1927 Open Championship: Bobby Jones wins at Old Course, St Andrews
Bobby Jones (an amateur) won the 1927 Open Championship at Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland with 285, by 6 strokes over Aubrey Boomer and Fred Robson.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1927 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 13 July 1927 to 15 July 1927
- Course
- Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland
- Edition
- 62nd Open Championship
- Format
- 72 holes of stroke play
- Field
- 108
- Made the cut
- 53 (cut at 154)
- Purse
- £275
- Trophy
- Claret Jug
- Champion
- Bobby Jones · age 25 · USA · amateur · born Atlanta, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd Open title
- Winning score
- 68-72-73-72 = 285 · won by 6 strokes
- Runners-up
- Aubrey Boomer (291), Fred Robson (291)
- 54-hole leader
- Bobby Jones (a) (213)
- Low amateur
- Bobby Jones (winner) (285)
Top 16 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Jones (a) | 68 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 285 |
| T2 | Fred Robson | 76 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 291 |
| T2 | Aubrey Boomer | 76 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 291 |
| T4 | Joe Kirkwood | 72 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 293 |
| T4 | Ernest Whitcombe | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 293 |
| 6 | Charles Whitcombe | 74 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 296 |
| T7 | Arthur Havers | 80 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 297 |
| T7 | Bert Hodson | 72 | 70 | 81 | 74 | 297 |
| 9 | Henry Cotton | 73 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 298 |
| T10 | William Torrance (a) | 72 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 300 |
| T10 | Philip Rodgers | 76 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 300 |
| T10 | Percy Alliss | 73 | 74 | 73 | 80 | 300 |
| T10 | Roland Vickers | 75 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 300 |
| T10 | Phil Perkins (a) | 76 | 78 | 70 | 76 | 300 |
| T10 | Tom Williamson | 75 | 76 | 78 | 71 | 300 |
| T10 | Sandy Herd | 76 | 75 | 78 | 71 | 300 |
What happened at the 1927 Open Championship
Jones opened with a record 68 that included a putt of about 40 yards at the 5th, and led from start to finish.
After his record 285 the crowd carried him shoulder-high from the 18th as he held up his "Calamity Jane" putter.
No source names a deciding hole; Jones led from start to finish and won by six with a record 285.
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).