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[24] pp. Illustrated with photographs, advertisements, and a drawing of the course. 24.5x15 cm. (9½x6"), original saddle-stitched blue wrappers, printed in black.

The first and the rarest post-war British Open program. Won by the American Sam Snead, who shot 71 on this day. Snead beat both Bobby Locke, and Johnny Bulla both by four shots. The prize money awarded to Snead was 1,000 pounds. When asked if he would return to England to play again, he said no because it cost him more than the prize money to travel to England. The program begins with the rules for spectators, printed on the inside front cover, then continues with 8 pp. of advertisements. An article written by F.J.C. Pignon, then starting times follows that. There are some ink scores in the margins of these pages. Inside the rear cover is printed a thank you from the British Legion, as the funds from the purchase of these programs were donated to the St. Andrews Branch of the British Legion (Scotland). A very rare program, the only copy we have seen, though we have offered the program for Friday's 3rd and 4th round. We've still not seen the second round program.