1909 Open Championship
Place Player Country Score
1 J.H . Taylor England 74-73=147
2 Charles Johns England 72-76=148
3 Tom Ball England 74-75=149
4 Sandy Herd Scotland 76-75=151
T5 Ernest Gaudin Jersey 76-77=153
T5 Ted Ray Jersey 77-76=153
T7 James Braid Scotland 79-75=154
T7 Bernard Nicholls England 78-76=154
T7 Peter Rainford England 78-76=154
T7 Thomas Renouf Jersey 76-78=154
Round summaries -- Second round
Thursday , 10 June 1909 ( afternoon )
The 1909 Open Championship was the 49th Open Championship, held 10-11 June at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, England. J.H. Taylor won the Championship for the fourth time, six strokes ahead of runners-up Tom Ball and James Braid. Royal Cinque Ports had been added as the sixth course on the Open rota at a meeting in November 1907 at which meeting it was decided it would host in 1909. The meeting also agreed that the Championship was to be played in England and Scotland alternately. Qualifying took place over 36 holes on Tuesday and Wednesday, 8-9 June. The 204 players were divided into two sections and those in the first played on the first morning and second afternoon, while those in the second section played on the first afternoon and second morning. The leading thirty players and ties from each section qualified, with the additional provision that each section had to contain at least thirty professionals. The second section finished their qualifying first with Tom Ball, Harold Hilton and Ted Ray leading on 150. Thirty players scored 159 or better, but this included three amateurs and so the five players on 160 also qualified. Charles Mayo led the first section on 146. Thirty players scored 160 or better, but this included three amateurs, so the four on 161 qualified.