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Royal St George’s

In 1928, The Open Championship was played at Royal St George’s . The Open Championship was also played here in:

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Sandwich — 1928

Hagen’s Royal St George’s double

Six years after becoming the first native-born American to win the Open, Walter Hagen returned to Royal St George’s in 1928 and repeated his victory. Soon after his arrival in Britain he played a 72-hole match against big-hitting Archie Compston at Moor Park for the not inconsiderable ...

Sandwich — 1928 Results

pos	player	ctry	r1	r2	r3	r4	total
1	Walter HAGEN	USA	75	73	72	72	292
2	Gene SARAZEN	USA	72	76	73	73	294
3	Archie COMPSTON	GBR	75	74	73	73	295
4	Fred ROBSON	GBR	79	73	73	73	298
4	Percy ALLISS	GBR	75	76	75	72	298
6	Aubrey BOOMER	GBR	79	73	77	72	301
6	Jose JURADO	ARG	74	71	76	80	301
6	Jim BARNES	USA	81	73	76	71	301
9	Bill MEHLHORN	USA	71	78	76	77	302
10	William H. DAVIES	GBR	78	74	79	73	304