Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1929 Open Championship was the 64th Open Championship, held 8–10 May at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Walter Hagen successfully defended his 1928 title, six strokes ahead of runner-up Johnny Farrell. It was Hagen's fourth win at the Open and his eleventh and final major title.Percy Alliss held the lead after the first round with a 69, while Leo Diegel matched that score in the second round to take the 36-hole lead. After a first-round 75, defending champion Hagen recorded an Open Championship record 67 in the second round on Thursday and was two back of Diegel. Scores on Friday over the final two rounds soared. Diegel shot 82 in the third round, with Alliss and Abe Mitchell at 76 and 78, respectively. Hagen, meanwhile, finished with two rounds of 75, giving him 292 total. Diegel was a shot behind runner-up Farrell in third place, while Alliss and Mitchell shared fourth at 300. Alliss and Mitchell were the only non-Americans to finish in the top-10.Hagen, age 36, played the tournament just twice more, in 1933 and 1937. Six-time champion Harry Vardon, age 59, played the Open for the final time and missed the cut. Similar to 1928, this Open was played earlier than usual, in early May.. }
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- 1929_Open_Championship abstract "The 1929 Open Championship was the 64th Open Championship, held 8–10 May at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Walter Hagen successfully defended his 1928 title, six strokes ahead of runner-up Johnny Farrell. It was Hagen's fourth win at the Open and his eleventh and final major title.Percy Alliss held the lead after the first round with a 69, while Leo Diegel matched that score in the second round to take the 36-hole lead. After a first-round 75, defending champion Hagen recorded an Open Championship record 67 in the second round on Thursday and was two back of Diegel. Scores on Friday over the final two rounds soared. Diegel shot 82 in the third round, with Alliss and Abe Mitchell at 76 and 78, respectively. Hagen, meanwhile, finished with two rounds of 75, giving him 292 total. Diegel was a shot behind runner-up Farrell in third place, while Alliss and Mitchell shared fourth at 300. Alliss and Mitchell were the only non-Americans to finish in the top-10.Hagen, age 36, played the tournament just twice more, in 1933 and 1937. Six-time champion Harry Vardon, age 59, played the Open for the final time and missed the cut. Similar to 1928, this Open was played earlier than usual, in early May.".