| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26–28 June 1935 |
| Location | Gullane,East Lothian, Scotland |
| Course | Muirfield |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72[1][2] |
| Length | 6,806 yards (6,223 m)[3] |
| Field | 109 players, 62 after cut[4] |
| Cut | 153 (+9) |
| Prize fund | £500 |
| Winner's share | £100 |
| Champion | |
 Alf Perry | |
| 283 (−5) | |
The1935 Open Championship was the 70thOpen Championship, played 26–28 June atMuirfield inGullane,East Lothian, Scotland.Alf Perry won his onlymajor title, four strokes ahead of runner-upAlf Padgham.[5][1]
Qualifying took place on 24–25 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Muirfield and 18 holes at the number 1 courseGullane, and the top 100 and ties qualified.[6][7] Defending championHenry Cotton led the field on 141;[8] the qualifying score was 153 and 109 players advanced.[9]
Cotton opened with 68 to take the lead on Wednesday, with Perry a stroke behind.[10]Charles Whitcombe carded his own 68 in the second round and led by three over Cotton and Padgham after 36 holes, with Perry falling five back.[11] The top sixty and ties would make the cut for the final 36 holes; it was at 153 (+9) and 62 advanced.
In the third round on Friday morning, it was Perry who caught fire with 67 to move ahead of Cotton and Whitcombe, who shot 76 and 73, respectively. A 72 in the final round that afternoon put Perry at 283, four strokes ahead of runner-up Padgham.[5] Whitcombe finished one back in third, while Cotton had 75 and fell into a tie for seventh at 293. AmateurLawson Little, the reigningBritish Amateur champion, shot 69 and climbed into a tie for fourth at 289. Perry's winning total equaled the tournament scoring record.[1] Padgham won thefollowing year atHoylake.
Perry's win was his first in an important professional tournament, and he won just three more times. He finished third in1939, but otherwise had no other top-10 finishes in a major championship. Perry was a member of threeRyder Cup teams in1933,1935, and1937.
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 453 | 4 | 10 | 480 | 4 | |
| 2 | 353 | 4 | 11 | 359 | 4 | |
| 3 | 382 | 4 | 12 | 380 | 4 | |
| 4 | 192 | 3 | 13 | 153 | 3 | |
| 5 | 510 | 5 | 14 | 458 | 5 | |
| 6 | 458 | 4 | 15 | 393 | 4 | |
| 7 | 167 | 3 | 16 | 193 | 3 | |
| 8 | 455 | 4 | 17 | 513 | 5 | |
| 9 | 490 | 5 | 18 | 427 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,450 | 36 | In | 3,356 | 36 | |
| Source:[1][3] | Total | 6,806 | 72 | |||
Wednesday, 26 June 1935
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Cotton | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Alf Perry | 69 | −3 |
 Macdonald Smith | |||
| T4 | Bob Kenyon | 70 | −2 |
 Eric McRuvie (a) | |||
| Alf Padgham | |||
| T7 | Bill Branch | 71 | −1 |
| Arthur Lacey | |||
 Paddy Mahon | |||
| Charles Whitcombe |
Source:[10]
Thursday, 27 June 1935
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Whitcombe | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| 2 | Henry Cotton | 68-74=142 | −2 |
| T3 | Bill Branch | 71-73=144 | E |
| Bob Kenyon | 70-74=144 | ||
| Alf Perry | 69-75=144 | ||
| T6 |  Aubrey Boomer | 76-69=145 | +1 |
| Bill Cox | 76-69=145 | ||
| Bill Laidlaw | 74-71=145 | ||
| Henry Picard | 72-73=145 | ||
| Robert Sweeny Jr. (a) | 72-73=145 |
Source:[11]
Friday, 28 June 1935 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alf Perry | 69-75-67=211 | −5 |
| 2 | Charles Whitcombe | 71-68-73=212 | −4 |
| 3 | Alf Padgham | 70-72-74=216 | E |
| 4 | Henry Picard | 72-73-72=217 | +1 |
| T5 | Henry Cotton | 68-74-76=218 | +2 |
| Bert Gadd | 72-75-71=218 | ||
| Bob Kenyon | 70-74-74=218 | ||
| T8 | Aubrey Boomer | 76-69-75=220 | +4 |
| Bill Branch | 71-73-76=220 | ||
| Bill Laidlaw | 74-71-75=220 | ||
| Lawson Little (a) | 75-71-74=220 |
Friday, 28 June 1935 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alf Perry | 69-75-67-72=283 | −5 | 100 |
| 2 | Alf Padgham | 70-72-74-71=287 | −1 | 75 |
| 3 | Charles Whitcombe | 71-68-73-76=288 | E | 50 |
| T4 | Bert Gadd | 72-75-71-71=289 | +1 | 30 |
| Lawson Little (a) | 75-71-74-69=289 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Henry Picard | 72-73-72-75=292 | +4 | 25 |
| T7 | Henry Cotton | 68-74-76-75=293 | +5 | 20 |
| Syd Easterbrook | 75-73-74-71=293 | |||
| 9 | Bill Branch | 71-73-76-74=294 | +6 | 15 |
| 10 | Laurie Ayton, Snr | 74-73-77-71=295 | +7 |
Amateurs: Little (+1), Lucas (+12), Risdon (+13), Rutherford (+17), McLean (+19),
Sweeny (+19), McRuvie (+20),Thomson (+21), Francis (+22).