The 1938 Open Championship was a golf tournament played at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. It was the 73rd Open Championship. In terrible weather conditions that caused scores to soar, Reg Whitcombe prevailed by two strokes over Jimmy Adams to win his first Open Championship title.
Dick Burton, John J. Busson, and Bill Cox shared the 36-hole lead, with Reg Whitcombe two strokes back after consecutive rounds of 71. In the last two rounds, however, the weather turned treacherous. Gale force winds ripped apart the large exhibition tent and scattered debris for a mile around. Alf Padgham drove the green on the 384-yard 11th hole, while Cyril Tolley cleared the water on the 14th only to have the wind blow his ball back into the hazard. Only seven sub-80 scores were recorded in the final round. The leaders suffered terribly in the conditions: Burton finished 78-85, Busson shot 83-80, while Cox went 84-80. Whitcombe's scores of 75-78 were enough to post a 295 total, two ahead of Jimmy Adams and three clear of defending champion Henry Cotton.
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