Taylor won the championship for the fifth and final time, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Ted Ray, the defending champion.

[1][8] Ray led after the first two rounds on Monday with 147; Taylor was at 148, Michael Moran at 150, and Thomas Renouf had 153.

Ray struggled and completed the circuit in 81, to trail Taylor by three shots, while McDermott was a further 4 strokes behind.

[2] The win was the fifteenth Open title for the Great Triumvurate of Taylor, Vardon, and James Braid, with five each.

Vardon won a record sixth the following year, the last Open victory for the three players.