Thursday 12 November 2015 12:32, UK
The 1951 Open became the first to be played outside of Scotland or England when the tournament was played at Royal Portrush.
Max Faulkner claimed his only major title with a two-shot victory over a wet weekend in County Antrim, while home favourite Fred Daly finished in a tie for fourth.
The flamboyant Faulkner, often dressed in brightly-coloured clothing, found the Dunluce Course to his liking having been twice a runner-up in the Irish Open at the same venue.
He opened with rounds of 71 and 70 to claim the halfway lead, and another solid 70 in the third round extended his advantage to six shots over the field.
This prompted a mythical story invented by young journalist Ian Wooldridge, who was ghostwriting on Faulkner's behalf for a London newspaper. Legend had it that Faulkner signed an autograph for a young fan and added the words "Open champion 1951" before teeing off for his final round.
Wooldridge, who went on to become a prominent journalist for the Daily Mail, admitted in his later years that the tale was "total nonsense".
Faulkner maintained a healthy lead for much of the last round, but he wobbled on the 16th when his drive finished inches from the out-of-bounds markers.
But rather than chipping back out to the fairway, Faulkner smashed a three-wood which started out-of-bounds before fading back into play, pitching on the fairway and bounding onto the green. His playing partner Frank Stranahan described it as "the greatest shot I've ever seen".
Faulkner closed out a final-round 74 to finish on three under, but Argentine Antonio Cerda still had a chance to catch the Englishman midway through his last 18 holes.
But Cerda came in with a 70 to finish two shots adrift, leaving Faulkner to pick up the Claret Jug and the winner's cheque for £300.
