1905 British Open Winner and Scores
Winner: James Braid, 318
Where it was played: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
Tournament dates: June 7-9, 1905
Leader after first round: Harry Vardon, Walter Toogood, Sandy Herd and J.H. Taylor, 80
Leader after second round: Rowland Jones, 158
Leader after third round: James Braid, 237
Notable Notes: How hard were the scoring conditions this year? Winner James Braid shot 78 in the third round and extended his lead. His 81 in the final round still resulted in a five-stroke win. ... It was Braid's second win of an eventual five. ... The problems affecting scoring were high winds and ground that was described as hard and glassy. ... Braid, plagued by putting problems earlier in his career, here used a putter for longer putts and putting cleek (more like a 1-iron) on short putts.
Final Scores
| James Braid | 81-78-78-81—318 |
| Rowland Jones | 81-77-87-78—323 |
| J.H. Taylor | 80-85-78-80—323 |
| James Kinnell | 82-79-82-81—324 |
| Ernest Gray | 82-81-84-78—325 |
| Arnaud Massy | 81-80-82-82—325 |
| Robert Thomson | 81-81-82-83—327 |
| James Sherlock | 81-84-80-83—328 |
| Tom Simpson | 82-88-78-81—329 |
| Harry Vardon | 80-82-84-83—329 |
| Ted Ray | 85-82-81-82—330 |
| Jack Rowe | 87-81-80-82—330 |
| Willie Park Jr. | 84-81-85-81—331 |
| Tom Williamson | 84-81-79-87—331 |
| Sandy Herd | 80-82-83-87—332 |
| Thomas Renouf | 81-85-84-83—333 |
| Alex Smith | 81-88-86-78—333 |
| John Johnstone | 85-86-84-80—335 |
| Archie Simpson | 87-84-81-83—335 |
| Tom Watt | 86-85-79-85—335 |
| Jack White | 86-83-83-83—335 |
| Fred Collins | 86-86-83-81—336 |
| Percy Hills | 87-84-84-81—336 |
| Ernest Foord | 85-86-84-83—338 |
| James Hepburn | 84-84-87-83—338 |
| William Hunter | 84-85-88-81—338 |
| Andrew Kirkaldy | 83-83-83-89—338 |
| David Stephenson | 84-86-83-86—339 |
| Walter Toogood | 82-83-87-87—339 |
| James Kay | 85-83-85-87—340 |
| James Batley | 88-82-80-91—341 |
| Willie Fernie | 83-86-82-90—341 |
| Herbert Hunt | 81-89-84-89—343 |
| Joseph Parr | 86-82-86-89—343 |
| Ben Sayers | 84-88-85-87—344 |
| Alfred Matthews | 84-84-87-92—347 |
| Charles Gibson | 87-85-85-91—348 |
| Wilfred Reid | 81-88-85-94—348 |
| Josh Taylor | 89-83-91-88—351 |
| Bob Simpson | 87-85-90-90—352 |
| John Johnston | 87-81-94-91—353 |
