2018 British Open Championship final results: Prize money payouts and leaderboard. The 2018 British Open Championship final leaderboard is headed by winner Francesco Molinari, who became the first major champion from Italy with a two-stroke win at Carnoustie Golf Club in Angus, Scotland.
Golf courses in Scotland that host The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship. Scotland’s Open Rota Golf Courses include: Old Course, St Andrews; Carnoustie Golf Links; Muirfield; Trump Turnberry Ailsa Championship Course; and Royal Troon Golf Club – Old Course.
It was first played in 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. The Open has always been held in the United Kingdom and is the only major played outside the United States.
The 2018 Open Championship was the 147th Open Championship, and was held from 19–22 July 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie.
The nine courses in the current rotation are the Old Course at St. Andrews; Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland; Muirfield in Gullane, Scotland; the Ailsa Course at the Westin Turnberry Resort, outside Girvan, Scotland; Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland; Royal St.
Located in the spiritual home of golf, St. Andrews, Scotland, the Old Course at St. Andrews has hosted the British Open 29 times, more than any other venue.
Prestwick continued as the regular venue for each of the first 12 years the event was staged, when two other Scottish courses, St. Andrews and Musselburgh joined Prestwick, each taking turns as The Open venue.
The Open Championship is an annual golf competition established in 1860, and conducted by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (the R&A). It is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, and is the last of the four major championships to be played each year.
St AndrewsNow, 162 years and 149 Opens later, the home of golf will host The 150th Open at the Old Course, St Andrews. In what is sure to be a historic Open with record crowds, the world's greatest players will descend on Fife to try and capture the Claret Jug.
SandwichThe Royal St George's Golf Club located in Sandwich, Kent, England, is a golf club in the United Kingdom and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation and is the only Open rota golf course to be located in South East England.
Old Course at St AndrewsClub informationLocationSt Andrews, ScotlandEstablished1552 (469 years ago)TypePublicOwned byFife Council12 more rows
The best golf course in Scotland is St Andrews' Old Course. The world famous links, which hosts its 30th Open Championship, and the historic 150th edition, in 2022 is truly magical. It ranks 2nd in our UK and Ireland Top 100 courses list, which is the highest of all 25 Scottish courses in the rankings.
1. Royal Troon. Founded in 1878, Royal Troon is considered one of the most challenging links courses in the world.
CarnoustieIndeed the average winning score at Carnoustie since 1980 is three-under with an average of only 15 players under par per Championship – the total is the toughest of all the Open venues in that time frame. Not far behind Carnoustie on the 'tough-ometer' is Royal Birkdale.
Old Course at St Andrews Given the special status of the Old Course, the Open is generally played there once every five years in the modern era, much more frequently than the other courses used for the Open.
The Open Past WinnersYearVenue1st Prize2018Carnoustie$ 1,890,0002017Royal Birkdale$ 1,845,0002016Royal Troon£ 1,175,0002015St Andrews£ 1,150,00077 more rows
In 2014, Rory McIlroy won The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In 2014, The 143rd Open returned to England where Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) hosted The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open...
In 2015, Zach Johnson won The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In 2015, The 144th Open returned to Scotland where the Old Course at St Andrews hosted The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The O...
In 2016, Henrik Stenson won The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In 2016, The 145th Open returned to Scotland where Royal Troon hosted The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In 2017, Jordan Spieth won The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In 2017, The 146th Open returned to England where Royal Birkdale hosted The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In 2018, Francesco Molinari won The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In 2018, The 147th Open returned to Scotland where Carnoustie hosted The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In 2022, The 150th Open returns to Scotland where the Old Course at St Andrews will host The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship. When is The Open in 2022?
In 2020 , The 149th Open was cancelled by the R&A due to COVID-19 pandemic and the Championship will next be played in 2021 as it returns to England where Royal St. George’s will host The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
The Open Courses in Scotland. The Open. Courses in Scotland. This is the ''Home of Golf''. The Old Course has played host to the greatest golfers and produced many of golf's dramatic moments.
In 2023, The 151st Open will be played July 16 – 23, 2023 in England where Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) will host The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship.
In the United States, it was the third Open Championship to be televised by NBC ( Golf Channel 's parent network).
Main article: Carnoustie Golf Links. The 2018 event was the eighth Open Championship played at the Carnoustie Golf Links. The most recent was in 2007, with Pádraig Harrington winning the first of his two consecutive Open titles.
Defending champion Jordan Spieth shot a six-under 65 to tie Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele for the 54-hole lead. Spieth, beginning the third round three off the lead, drove the green on the par-four 1st and made eagle, and then added a birdie on the 4th to tie.
Show map of Scotland Show map of Angus Show all. ← 2017. 2019 →. The 2018 Open Championship was the 147th Open Championship, and was held from 19–22 July 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie.
Thursday, 19 July 2018. Kevin Kisner opened with 66 (−5) for a one-shot lead over Tony Finau, Zander Lombard, and Erik van Rooyen. Kisner was one-over after his first five holes before making a 40-foot eagle putt at the 6th.
Zach Johnson, the 2015 champion, holed a 30-foot putt at the 18th to post a round of 67 (−4) and tie first round leader Kevin Kisner. Kisner held a two-shot lead playing the 18th, but hit his approach in the burn guarding the green and made double bogey.
Francesco Molinari posted a bogey-free final round of 69 to win his first major championship. Molinari finished two shots ahead of Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele. He became the first Italian player to win a major . This was the final appearance for 1985 champion Sandy Lyle .
This is constantly evolving and includes one course in Northern Ireland.
There are currently 10 golf courses included on the British Open rota.
Since the first British Open Championship was first played on Prestwick golf club in 1860 the rota has included a total of 14 courses throughout Great Britain. Four of those courses are no longer on the rota.
For other uses, see British Open (disambiguation) and The Open (disambiguation). The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious.
Current champion. Shane Lowry . 2021 Open Championship. The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland.
It is held in mid-July. It is called The Open, because it is in theory "open" to all, i.e. professional and amateur golfers.
The Open is recognised as one of the four major championships in golf, and is an official event on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and the Japan Golf Tour .
The NBC broadcast network had a total of 15 hours of coverage on the weekend, with 8 hours Saturday, and 7 hours Sunday. The 49 total hours of coverage on Golf Channel and NBC is down 30 minutes from 2018; the difference is that NBC's Sunday coverage is down 30 minutes, from 7.5 hours in 2018, to 7 hours in 2019.
The Old Course at St Andrews is regarded as the oldest golf course in the world, and winning the Open there is often regarded as one of the pinnacles of golf. Given the special status of the Old Course, the Open is generally played there once every five years in the modern era, much more frequently than the other courses used for the Open. Previous champions will often choose St Andrews as their final Open tournament. It has become traditional to come down the 18th fairway to huge applause from the amphitheatre crowds, and to pose for final pictures on the Swilken Bridge with the picturesque clubhouse and town in the background.
In 2020, the Open Championship was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time the championship had been cancelled since World War II.