
| T10 | James Braid | 74 | 82 | 78 | 82 | 316 |
| T10 | George Duncan | 77 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 316 |
| T10 | Arnaud Massy | 77 | 82 | 75 | 82 | 316 |
| T10 | Ted Ray | 77 | 82 | 76 | 81 | 316 |
What happened at the 1914 Open Championship
A photographer broke Taylor's concentration at the 3rd hole of the final round, and he dropped a stroke.
At the 4th Taylor found the water and took 7 to Vardon's 4, and Vardon went on to a record sixth title.
Leading by two, Taylor drove into a bunker by the burn at the 4th in the final round, then found the water and took 7 to Vardon's 4, and Vardon went on to win by three.
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).