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The Open Championship

1948

Champion

Henry Cotton(E)

Runner-up: Fred Daly

Henry Cotton won his third and final Open Championship at Muirfield. Cotton played some of the finest golf of his career to win by five strokes over Fred Daly. Cotton's three titles placed him among the elite of English golf. He was later knighted for his services to the game.

The Open Championship

1948

Muirfield · Gullane, Scotland

Champion

Henry Cotton

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PosPlayerR1R2R3R4TotScore

1

Henry Cotton

716675

72

284

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2

Fred Daly

72717373289—

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Tournament Stats

Winning Score

E

Winning Margin

5 strokes

Course

Muirfield

Location

Gullane, Scotland

Field Size

200 players

Cut Score

Low Round

66