Open Championship in England in 1926.

This was also the first time there was regional qualifying. A southern section played at Sunningdale, a central section at St Annes Old Links and a northern section at Western Gailes. Each section played 36 holes, although for the southern and central sections this took place on two days in 16 – 17 June while for the northern section it was on just one day in 16 June. 49 places were allocated to the southern section, 42 places to the central section and 10 places to the northern section. 55 players qualified from the southern section, 51 from the central section and 11 from the northern section giving a total of 117.

Tom Wilson won the northern section with a score of 148. In the southern section Bobby Jones dominated, scoring 134 and leading by seven clear strokes. During the two rounds on only one hole did he score more than four, a five at the 10th in his second round. After his first round of 66, The Times reported that "the crowd dispersed awe-stricken. They had watched the best round they had ever seen, or ever would see, and what the later players did they neither knew nor cared". Walter Hagen led the central section with a score of 143, one of nine Americans qualifying there.

Open Championship, held 23–25 June at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, England. Amateur Bobby Jones won the first of his three Claret Jugs, two strokes ahead of runner-up Al Watrous. Jones was the first amateur to win the title in 29 years, last by Harold Hilton in 1897. Americans finished in the top four spots and it was the fifth victory by an American in six years.