As we put together for the one hundred and fiftieth Open Championship, Professional Golf Weekly seems to be at a few of the most historic moments and feats with 10 British Open Data You Ought to Know.
The stage is about for the very best golfers on the earth to compete for the Claret Jug and the title of Champion Golfer of the 12 months on the one hundred and fiftieth (British) Open Championship at St Andrews. In order we put together for the oldest of the 4 main golf championships to get underway, listed here are 10 British Open Championship data to peruse as a starter.
10 Open Championship Data
1. Most British Open Wins
England’s Harry Vardon, a six-time winner, has essentially the most wins on the British Open Championship. Vardon claimed victory in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911 and 1914.
Though Vardon wasn’t the one who initially got here up with the overlapping grip, he did popularize it and now it’s generally generally known as the “Vardon Grip.”
2. Youngest Open Champion
4-time British Open Champion, Tom Morris Jr., was simply 17 years, 5 months and eight days previous when he captured the belt in 1868, the primary of his 4 victories. He beat his father, Tom Morris Sr. by three strokes for that maiden win.
Tom Jr. can be the youngest competitor in British Open historical past when he first competed on the sixth Open Championship on the age of simply 14 years, 4 months and 25 days in September of 1865.
3. Oldest Open Champion
Tom Morris Sr. received his fourth British Open on the age of 46 years, 3 months and 9 days in 1867. This was his fourth victory in a span of seven years, which stays a document thus far.
Outdated Tom can be the oldest competitor in British Open historical past when he competed within the 1896 British Open on the age of 74 years, 11 months and 24 days. He additionally holds the document for the most important margin of victory on the British Open, having received in 1862 with a margin of 13 strokes.
4. Most Runner-Up Finishes at The Open
Jack Nicklaus owns an unimaginable seven runner-up finishes to associate with his three victories on the British Open Championship. His runner-up finishes got here in 1964, ’67, ’68, ’72, ’76 and ’77 editions of the Open.
Jack Nicklaus’ British Open Wins
- 1966 – Muirfield Golf Membership (-2, 1 Stroke Win)
- 1970 – St. Andrews (-5, Playoff Win)
- 1978 – St. Andrews (-7, 2 Stroke Win)
Jack Nicklaus’ British Open Runner-Up Finishes
- 1964 – St Andrews (Tony Lema)
- 1967 – Royal Liverpool (Roberto De Vicenzo)
- 1968 – Carnoustie (Gary Participant)
- 1972 – Muirfield (Lee Trevino)
- 1976 – Royal Birkdale (Johnny Miller)
- 1977 – Turnberry (Tom Watson)
5. Most Open Winners By Nation
The US has produced essentially the most British Open Champions – 29 Claret Jug winners with 47 victories in complete. Jock Hutchison was the primary American to win the Open – claiming victory on the 1921 version at St. Andrews, whereas Jordan Spieth (2017) is the newest American Champion Golfer of the 12 months.
Seven gamers – Tom Watson (5), Walter Hagen (4), Tiger Woods (3), Jack Nicklaus (3) Bobby Jones (3), Lee Trevino (2), and Arnold Palmer (2) – personal 22 of these titles, whereas the opposite 22 winners are one-timers.
Scotland is second on the record with 22 champions and 41 wins – though a overwhelming majority of these wins occurred earlier than the flip of the century when it was primarily a neighborhood British event. George Duncan (1920), Sandy Lyle (1985), and Paul Lawrie (1999) are the one Scots to have received within the final 100 years.
6. Most British Open Appearances
South African Gary Participant owns the document for many appearances on the British Open with 42. Participant is a three-time winner of this championship, having claimed victory in 1959, 1968 and 1974.
Gary Gamers’ British Open Wins
- 1959 – Muirfield Golf Membership (E, 2 Stroke Win)
- 1968 – Carnousite (+1, 2 Stroke Win)
- 1974 – Royal Lytham & St Annes (-2, 4 Stroke Win)
Other than a trio of Claret Jugs, Participant has an extra 9 High-10 finishes.
7. Lowest 18-Gap Rating at The Open
There have been ten gamers who’d shot 63 on the Open Championship with each Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson recording that document mark in 2016 at Royal Troon. This was a document till Branden Grace carded a 62 at Royal Birkdale within the third spherical of the 2017 version.
- 62 – Branden Grace, (Rd 3), Royal Birkdale, 2017
- 63 – Mark Hayes, (Rd 2), Turnberry, 1977
- 63 – Isao Aoki, (Rd 3), Muirfield, 1980
- 63 – Greg Norman, (Rd 2), Turnberry, 1986
- 63 – Paul Broadhurst, (Rd 3), St. Andrews, 1990
- 63 – Jodie Mudd, (Rd 4), Royal Birkdale, 1991
- 63 – Nick Faldo, (Rd 2), Royal St. George’s, 1993
- 63 – Payne Stewart, (Rd 4), Royal St George’s, 1993
- 63 – Rory McIlroy, (Rd 1), St. Andrews, 2010
- 63 – Phil Mickelson, (Rd 2), Royal Troon, 2016
- 63 – Henrik Stenson, (Rd 4), Royal Troon, 2016
8. Lowest Remaining Spherical at The Open
On the 2016 Open Championship, at Royal Troon, Henrik Stenson completed his last 5 holes: birdie-par-birdie-birdie-birdie to a put up an 8-under 63 and seize the Claret Jug in an epic battle in opposition to Phil Mickelson.
Stenson’s final-day rating topped the previous document of 6-under 64 set by Greg Norman on the 1993 British Open at Royal St George’s.
9. Lowest Profitable Underneath-Par Rating at The Open
Stenson’s 20-under par 264 end at Royal Troon additionally set the entire under-par document, edging the 19-under 269 posted by Tiger Woods throughout his 2000 British Open win at St Andrews.
The 264 stroke rating broke the earlier Open Championship document by three pictures, previously 267, set by Greg Norman in 1993. It additionally set a brand new main championship document, beating David Toms’ 265 within the PGA Championship in 2001.
10. Largest Comeback To Win the Claret Jug
On the 1999 Open Championship, Paul Lawrie accomplished the most important last spherical comeback in main championship historical past by making up 10 strokes earlier than edging Jean van de Velde and Justin Leonard in a playoff.
Van de Velde held a five-shot lead after 54 holes, and entered the 72nd gap with a three-stroke benefit. However then historical past occurred, and 7 strokes later signed for a triple bogey-7 to fall into time beyond regulation with Lawrie and Leonard at 6-over par.
To his credit score, Lawrie shot a final-round 4-under 67, one in all solely two sub-70 rounds on Sunday (the opposite being Davis Love III with a 69).
This put up was initially printed in a lead-up to the 145th British Open at Royal Troon. It has been up to date to mirror data set, beginning in 2016.
