British open winning scores

British Open Championship ; T11, England N. Faldo, -6, 74 ; T11, England I. Poulter, -6, Winner: Rory McIlroy. Runners-up: Rickie Fowler, British open winning scores Garcia. Winning score: Margin: 2 shots. Prize money:pounds. Noteworthy. British Open winners by year ;TBD, Royal Portrush, -- ;Francesco Molinari, Carnoustie, -8 ;Jordan Spieth, Royal Birkdale, British Open Championship ; 1, United States S. Cink, -2, 66 ; 2, United States T. Watson, -2,

The Open Championship Winners

Stenson finished at under, a new record, and , also a new record. He broke the previous tournament record for strokes under par by one; and he lowered the Open Championship's hole scoring record by three strokes. That was one better than Stenson, who shot in the first two rounds. Stenson moved into the lead with a 68 in the third, passing Mickelson, who carded a They stood at for Stenson, for Mickelson.

Mickelson had a great final round with a The problem for him is that Stenson had an all-time great final round: a 63 that equalled the then-major championship scoring record for 18 holes. In the end, Stenson finished three better than Mickelson. Mickelson's own score, , tied the previous British Open record for winning total Stenson's was the new record, and his under par made him the first golfer to finish at under or better in a British Open.

But it was only six years before Stenson's under record was matched. At the British Open , Cameron Smith won with a total of That's a great score, and it makes the list below, but it doesn't match Stenson's overall record. However, on the par Old Course at St. Andrews, Smith's total was under-par. Smith thus became the co-holder, with Stenson, of the Open record for most strokes under par.

George's — Greg Norman, , Royal St. He made a foot birdie on the 18th hole to post at , and Jimmy Adams was the only player who could catch him. He took bogey from a bunker on the 17th and then needed a birdie on the 18th to force a playoff. Adams had a foot birdie putt that rimmed around the cup and popped back onto the green.

Summary: A few weeks after winning the British Amateur, Jones closed with a 75 for a two-shot victory and broke by one the hole record Walter Hagen had set the year before. Jones took a 7 on the eighth hole but posted early at Diegel was even with Jones through 13 holes but dropped shots at the 14th and 16th.

Smith needed to birdie the last two holes and made par. Jones became the first amateur to win the Open three times. British open winning scores Summary: Hagen and Ernest Whitcombe were tied for the lead going into the final round but played an hour apart. Whitcombe went out in 43 and closed with a Hagen also went out in 43 and then got word on the 12th hole that Whitcombe finished at and that Hagen would need seven 4s to win.

He saved par on the 12th and 13th, then holed a 6-foot putt on the 18th hole for a 77 to win by one. Noteworthy: Two-time U. Summary: J. Taylor won his fifth Open championship by eight shots, using his low trajectory in gale-force wind to shoot 77 in the third round to build a three-shot lead.

He clinched victory on the 14th when his approach landed between two bunkers, and he pitched in for 3 from 50 yards. He closed with a 79, while Ray took an 8 at No. Summary: After three straight runner-up finishes, J. Taylor had a one-shot lead going into the final round but took a 7 on the third hole when he sliced his second shot into the long grass. He went out in 41 and closed with Massy took control on the outward nine with a 38, and he matched shots with Taylor coming in to win by two with a Noteworthy: Sandy Herd was the first player using the rubber-core Haskell ball to win the British Open.

Summary: Herd pulled away with a 73 in the third round, then shot 81 in the final round and had to wait to see if Harry Vardon or James Braid could catch him. Vardon had a 6-foot putt on the 18th hole to tie, but the ball stopped on the edge of the hole and gave him a Braid was eight shots behind going into the last round, but missed a medium-length putt at the last hole to shoot 74 and finish one shot behind.

Summary: Hilton closed with a 75 in the debut of Royal Liverpool on the Open rotation. James Braid had the lead through three rounds and still had a chance to win with three holes to play. But he went over the par-5 16th and failed to get up-and-down. Needing a 3 on the 18th, his approach came within a foot of the hole, rolling 20 feet by.

He missed the putt to shoot 79 and finish one shot behind. Election Fact Check. Be Well. Personal Finance. AP Investigations. AP Buyline Personal Finance. AP Buyline Shopping. Press Releases. My Account.