Open Championship 1938
Reg Whitcombe beat the elements.
The last two days were played in a shrieking gale, and Whitcombe's rounds of 75 and 78 (giving a total of 295) were sufficient to hold Jimmy Adams (297) and Henry Cotton (298) at bay.
A young South African, Bobby Locke, made his professional debut in this Open.
pos | player | ctry | r1 | r2 | r3 | r4 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reg WHITCOMBE | ENG | 71 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 295 |
| 2 | Jimmy ADAMS | GBR | 70 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 297 |
| 3 | Henry COTTON | ENG | 74 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 298 |
| 4 | Dick BURTON | ENG | 71 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 303 |
| 4 | Alf PADGHAM | ENG | 74 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 303 |
| 4 | John J. BUSSON | GBR | 71 | 69 | 83 | 80 | 303 |
| 4 | Allan DAILEY | GBR | 73 | 72 | 80 | 78 | 303 |
| 8 | Bill COX | GBR | 70 | 70 | 84 | 80 | 304 |
| 8 | Fred BULLOCK | GBR | 73 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 304 |
| 10 | Charles WHITCOMBE | ENG | 71 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 305 |
