1924 Open Championship

The 1924 Open Championship was the 59th Open Championship, held 26–27 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Walter Hagen won the second of his four Open Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Ernest Whitcombe. It was the fifth of Hagen's eleven major championships. Two years earlier in 1922, he became the Open's first winner born in the United States.

1924 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–27 June 1924
LocationHoylake, England
Course(s)Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Statistics
Length6,750 yards (6,172 m)
Field86 players
Cutnone
Prize fund£200
Winner's share£75
Champion
Walter Hagen
301
Hoylake
Location in England
Hoylake
Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, west of Liverpool, England
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