Rowland Jones (golfer)
| Rowland Jones | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | England |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T2: 1905 |
Rowland Jones was an English professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jones had two top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. His best performance came in the 1905 Open Championship when he finished tied for second place.[1]
1905 Open Championship
The 1905 Open Championship was held 7–9 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Scottish champion golfer James Braid won the Championship for the second time, by five strokes from runners-up Jones and the legendary J.H. Taylor.
Details of play
All entries played 18 holes on the first two days with all those within 14 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day. Strong winds and baked hardpan conditions made scoring exceptionally difficult on all three days. Only a few players managed to break 80. Sandy Herd, Taylor and Harry Vardon led after the first round with scores of 80. Scoring was marginally better better on the second day with Jones's 77 giving him the lead on 158. He was followed by Braid on 159 and James Kinnell and Arnaud Massy on 161. Just 45 players made the cut of 172 and only one amateur, John Graham, Jr., was among those select few. [1]
James Braid had round-by-round scoring of 81-78-78-81=318 and won £50. For his exemplary efforts, Jones's rounds of 81-77-87-78=323 enabled him to go home with a nice paycheck of £20.
Results in The Open Championship
| Tournament | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | ? | ? | T2 | 5 | ? | ? |
Note: Jones played only in The Open Championship.
"T" indicates a tie for a place
? = Unknown
Yellow background for top-10
References
- ^ a b Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.