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Friday 6 July 1951Men’s majorsYear in Review
Faulkner wins the Open
Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland · Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 July 1951 · purse £1,700
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/10°C · wind 21 km/h NNW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/9°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/15°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 7.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
98 started, 46 (cut at 154) made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Antonio Cerda
To par not yet researched.
The golfer
b. 1916-07-29, Bexhill-on-Sea, England; England; age 34 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet