The Open Championship
Runner-up: Jimmy Adams
Reg Whitcombe won The Open Championship in ferocious conditions at Royal St George's. A gale hit on the final day and the large exhibition tent was blown down. Whitcombe played the best golf in the storm and won by two strokes over Jimmy Adams.
The Open Championship
1938
Royal St George's · Sandwich, England
Champion
Reg Whitcombe
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Winning Score
E
Winning Margin
2 strokes
Course
Royal St George's
Location
Sandwich, England
Field Size
294 players
Cut Score
Low Round
70