Records and Statistics

5: James Braid, 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910
J.H. Taylor, 1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913
Peter Thomson, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965
Tom Watson, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983

13 strokes: Old Tom Morris, 1862

12 strokes: Young Tom Morris, 1870

11 strokes: Young Tom Morris, 1869

8 strokes: J.H. Taylor, 1900 and 1913
James Braid, 1908
Tiger Woods, 2000

Willie Park Snr, Prestwick, 1860

Tom Kidd, St Andrews, 1873

Mungo Park, Musselburgh, 1874

Jock Hutchison, St Andrews, 1921

Denny Shute, St Andrews, 1933

Ben Hogan, Carnoustie, 1953

Tony Lema, St Andrews, 1964

Tom Watson, Carnoustie, 1975

Ben Curtis, Royal St George’s, 2003

Collin Morikawa, Royal St George’s, 2021

19: Darren Clarke, 2011
Phil Mickelson 2013

15: Nick Price, 1994

14: Sandy Herd, 1902

13: Ted Ray, 1912
Jack White, 1904
Reg Whitcombe, 1938
Mark O’Meara, 1998

11: George Duncan, 1920
Nick Faldo, 1987
Ernie Els, 2002
Stewart Cink, 2009
Zach Johnson, 2015
Henrik Stenson, 2016

10: Roberto de Vicenzo, 1967
Padraig Harrington, 2007
Francesco Molinari, 2018

Harry Vardon - 1896, 1898 & 1899 / 1903 / 1911 & 1914

J.H. Taylor - 1894 & 1895 / 1900 & 1909 / 1913

Gary Player - 1959 / 1968 / 1974

72 hole Championships:

Ted Ray, 1912

Bobby Jones, 1927

Gene Sarazen, 1932

Henry Cotton, 1934

Tom Weiskopf, 1973

Tiger Woods, 2005

Rory McIlroy, 2014

36 hole Championships:

Willie Park Snr, 1860 and 1866

Old Tom Morris, 1862 and 1864

Young Tom Morris, 1869 and 1870

Mungo Park, 1874

Jamie Anderson, 1879

Bob Ferguson, 1880, 1881, 1882

Willie Fernie, 1883

Jack Simpson, 1884

Hugh Kirkaldy, 1891

72 hole Championships:

Harry Vardon, 1899 and 1903

J.H. Taylor, 1900

Lee Trevino, 1971

Gary Player, 1974

Jordan Spieth, 2017

36 hole Championships:

Tom Kidd, 1873

Bob Martin, 1876

Lowest First Round By A Champion:

65: Louis Oosthuizen, St Andrews, 2010
Jordan Spieth, Royal Birkdale, 2017

Lowest Second Round By A Champion:

63: Greg Norman, Turnberry, 1986

Lowest Third Round By A Champion:

63: Shane Lowry, Royal Portrush, 2019

Lowest Final Round By A Champion:

63: Henrik Stenson, Royal Troon, 2016

64: Greg Norman, Royal St George’s, 1993
Cameron Smith, St Andrews, 2022

65: Tom Watson, Turnberry, 1977
Seve Ballesteros, Royal Lytham & St Annes, 1988
Justin Leonard, Royal Troon, 1997

After 18 holes: Harry Vardon, 1896, 11 strokes behind the leader

After 36 holes: George Duncan, 1920, 13 strokes behind the leader

After 54 holes: Paul Lawrie, 1999, 10 strokes behind the leader

After 18 holes:

5 strokes: Sandy Herd, 1896

4 strokes: Harry Vardon, 1902
Jim Barnes, 1925
Christy O’Connor Jr, 1985

After 36 holes:

9 strokes: Henry Cotton, 1934

6 strokes: Abe Mitchell, 1920

After 54 holes:

10 strokes: Henry Cotton, 1934

7 strokes: Harry Vardon, 1903
Tony Lema, 1964

6 strokes: J.H. Taylor, 1900
James Braid, 1905
James Braid, 1908
Max Faulkner, 1951
Tom Lehman, 1996
Tiger Woods, 2000
Rory McIlroy, 2014

1924 - Walter Hagen, The Open and PGA Championship

1926 - Bobby Jones, The US Open and The Open

1930 - Bobby Jones, The US Open and The Open (and the Amateur Championship and US Amateur as part of his unprecedented Grand Slam)

1932 - Gene Sarazen, The US Open and The Open

1953 - Ben Hogan, The Masters, the US Open and The Open

1962 - Arnold Palmer, The Masters and The Open

1966 - Jack Nicklaus, The Masters and The Open

1971 - Lee Trevino, The US Open and The Open

1974 - Gary Player, The Masters and The Open

1977 - Tom Watson, The Masters and The Open

1982 - Tom Watson, The US Open and The Open

1990 - Nick Faldo, The Masters and The Open

1994 - Nick Price, The Open and the PGA Championship

1998 - Mark O'Meara, The Masters and The Open

2000 - Tiger Woods, The US Open, The Open and the PGA Championship

2005 - Tiger Woods, The Masters and The Open

2006 - Tiger Woods, The Open and the PGA Championship

2008 - Padraig Harrington, The Open and the PGA Championship

2014 - Rory McIlroy, The Open and the PGA Championship

Bob Charles, 1963, Royal Lytham & St Annes

Phil Mickelson, 2013, Muirfield

Brian Harman, 2023, Royal Liverpool

1 Gary Player - 46, 1956-2001

2 Sandy Lyle - 43, 1974-2018

3= Jack Nicklaus - 38, 1962-2005
3= Sandy Herd - 38, 1885-1933
3= Tom Watson - 38, 1975-2015

6 Nick Faldo - 37, 1976-2015

7 Ben Sayers - 35, 1878-1914

8= Bob Charles - 34, 1958-2001
8= Old Tom Morris - 34, 1860-1896

10= Tom Williamson - 32, 1897-1936
10= Ernie Els - 32, 1989-2023

62: Branden Grace, 3rd round, Royal Birkdale, 2017

63: Mark Hayes, 2nd round, Turnberry, 1977
Isao Aoki, 3rd round, Muirfield, 1980
Greg Norman, 2nd round, Turnberry, 1986
Paul Broadhurst, 3rd round, St Andrews, 1990
Jodie Mudd, 4th round, Royal Birkdale, 1991
Nick Faldo, 2nd round, Royal St George’s, 1993
Payne Stewart, 4th round, Royal St George’s, 1993
Rory McIlroy, 1st round, St Andrews, 2010
Phil Mickelson, 1st round, Royal Troon, 2016
Henrik Stenson, 4th round, Royal Troon, 2016
Haotong Li, 4th round, Royal Birkdale, 2017
Shane Lowry, 3rd round, Royal Portrush, 2019
Jon Rahm, 3rd round, Royal Liverpool, 2023

264: Henrik Stenson, Royal Troon 2016 – 68, 65, 68, 63

267: Phil Mickelson, Royal Troon, 2016 – 63, 69, 70, 65
Jordan Spieth, Royal St George’s, 2021 – 65, 67, 69, 66

277: Jordan Niebrugge, St Andrews, 2015 – 67, 73, 67, 70

20 under par: Henrik Stenson, Royal Troon, 2016 (264)
Cameron Smith, St Andrews, 2022 (268)

19 under par: Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2000 (269)

18 under par: Nick Faldo, St Andrews, 1990 (270)
Tiger Woods, Royal Liverpool, 2006 (270)

17 under par: Rory McIlroy, Royal Liverpool, 2014 (271)

16 under par: Louis Oosthuizen, St Andrews, 2010 (272)

1 Old Tom Morris, 1867, 46 years 102 days

2 Roberto de Vicenzo, 1967, 44 years 92 days

3 Harry Vardon, 1914, 44 years 41 days

4 Old Tom Morris, 1864, 43 years 92 days

5 Phil Mickelson, 2013, 43 years 35 days

6 Darren Clarke, 2011, 42 years 337 days

7 Ernie Els, 2012, 42 years 279 days

8 J.H.Taylor, 1913, 42 years 97 days

9 Willie Park Snr, 1875, 42 years 72 days

10 Mark O’Meara, 1998, 41 years 187 days

1 Young Tom Morris, 1868,17 years 156 days

2 Young Tom Morris, 1869, 18 years 149 days

3 Young Tom Morris, 1870, 19 years 148 days

4 Willie Auchterlonie, 1893, 21 years 22 days

5 Young Tom Morris, 1872, 21 years 146 days

6 Seve Ballesteros, 1979, 22 years 103 days

Old Tom Morris, 74 years, 360 days, 1896

Gene Sarazen, 74 years, 131 days, 1976

Young Tom Morris, 14 years, 147 days, 1865

Bobby Jones (3) - 1926, Royal Lytham & St Annes; 1927, St Andrews; 1930, Royal Liverpool

Harold Hilton (2) - 1892, Muirfield; 1897, Royal Liverpool

John Ball Jr - 1890, Prestwick

1949 – The 78th Open, Royal St George’s - Frank Stranahan - 290

1950 – The 79th Open, Troon - Frank Stranahan (2) - 286

1951 – The 80th Open, Royal Portrush - Frank Stranahan (3) - 295

1952 – The 81st Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes - J.W. Jones - 304

1953 – The 82nd Open, Carnoustie - Frank Stranahan (4) - 286

1954 – The 83rd Open, Royal Birkdale - Peter Toogood - 291

1955 – The 84th Open, St Andrews - Joe Conrad - 293

1956 – The 85th Open, Royal Liverpool - Joe Carr - 306

1957 – The 86th Open, St Andrews - W.D. Smith - 286

1958 – The 87th Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes - Joe Carr (2) - 298

1959 – The 88th Open, Muirfield - Robert Reid Jack - 288

1960 – The 89th Open, St Andrews - Guy Wolstenholme - 283

1961 – The 90th Open, Royal Birkdale - Ronald White - 306

1962 – The 91st Open, Troon - Charles Green - 308

1965 – The 94th Open, Royal Birkdale - Michael Burgess - 299

1966 – The 95th Open, Muirfield - Ronnie Shade - 293

1968 – The 97th Open, Carnoustie - Michael Bonallack - 300

1969 – The 98th Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes - Peter Tupling - 294

1970 – The 99th Open, St Andrews - Steve Melnyk - 298

1971 – The 100th Open, Royal Birkdale - Michael Bonallack (2) - 291

1973 – The 102nd Open, Troon - Danny Edwards - 296

1978 – The 107th Open, St Andrews - Peter McEvoy - 293

1979 – The 108th Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes - Peter McEvoy (2) - 294

1980 – The 109th Open, Muirfield - Jay Sigel - 291

1981 – The 110th Open, Royal St George’s - Hal Sutton - 295

1982 – The 111st Open, Royal Troon - Malcolm Lewis - 300

1985 – The 114th Open, Royal St George’s - Jose Maria Olazabal - 289

1987 – The 116th Open, Muirfield - Paul Mayo - 297

1988 – The 117th Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes - Paul Broadhurst - 296

1989 – The 118th Open, Royal Troon - Russell Claydon - 293

1991 – The 120th Open, Royal Birkdale - Jim Payne - 284

1992 – The 121st Open, Muirfield - Daren Lee - 293

1993 – The 122nd Open, Royal St George’s - Iain Pyman - 281

1994 – The 123rd Open, Turnberry - Warren Bennett - 286

1995 – The 124th Open, St Andrews - Steve Webster - 289

1996 – The 125th Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes - Tiger Woods - 281

1997 – The 126th Open, Royal Troon - Barclay Howard - 293

1998 – The 127th Open, Royal Birkdale - Justin Rose - 282

2001 – The 130th Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes - David Dixon - 285

2004 – The 133rd Open, Royal Troon - Stuart Wilson - 296

2005 – The 134th Open, St Andrews - Lloyd Saltman - 283

2006 – The 135th Open, Royal Liverpool - Marius Thorp - 288

2007 – The 136th Open, Carnoustie - Rory McIlroy - 289

2008 – The 137th Open, Royal Birkdale - Chris Wood - 290

2009 – The 138th Open, Turnberry - Matteo Manassero - 284

2010 – The 139th Open, St Andrews - Jin Jeong - 284

2011 – The 140th Open, Royal St George’s - Tom Lewis - 289

2013 – The 142nd Open, Muirfield - Matt Fitzpatrick - 294

2015 – The 144th Open, St Andrews - Jordan Niebrugge - 277

2017 – The 146th Open, Royal Birkdale - Alfie Plant - 286

2018 – The 147th Open, Carnoustie - Sam Locke - 293

2021 – The 149th Open, Royal St George’s - Matthias Schmid - 282

2022 - The 150th Open, St Andrews - Filippo Celli - 283

2023 - The 151st Open, Royal Liverpool - Christo Lamprecht - 295

65: Tom Lewis, 1st round, Royal St George’s, 2011
Matthias Schmid, 2nd round, Royal St George’s, 2021

66: Frank Stranahan, 4th round, Troon, 1950
Tiger Woods, 2nd round, Royal Lytham & St Annes, 1996
Justin Rose, 2nd round, Royal Birkdale, 1998
Paul Dunne, 3rd round, St Andrews, 2015
Christo Lamprecht, 1st round, Royal Liverpool, 2023

St Andrews: 30

Prestwick: 24

Muirfield: 16

Royal St George’s: 15

Royal Liverpool: 13

Royal Lytham & St Annes: 11

Royal Birkdale: 10

Royal Troon: 9

Carnoustie: 8

Musselburgh: 6

Turnberry: 4

Royal Cinque Ports: 2

Royal Portrush: 2

Prince’s: 1

There have been 21 play-offs at The Open.

36 Hole Play-Offs:

1876, St Andrews: Bob Martin beat Davie Strath by walkover - Strath refused to participate

1883, Musselburgh: Willie Fernie (158) beat Bob Ferguson (159)

1889, Musselburgh: Willie Park Jnr (158) beat Andrew Kirkaldy (163)

1896, Muirfield: Harry Vardon (157) beat J.H. Taylor (161)

1911, Royal St George's: Harry Vardon (138) beat Arnaud Massy (148) - only 34 holes completed

1921, St Andrews: Jock Hutchison (150) beat Roger Wethered (159)

1933, St Andrews: Denny Shute (149) beat Craig Wood (154)

1949, Royal St George's: Bobby Locke (135) beat Harry Bradshaw (147)

1958, Royal Lytham & St Annes: Peter Thomson (139) beat Dave Thomas (143)

1963, Royal Lytham & St Annes: Bob Charles (140) beat Phil Rodgers (148)

18 Hole Play-Offs:

1970, St Andrews: Jack Nicklaus (72) beat Doug Sanders (73)

1975, Carnoustie, Tom Watson (71) beat Jack Newton (72)

4 Hole Play-Offs:

1989, Royal Troon: Mark Calcavecchia (13) beat Wayne Grady (16) & Greg Norman (NR)

1995, St Andrews: John Daly (15) beat Costantino Rocca (19)

1998, Royal Birkdale: Mark O'Meara (17) beat Brian Watts (19)

1999, Carnoustie: Paul Lawrie (15) beat Justin Leonard (18) & Jean van de Velde (18)

2002, Muirfield: Ernie Els (16, 4) beat Thomas Levet (16, 5) in sudden death; Steve Elkington (17) & Stuart Appleby (17) were eliminated after 4 holes

2004, Royal Troon: Todd Hamilton (15) beat Ernie Els (16)

2007, Carnoustie: Padraig Harrington (15) beat Ernie Els (16)

2009, Turnberry: Stewart Cink (14) beat Tom Watson (20)

2015, St Andrews: Zach Johnson (15) beat Louis Oosthuizen (16) & Marc Leishman (18)