Walter Hagen became the first American-born winner of the Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Jim Barnes and George Duncan.

[2][3][4] It was the first of Hagen's four Open Championships and the fourth of his eleven major titles.

Hagen and Joe Kirkwood led the field on 147; the qualifying score was 161 and exactly 80 players advanced.

Taylor and Gassiat shot high scores in the final round and dropped to sixth and seventh, respectively.

For the final time, two members of the Great Triumvirate finished in the top-10 at the Open Championship; Taylor, age 51, finished sixth and six-time champion Harry Vardon, age 52, tied for eighth.