1925 Open Championship: Jim Barnes wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Jim Barnes won the 1925 Open Championship at Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland with 300, by 1 stroke over Archie Compston and Ted Ray.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1925 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 25 June 1925 to 26 June 1925
- Course
- Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland
- Edition
- 60th Open Championship
- Format
- 72 holes of stroke play
- Field
- 83
- Purse
- £225
- Trophy
- Claret Jug
- Champion
- Jim Barnes · age 39 · England (US-based) · born Lelant, England
- Champion's title
- 1st Open title
- Winning score
- 70-77-79-74 = 300 · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Archie Compston (301), Ted Ray (301)
- 54-hole leader
- Macdonald Smith (221) · Jim Barnes was 5 strokes back
- Low amateur
- Robert Harris (311)
Top 10 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Barnes | 70 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 300 |
| T2 | Archie Compston | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 301 |
| T2 | Ted Ray | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 301 |
| 4 | Macdonald Smith | 76 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 303 |
| 5 | Abe Mitchell | 77 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 305 |
| T6 | J.H. Taylor | 74 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 310 |
| T6 | Jack Gaudin | 78 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 310 |
| T6 | Percy Alliss | 77 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 310 |
| T6 | Syd Wingate | 74 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 310 |
| T6 | William H. Davies | 76 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 310 |
What happened at the 1925 Open Championship
Macdonald Smith led by five after 54 holes but needed only 78 and shot 82, including sixes at the 7th and 8th, to finish fourth.
This was the last Open played at Prestwick, its 24th.
No source names a deciding hole; 54-hole leader Macdonald Smith shot 82 (with sixes at the 7th and 8th) and Barnes won by one.
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).