1897 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1897 British Open was the 37th time this major was played, and an amateur won his second title here.
Winner: Harold Hilton, 314
Where it was played: Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England
Tournament dates: May 19-20, 1897
Leader after first round: John Ball and Sandy Herd, 78
Leader after second round: James Braid, 154
Leader after third round: James Braid, 236
Notable Notes: Amateur golfer Harold "Hal" Hilton trailed James Braid by three entering the final round. But Braid wasn't yet known as a member of the "Great Triumvirate." He eventually won five Opens, but had not yet won his first. ... Braid shot 79 in the final round to Hilton's 75, allowing Hilton to capture the win. ... It was Hilton's second British Open win. ... This was the last British Open to have no qualifying rounds and no cut.
Final Scores
| a-Harold Hilton | 80-75-84-75—314 |
| James Braid | 80-74-82-79—315 |
| George Pulford | 80-79-79-79—317 |
| a-Freddie Tait | 79-79-80-79—317 |
| Sandy Herd | 78-81-79-80—318 |
| Harry Vardon | 84-80-80-76—320 |
| David Brown | 79-82-80-83—324 |
| Archie Simpson | 83-81-81-79—324 |
| Tom Vardon | 81-81-79-83—324 |
| Andrew Kirkaldy | 83-83-82-82—330 |
| J.H. Taylor | 82-80-82-86—330 |
| a-Samuel Mure Fergusson | 87-83-79-82—331 |
| Ben Sayers | 84-78-85-84—331 |
| Peter McEwan | 86-79-85-82—332 |
| Thomas Renouf | 86-79-83-84—332 |
| Andrew Scott | 83-83-84-83—333 |
| a-John Ball | 78-81-88-87—334 |
| Willie Auchterlonie | 84-85-85-81—335 |
| a-John Graham Jr. | 85-80-87-83—335 |
| James Kinnell | 82-83-78-93—336 |
| Joe Lloyd | 86-84-82-84—336 |
| Willie Fernie | 81-82-93-81—337 |
| Willie Park Jr. | 91-81-83-82—337 |
| Alfred Toogood | 88-82-84-83—337 |
| James Kay | 86-81-86-85—338 |
| Walter Toogood | 87-89-80-83—339 |
| James Sherlock | 85-86-84-85—340 |
| Jack Rowe | 84-86-86-86—342 |
| a-John E. Laidlay | 82-86-86-89—343 |
| John Cuthbert | 89-83-87-85—344 |
| Charles Gibson | 88-90-80-86—344 |
| C. Ralph Smith | 88-82-94-80—344 |
| John W. Taylor | 87-84-85-88—344 |
| Albert Tingey | 86-86-87-85—344 |
| Bernard Nicholls | 85-88-86-87—346 |
| Bob Simpson | 92-80-84-90—346 |
| Walter Kirk | 85-86-92-86—349 |
| Tom Williamson | 87-88-86-88—349 |
| a-C.E. Hambro | 86-93-83-88—350 |
| William Leaver | 89-85-90-86—350 |
| Jack Ross | 83-84-93-92—352 |
| Jack Youds | 91-85-86-90—352 |
| Tom Yeoman | 91-86-89-87—353 |
| Robert Munro | 92-88-90-87—357 |
| John Hutchings | 87-91-88-92—358 |
| Frank Wingate | 92-88-92-87—359 |
| Robert Rutherford | 94-90-88-89—361 |
| H.E. Way | 87-93-95-88—363 |
| James Hepburn | 97-93-91-84—365 |
| a-Andrew W. Smith | 95-86-92-92—365 |
| a-H.A. Farrar | 94-93-85-95—367 |
| Peter Paxton | 89-96-92-90—367 |
