Edition not held
1940 The Open
No competition was held.
Nearby editions
Sources and record notes
Archive note
No competition was held in 1940.
Record sources
- The Open Records and Statistics
- 1940 The Open · Championship identity
The official Champion Golfers register explicitly marks 1940 as No Championship; the audited official event-history source https://www.theopen.com/latest/longest-intervals-between-open-wins establishes that no Championship was held due to World War II. Dates, playing number, venue, and winner are null because no Championship was held.
Verified 2026-08-20
- 1940 The Open · Championship identity