1953 Open Championship: Ben Hogan wins at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course)
Ben Hogan won the 1953 Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course), Scotland with 282, by 4 strokes over Antonio Cerda and Dai Rees and Frank Stranahan (a) and Peter Thomson.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1953 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 8 July 1953 to 10 July 1953
- Course
- Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course), Scotland
- Edition
- 82nd Open Championship
- Format
- 72 holes of stroke play
- Field
- 91
- Made the cut
- 49
- Purse
- £2,500
- Trophy
- Claret Jug (replica to winner)
- Champion
- Ben Hogan · age 40 · USA · born Stephenville, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st Open title
- How he got in
- qualifier
- Winning score
- 73-71-70-68 = 282 · won by 4 strokes
- Runners-up
- Antonio Cerda (286), Dai Rees (286), Frank Stranahan (a) (286), Peter Thomson (286)
- 54-hole leaders
- Ben Hogan, Roberto De Vicenzo (214)
- Low amateur
- Frank Stranahan (286)
Top 10 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hogan | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 282 |
| T2 | Frank Stranahan (a) | 70 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 286 |
| T2 | Antonio Cerda | 75 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 286 |
| T2 | Peter Thomson | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 286 |
| T2 | Dai Rees | 72 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 286 |
| 6 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 72 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 287 |
| 7 | Sam King | 74 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 290 |
| 8 | Bobby Locke | 72 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 291 |
| T9 | Eric Brown | 71 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 292 |
| T9 | Peter Alliss | 75 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 292 |
What happened at the 1953 Open Championship
On the par-5 6th Hogan drove down the narrow left strip between bunkers and out of bounds in all four rounds - the line now called 'Hogan's Alley'.
In the final round Hogan chipped in from 30 feet for birdie at the 5th, saved par at 17 and birdied 18 for a course-record 68.
No source names a deciding hole; Hogan's final-round birdie at the 5th "changed the trajectory" of a course-record 68 that won by four.
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).