1936 Open Championship: Alf Padgham wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Alf Padgham won the 1936 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England with 287, by 1 stroke over Jimmy Adams.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1936 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 25 June 1936 to 27 June 1936
- Course
- Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England
- Edition
- 71st Open Championship
- Format
- 72 holes of stroke play
- Field
- 107
- Made the cut
- 62 (cut at 156)
- Purse
- £500 · winner's share £100
- Trophy
- Claret Jug (replica to winner)
- Champion
- Alf Padgham · age 29 · England · born Caterham, England
- Champion's title
- 1st Open title
- Winning score
- 73-72-71-71 = 287 · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Jimmy Adams (288)
- 54-hole leaders
- Jimmy Adams, Henry Cotton (215) · Alf Padgham was 1 stroke back
- Deciding hole
- No. 18, round 4
- Low amateur
- Bobby Locke (294)
Top 10 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alf Padgham | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 287 |
| 2 | Jimmy Adams | 71 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 288 |
| T3 | Marcel Dallemagne | 73 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 289 |
| T3 | Henry Cotton | 73 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 289 |
| T5 | Tom Green | 74 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 291 |
| T5 | Percy Alliss | 74 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 291 |
| T5 | Gene Sarazen | 73 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 291 |
| T8 | Arthur Lacey | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 294 |
| T8 | Reg Whitcombe | 72 | 77 | 71 | 74 | 294 |
| T8 | Bobby Locke (a) | 75 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 294 |
What happened at the 1936 Open Championship
Padgham birdied the last from 12 feet to win by one.
Adams needed a birdie at the 18th to tie, but his putt circled the rim and popped out.
Padgham birdied the last from 12 feet to post 287; Jimmy Adams, needing a 3 at the 18th to tie, saw his putt circle the hole and pop out.
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).