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Royal Birkdale: Course Guide

  • Royal Birkdale Golf Club
  • Southport UK
  • 7173 yrds Par 70

The Open History: A glance back in time

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Go back in time with our interactive tour of The Open.

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Top six in last six

TOP SIX IN THE LAST SIX OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS:

2009, Turnberry: 278 Stewart Cink, Tom Watson (Cink won play-off); 279 Chris Wood, Lee Westwood; 280 Mathew Goggin, Retief Goosen, Luke Donald

2008, Royal Birkdale: 283 Padraig Harrington; 287 Ian Poulter; 289 Henrik Stenson, Greg Norman; 290 Chris Wood (A), Jim Furyk

2007, Carnoustie: 277 Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia (Harrington won play-off); 278 Andres Romero; 279 Richard Green, Ernie Els; 280 Stewart Cink, Hunter Mahan

2006, Hoylake: 270 Tiger Woods; 272 Chris DiMarco; 275 Ernie Els; 276 Jim Furyk; 277 Sergio Garcia, Hideto Tanihara

2005, St Andrews: 274 Tiger Woods; 279 Colin Montgomerie; 280 Fred Couples, Jose Maria Olazabal; 281 Sergio Garcia, Bernhard Langer, Geoff Ogilvy, Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, Michael Campbell

2004, Royal Troon: 274 Todd Hamilton, Ernie Els (Hamilton won play-off); 275 Phil Mickelson; 278 Lee Westwood; 279 Thomas Levet, Davis Love

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The final putt is in. Padraig's the champion again

The Open 2008 - Day 4

Pictures from a dramatic final day of The Open at Royal Birkdale.

Winners 2008 - 1934

Winners 2008 - 1934

Check out all the champions and their scores since 1934.

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