James Braid won the championship for the fifth time, four strokes ahead of Sandy Herd, the 1902 champion.

It was decided that all existing scores would not count and that the Championship would start again on Wednesday and extend to Friday.

[4] After the first round, George Duncan led with 73, a stroke ahead of Willie Watt and Robert Thomson.

[5] The leaderboard changed significantly during the second round on Thursday with Duncan shooting 77, while Watt and Thomson took 82 and 85.

[6] Duncan's 71 on Friday morning gave him the 54-hole lead, two strokes ahead of Braid with Herd and Ted Ray a further four shots behind.