MEN’S MAJOR · 2016

2016 Open Championship

Status: Final
Dates: Jul 14 – Jul 17, 2016
Course: Royal Troon Golf Club
Par / Yards: 71 / 7,190
Field: 156 · 81 made cut
Cut: 146 (+4)

Full field · every round 153 of 156 published rows linked to verified identities

LEADERBOARD

Final leaderboard

Full field · every round. Small figures: strokes better (+) or worse (−) than that round’s field average.
Pos	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Henrik StensonSweden	68+4	65+9.27	68+5.37	63+9.8	264	−20
2	Phil MickelsonUnited States	63+9	69+5.27	70+3.37	65+7.8	267	−17
3	J. B. HolmesUnited States	70+2	70+4.27	69+4.37	69+3.8	278	−6
4	Steve StrickerUnited States	67+5	75-0.73	68+5.37	69+3.8	279	−5
T5	Rory McIlroyIreland	69+3	71+3.27	73+0.37	67+5.8	280	−4
T5	Sergio García FernándezSpain	68+4	70+4.27	73+0.37	69+3.8	280	−4
T5	Tyrrell HattonUnited Kingdom	70+2	71+3.27	71+2.37	68+4.8	280	−4
8	Andrew JohnstonUnited Kingdom	69+3	69+5.27	70+3.37	73-0.2	281	−3
T9	Bill HaasUnited States	68+4	70+4.27	69+4.37	75-2.2	282	−2
T9	Dustin JohnsonUnited States	71+1	69+5.27	72+1.37	70+2.8	282	−2
T9	Søren KjeldsenDenmark	67+5	68+6.27	75-1.63	72+0.8	282	−2
T12	Emiliano GrilloArgentina	69+3	72+2.27	72+1.37	70+2.8	283	−1
T12	Andy SullivanUnited Kingdom	67+5	76-1.73	71+2.37	69+3.8	283	−1
T12	Zach JohnsonUnited States	67+5	70+4.27	75-1.63	71+1.8	283	−1
T12	Gary WoodlandUnited States	69+3	73+1.27	71+2.37	70+2.8	283	−1
T12	Patrick ReedUnited States	66+6	74+0.27	71+2.37	72+0.8	283	−1
T12	Matthew SouthgateUnited Kingdom	71+1	71+3.27	72+1.37	69+3.8	283	−1
T18	Keegan BradleyUnited States	67+5	68+6.27	76-2.63	73-0.2	284	E
T18	Charl SchwartzelSouth Africa	720	66+8.27	73+0.37	73-0.2	284	E
T18	Miguel Ángel JiménezSpain	71+1	72+2.27	70+3.37	71+1.8	284	E
T18	Tony FinauUnited States	67+5	71+3.27	72+1.37	74-1.2	284	E
T22	Kevin NaUnited States	70+2	69+5.27	73+0.37	73-0.2	285	+1
T22	Lee WestwoodUnited Kingdom	71+1	73+1.27	73+0.37	68+4.8	285	+1
T22	Jason DayAustralia	73-1	70+4.27	71+2.37	71+1.8	285	+1
T22	Jason DufnerUnited States	71+1	71+3.27	74-0.63	69+3.8	285	+1
T22	Justin RoseEngland	68+4	77-2.73	70+3.37	70+2.8	285	+1
T22	Thongchai JaideeThailand	71+1	74+0.27	69+4.37	71+1.8	285	+1
T22	Brandt SnedekerUnited States	73-1	73+1.27	68+5.37	71+1.8	285	+1
T22	David HowellUnited Kingdom	74-2	70+4.27	71+2.37	70+2.8	285	+1
T30	Thomas PietersBelgium	68+4	76-1.73	70+3.37	72+0.8	286	+2
T30	Jordan SpiethUnited States	71+1	75-0.73	72+1.37	68+4.8	286	+2
T30	Russell KnoxUnited Kingdom	720	70+4.27	75-1.63	69+3.8	286	+2
T30	Ryan PalmerUnited States	720	73+1.27	71+2.37	70+2.8	286	+2
T30	Haydn PorteousSouth Africa	70+2	76-1.73	68+5.37	72+0.8	286	+2
T30	Darren ClarkeUnited Kingdom	71+1	72+2.27	73+0.37	70+2.8	286	+2
T36	Francesco MolinariItaly	69+3	71+3.27	73+0.37	74-1.2	287	+3
T36	Pádraig HarringtonIreland	70+2	72+2.27	73+0.37	72+0.8	287	+3
T36	Martin KaymerGermany	66+6	73+1.27	74-0.63	74-1.2	287	+3
T39	Bubba WatsonUnited States	70+2	76-1.73	72+1.37	70+2.8	288	+4
T39	Matt JonesAustralia	69+3	73+1.27	75-1.63	71+1.8	288	+4
T39	Webb SimpsonUnited States	70+2	72+2.27	71+2.37	75-2.2	288	+4
T39	Rafael Cabrera-BelloSpain	68+4	71+3.27	75-1.63	74-1.2	288	+4
T43	Jim HermanUnited States	70+2	70+4.27	72+1.37	77-4.2	289	+5
T43	Luke DonaldEngland	73-1	72+2.27	72+1.37	72+0.8	289	+5
T43	Adam ScottAustralia	69+3	73+1.27	76-2.63	71+1.8	289	+5
T46	Rickie FowlerUnited States	69+3	72+2.27	76-2.63	73-0.2	290	+6
T46	Alexander NorénSweden	70+2	72+2.27	73+0.37	75-2.2	290	+6
T46	Ryan MooreUnited States	70+2	73+1.27	74-0.63	73-0.2	290	+6
T46	Harris EnglishUnited States	73-1	73+1.27	73+0.37	71+1.8	290	+6
T46	Richard SterneSouth Africa	68+4	74+0.27	76-2.63	72+0.8	290	+6
T46	Matt KucharUnited States	71+1	68+6.27	75-1.63	76-3.2	290	+6
T46	Nicolas ColsaertsBelgium	720	73+1.27	70+3.37	75-2.2	290	+6
T53	Justin ThomasUnited States	67+5	77-2.73	74-0.63	73-0.2	291	+7
T53	Danny WillettUnited Kingdom	71+1	75-0.73	74-0.63	71+1.8	291	+7
T53	Marc LeishmanAustralia	74-2	69+5.27	75-1.63	73-0.2	291	+7
T53	Kevin ChappellUnited States	71+1	75-0.73	73+0.37	72+0.8	291	+7
T53	Kim Kyung-taeSouth Korea	70+2	71+3.27	77-3.63	73-0.2	291	+7
58	Ryan Evans	71+1	75-0.73	74-0.63	72+0.8	292	+8
T59	Jim FurykUnited States	74-2	72+2.27	72+1.37	75-2.2	293	+9
T59	Jon RahmSpain	74-2	71+3.27	73+0.37	75-2.2	293	+9
T59	An Byeong-hunSouth Korea	70+2	70+4.27	76-2.63	77-4.2	293	+9
T59	Daniel SummerhaysUnited States	71+1	73+1.27	77-3.63	72+0.8	293	+9
T63	Paul LawrieUnited Kingdom	720	74+0.27	74-0.63	74-1.2	294	+10
T63	Mark O'MearaUnited States	71+1	72+2.27	78-4.63	73-0.2	294	+10
T63	Graeme McDowellUnited Kingdom	75-3	71+3.27	72+1.37	76-3.2	294	+10
T66	Zander LombardSouth Africa	69+3	76-1.73	74-0.63	76-3.2	295	+11
T66	Harold Varner IIIUnited States	71+1	72+2.27	75-1.63	77-4.2	295	+11
T68	Marco DawsonUnited States	720	73+1.27	77-3.63	74-1.2	296	+12
T68	Anirban LahiriIndia	69+3	72+2.27	76-2.63	79-6.2	296	+12
T68	James HahnUnited States	74-2	72+2.27	74-0.63	76-3.2	296	+12
T68	Patton KizzireUnited States	76-4	70+4.27	75-1.63	75-2.2	296	+12
T72	Jamie DonaldsonUnited Kingdom	69+3	73+1.27	76-2.63	79-6.2	297	+13
T72	Branden GraceSouth Africa	70+2	74+0.27	76-2.63	77-4.2	297	+13
T72	Scott HendAustralia	71+1	73+1.27	77-3.63	76-3.2	297	+13
T72	Yuta IkedaJapan	68+4	74+0.27	78-4.63	77-4.2	297	+13
76	Kevin KisnerUnited States	70+2	72+2.27	80-6.63	76-3.2	298	+14
77	Charley HoffmanUnited States	71+1	73+1.27	78-4.63	77-4.2	299	+15
78	Colin MontgomerieUnited Kingdom	71+1	75-0.73	79-5.63	76-3.2	301	+17
T79	Kodai IchiharaJapan	69+3	77-2.73	78-4.63	78-5.2	302	+18
T79	Lee Soo-minSouth Korea	68+4	77-2.73	75-1.63	82-9.2	302	+18
81	Greg Chalmers	720	71+3.27	77-3.63	85-12.2	305	+21
CUT	Fabián GómezArgentina	76-4	74+0.27
CUT	Nathan HolmanAustralia	720	76-1.73
CUT	Bernd WiesbergerAustria	74-2	77-2.73
CUT	William McGirtUnited States	75-3	72+2.27
CUT	Jamie LovemarkUnited States	74-2	81-6.73
CUT	Joost LuitenNetherlands	75-3	74+0.27
CUT	Jimmy WalkerUnited States	720	80-5.73
WD	David DuvalUnited States	82-10
WD	Chris WoodUnited Kingdom
CUT	Matthew FitzpatrickUnited Kingdom	73-1	80-5.73
CUT	Shugo ImahiraJapan	68+4	80-5.73
CUT	Noh Seung-yulSouth Korea	75-3	78-3.73
CUT	Steven BowditchAustralia	79-7	78-3.73
CUT	Steven AlkerNew Zealand	73-1	75-0.73
CUT	Matteo ManasseroItaly	70+2	78-3.73
CUT	Mark CalcavecchiaUnited States	73-1	75-0.73
CUT	Rod Pampling	720	75-0.73
CUT	Dave Coupland	720	78-3.73
CUT	Marcus FraserAustralia	720	75-0.73
CUT	Paul CaseyUnited Kingdom	77-5	74+0.27
CUT	Robert StrebUnited States	74-2	73+1.27
CUT	Scott PiercyUnited States	77-5	81-6.73
CUT	Robert RockUnited Kingdom	71+1	79-4.73
CUT	James MorrisonUnited Kingdom	76-4	78-3.73
CUT	Paul Howard	73-1	81-6.73
CUT	David LingmerthSweden	73-1	75-0.73
CUT	Lasse JensenKingdom of Denmark	78-6	75-0.73
CUT	Paul DunneIreland	77-5	78-3.73
CUT	Hideto TaniharaJapan	720	79-4.73
CUT	Ernie ElsSouth Africa	71+1	76-1.73
CUT	James HeathUnited Kingdom	75-3	77-2.73
CUT	Ross FisherUnited Kingdom	71+1	78-3.73
CUT	Jordan NiebruggeUnited States	720	76-1.73
CUT	Todd HamiltonUnited States	75-3	73+1.27
CUT	Richie RamsayUnited Kingdom	73-1	74+0.27
CUT	Justin LeonardUnited States	70+2	78-3.73
CUT	Wang Jeung-hunSouth Korea	75-3	75-0.73
CUT	Chris KirkUnited States	720	76-1.73
CUT	Colt KnostUnited States	74-2	75-0.73
CUT	Stefano Mazzoli	76-4	78-3.73
CUT	Tommy FleetwoodUnited Kingdom	73-1	76-1.73
CUT	Scott Gregory	78-6	73+1.27
CUT	George CoetzeeSouth Africa	75-3	72+2.27
CUT	Yūsaku MiyazatoJapan	77-5	73+1.27
CUT	Billy HorschelUnited States	67+5	85-10.73
CUT	Vijay Singh	69+3	79-4.73
CUT	Marc WarrenUnited Kingdom	77-5	76-1.73
CUT	Rikard KarlbergSweden	74-2	78-3.73
CUT	Hideki MatsuyamaJapan	720	78-3.73
CUT	Thorbjørn OlesenDenmark	720	79-4.73
CUT	Nick CullenAustralia	74-2	76-1.73
CUT	John DalyUnited States	75-3	76-1.73
CUT	Sandy LyleUnited Kingdom	85-13	78-3.73
CUT	Anthony WallUnited Kingdom	76-4	73+1.27
CUT	Brendan SteeleUnited States	73-1	76-1.73
CUT	Ben CurtisUnited States	77-5	83-8.73
CUT	Satoshi KodairaJapan	76-4	77-2.73
CUT	Kristoffer BrobergSweden	77-5	74+0.27
CUT	Yosuke TsukadaJapan	74-2	78-3.73
CUT	Clément SordetFrance	75-3	75-0.73
CUT	Louis OosthuizenSouth Africa	71+1	83-8.73
CUT	Phachara KhongwatmaiThailand	71+1	81-6.73
CUT	Brian GayUnited States	76-4	74+0.27
CUT	Jack Senior	79-7	73+1.27
CUT	Callum ShinkwinUnited Kingdom	73-1	76-1.73
CUT	Russell HenleyUnited States	73-1	77-2.73
CUT	Victor DubuissonFrance	71+1	79-4.73
CUT	Smylie KaufmanUnited States	720	76-1.73
CUT	Danny Lee	78-6	77-2.73
CUT	Kiradech AphibarnratThailand	75-3	74+0.27
CUT	Brandon StoneSouth Africa	73-1	78-3.73
CUT	Shane LowryIreland	78-6	71+3.27

ROUND BY ROUND

Who led after each round

R1
Phil Mickelson
63 (−8) · field average 72 over 152 players
R2
Phil Mickelson
132 (−10) · field average 74.27 over 151 players
R3
Henrik Stenson
201 (−12) · field average 73.37 over 81 players
R4
Henrik Stenson
264 (−20) · field average 72.8 over 81 players

HOLE BY HOLE

Final-round scorecards

Hole scores derived from the source article’s published final-round scorecard; each card is accepted only when its strokes reproduce the player’s published round score exactly.

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Tot
Par	4	4	4	5	3	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	71
Yds	367	390	377	555	209	601	401	123	422	451	482	430	473	178	499	554	220	458	7190
Henrik Stenson	5	3	3	4	3	4	4	2	4	3	5	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	63
Phil Mickelson	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	65
J. B. Holmes	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	6	4	3	4	69
Steve Stricker	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	5	4	69
Rory McIlroy	4	3	4	5	2	4	4	3	3	4	5	5	3	3	4	4	3	4	67
Sergio García Fernández	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	2	4	5	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	69
Tyrrell Hatton	3	4	4	5	3	5	3	3	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	68
Andrew Johnston	3	5	3	4	3	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	3	5	5	3	4	73
Bill Haas	4	4	4	5	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	75
Søren Kjeldsen	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	72

Eagle or betterBirdieParBogeyDouble+

FIELD INTELLIGENCE

Pre-tournament context

uses only results that ended before 2016-07-14. 153 players in the published field. 41 first observed appearances at this tournament since 2000.

Major champions in the field

Phil Mickelson5 majors before · finished 2

Rory McIlroy4 majors before · finished 5

Ernie Els4 majors before · finished cut

Pádraig Harrington3 majors before · finished 36

Vijay Singh3 majors before · finished cut

Zach Johnson2 majors before · finished 12

Jordan Spieth2 majors before · finished 30

Martin Kaymer2 majors before · finished 36

Bubba Watson2 majors before · finished 39

Mark O'Meara2 majors before · finished 63

John Daly2 majors before · finished cut

Sandy Lyle2 majors before · finished cut

Recent-form and course-history leaders

Field members ranked by scoring vs field in the 12 months before this event and at this course, with samples.

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COURSE SETUP

2016 The Open Championship championship setup

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	5	3	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	3	4
Yards	367	390	377	555	209	601	401	123	422	451	482	430	473	178	499	554	220	458

Setup as published for this edition. Hole routing and hazards are not sourced and never drawn.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

Previous editions

Year	Champion	To par
2026	Ryan Fox	−10
2025	Scottie Scheffler	−17
2024	Xander Schauffele	−9
2023	Brian Harman	−13
2022	Cameron Smith	−20
2021	Collin Morikawa	−15
2020	—	—
2019	Shane Lowry	−15
2018	Francesco Molinari	−8
2017	Jordan Spieth	−12
2015	Zach Johnson	−15
2014	Rory McIlroy	−17
2013	Phil Mickelson	−3
2012	Ernie Els	−7
2011	Darren Clarke	−5

Results, fields and course setups adapted from Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0; the redistributed results dataset is available under the same licence). Identities, championship editions and venues from Wikidata (CC0). Photographs from Wikimedia Commons with per-image credit. Sources & methodology