The Open 2017: A look at the numbers from Royal Birkdale
By Sky Sports Golf
Last Updated: 24/07/17 11:23am
Following Jordan Spieth's victory in The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale, we take a look at some of the standout numbers...
THREE
Number of horticultural-named leading amateurs at the Open at Royal Birkdale, with Alfie Plant joining Chris Wood ('08) and Justin Rose ('98).
FOUR
Haotong Li recorded just the second final-round 63 at The Open, following Henrik Stenson ('16), Payne Stewart ('93), Jodie Mudd ('91).
SIX
The 6th (not 13th) was hardest hole all week, with 173 bogeys all week.
FIFTEEN
Easiest hole of the week, with 10 eagles and 192 birdies.
NINETEEN
The number of birdies Matt Kuchar had over the four rounds, two more than Spieth.
TWENTY-ONE
The total number of players under par after 72 holes at Royal Birkdale.
TWENTY-THREE
The record winning age Spieth is, now the second youngest player in history to complete three legs of a grand slam.
TWENTY-NINE
Minutes it took for the Spieth ruling on the 13th hole.
THIRTY-ONE
The number of Opens played by Mark O'Meara, signing off with a level par 70 in tough conditions on Friday.
THIRTY-SEVEN
The most fairways hit (out of 56) by Soren Kjeldsen. Sergio Garcia hit just 26.8% fairways all week.
SIXTY-TWO
Branden Grace's record-breaking scoring record during Saturday's round, the first ever recorded in a major.
TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT
Spieth's winning score, four shots better than the previous lowest total recorded at Royal Birkdale.
THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO
Highest average driving distance recorded by C Kim, ahead of Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy.
TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND
235,000 record attendance at The Open at a venue other than St Andrews.
ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND
$1,845,000 - Spieth's winning prize money.
