MEN’S MAJOR · 2017

2017 Open Championship

Status: Final
Dates: Jul 20 – Jul 23, 2017
Course: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Par / Yards: 70 / 7,156
Field: 156 · 77 made cut
Cut: 145 (+5)

Full field · every round 148 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	Jordan SpiethUnited States	65+6.81	69+4.99	65+4	69+1.13	268	−12
2	Matt KucharUnited States	65+6.81	71+2.99	66+3	69+1.13	271	−9
3	Li HaotongPeople's Republic of China	69+2.81	73+0.99	690	63+7.13	274	−6
T4	Rafael Cabrera-BelloSpain	67+4.81	73+0.99	67+2	68+2.13	275	−5
T4	Rory McIlroyIreland	71+0.81	68+5.99	690	67+3.13	275	−5
T6	Branden GraceSouth Africa	70+1.81	74-0.01	62+7	70+0.13	276	−4
T6	Brooks KoepkaUnited States	65+6.81	72+1.99	68+1	71-0.87	276	−4
T6	Marc LeishmanAustralia	69+2.81	76-2.01	66+3	65+5.13	276	−4
T6	Alexander NorénSweden	68+3.81	72+1.99	690	67+3.13	276	−4
T6	Matthew SouthgateUnited Kingdom	72-0.19	72+1.99	67+2	65+5.13	276	−4
T11	Chan KimUnited States	72-0.19	68+5.99	67+2	70+0.13	277	−3
T11	Paul CaseyUnited Kingdom	66+5.81	77-3.01	67+2	67+3.13	277	−3
T11	Henrik StensonSweden	69+2.81	73+0.99	65+4	70+0.13	277	−3
T14	Zach JohnsonUnited States	75-3.19	66+7.99	71-2	66+4.13	278	−2
T14	Ian PoulterUnited Kingdom	67+4.81	70+3.99	71-2	70+0.13	278	−2
T14	Chris WoodUnited Kingdom	71+0.81	72+1.99	68+1	67+3.13	278	−2
T14	Hideki MatsuyamaJapan	68+3.81	72+1.99	66+3	72-1.87	278	−2
T14	Jason DufnerUnited States	73-1.19	71+2.99	66+3	68+2.13	278	−2
T14	Austin ConnellyCanada	67+4.81	72+1.99	66+3	73-2.87	278	−2
T20	Charley HoffmanUnited States	67+4.81	73+0.99	72-3	67+3.13	279	−1
T20	Xander SchauffeleUnited States	69+2.81	75-1.01	70-1	65+5.13	279	−1
T22	Richie RamsayUnited Kingdom	68+3.81	70+3.99	70-1	72-1.87	280	E
T22	Adam ScottAustralia	69+2.81	74-0.01	70-1	67+3.13	280	E
T22	Jamie LovemarkUnited States	71+0.81	69+4.99	70-1	70+0.13	280	E
T22	Richard BlandUnited Kingdom	67+4.81	72+1.99	70-1	71-0.87	280	E
T22	Rickie FowlerUnited States	71+0.81	71+2.99	67+2	71-0.87	280	E
T27	Bubba WatsonUnited States	68+3.81	72+1.99	71-2	70+0.13	281	+1
T27	Tommy FleetwoodUnited Kingdom	76-4.19	69+4.99	66+3	70+0.13	281	+1
T27	Tony FinauUnited States	70+1.81	73+0.99	67+2	71-0.87	281	+1
T27	Thongchai JaideeThailand	70+1.81	73+0.99	68+1	70+0.13	281	+1
T27	David DrysdaleUnited Kingdom	72-0.19	73+0.99	66+3	70+0.13	281	+1
T27	Jason DayAustralia	69+2.81	76-2.01	65+4	71-0.87	281	+1
T27	Lee WestwoodUnited Kingdom	71+0.81	74-0.01	690	67+3.13	281	+1
T27	Andrew JohnstonUnited Kingdom	69+2.81	74-0.01	67+2	71-0.87	281	+1
T27	Daniel BergerUnited States	68+3.81	76-2.01	70-1	67+3.13	281	+1
T27	Aaron BaddeleyUnited States	69+2.81	76-2.01	72-3	64+6.13	281	+1
T37	Laurie CanterUnited Kingdom	70+1.81	72+1.99	72-3	68+2.13	282	+2
T37	Steve StrickerUnited States	70+1.81	72+1.99	690	71-0.87	282	+2
T37	Webb SimpsonUnited States	71+0.81	74-0.01	70-1	67+3.13	282	+2
T37	Søren KjeldsenDenmark	71+0.81	71+2.99	72-3	68+2.13	282	+2
T37	Sergio García FernándezSpain	73-1.19	69+4.99	68+1	72-1.87	282	+2
T37	Russell HenleyUnited States	70+1.81	70+3.99	75-6	67+3.13	282	+2
T37	Martin KaymerGermany	72-0.19	72+1.99	70-1	68+2.13	282	+2
T44	Matthew FitzpatrickUnited Kingdom	69+2.81	73+0.99	68+1	73-2.87	283	+3
T44	Joost LuitenNetherlands	68+3.81	72+1.99	70-1	73-2.87	283	+3
T44	Peter UihleinUnited States	72-0.19	72+1.99	690	70+0.13	283	+3
T44	Kang Sung-hoonSouth Korea	68+3.81	73+0.99	76-7	66+4.13	283	+3
T44	Andrew DodtAustralia	69+2.81	75-1.01	690	70+0.13	283	+3
T44	Thomas PietersBelgium	69+2.81	75-1.01	68+1	71-0.87	283	+3
T44	Kevin NaUnited States	68+3.81	75-1.01	68+1	72-1.87	283	+3
T44	Jon RahmSpain	69+2.81	74-0.01	70-1	70+0.13	283	+3
T44	Ross FisherUnited Kingdom	70+1.81	72+1.99	66+3	75-4.87	283	+3
T54	Kevin KisnerUnited States	70+1.81	71+2.99	74-5	69+1.13	284	+4
T54	Dustin JohnsonUnited States	71+0.81	72+1.99	64+5	77-6.87	284	+4
T54	Justin RoseEngland	71+0.81	74-0.01	690	70+0.13	284	+4
T54	Jimmy WalkerUnited States	72-0.19	72+1.99	70-1	70+0.13	284	+4
T54	J. B. HolmesUnited States	71+0.81	72+1.99	71-2	70+0.13	284	+4
T54	Scott HendAustralia	71+0.81	74-0.01	65+4	74-3.87	284	+4
61	Ernie ElsSouth Africa	68+3.81	73+0.99	70-1	74-3.87	285	+5
T62	Sean O'HairUnited States	72-0.19	73+0.99	71-2	70+0.13	286	+6
T62	Kim Kyung-taeSouth Korea	73-1.19	71+2.99	690	73-2.87	286	+6
T62	Thorbjørn OlesenDenmark	70+1.81	72+1.99	74-5	70+0.13	286	+6
T62	Michael Lorenzo-VeraFrance	75-3.19	70+3.99	70-1	71-0.87	286	+6
T62	Alfie Plant	71+0.81	73+0.99	690	73-2.87	286	+6
T62	Charl SchwartzelSouth Africa	66+5.81	78-4.01	71-2	71-0.87	286	+6
T62	Song Young-hanSouth Korea	71+0.81	74-0.01	690	72-1.87	286	+6
T62	Shaun NorrisSouth Africa	71+0.81	74-0.01	65+4	76-5.87	286	+6
T70	Andy SullivanUnited Kingdom	70+1.81	75-1.01	690	73-2.87	287	+7
T70	Gary WoodlandUnited States	70+1.81	69+4.99	74-5	74-3.87	287	+7
T70	Brandon StoneSouth Africa	73-1.19	72+1.99	68+1	74-3.87	287	+7
T70	Joe Dean	72-0.19	72+1.99	70-1	73-2.87	287	+7
T74	James HahnUnited States	68+3.81	76-2.01	70-1	74-3.87	288	+8
T74	Bernd WiesbergerAustria	69+2.81	75-1.01	71-2	73-2.87	288	+8
76	Danny WillettUnited Kingdom	71+0.81	74-0.01	73-4	71-0.87	289	+9
77	Kent Bulle	68+3.81	72+1.99	74-5	76-5.87	290	+10
CUT	Callum ShinkwinUnited Kingdom	74-2.19	78-4.01
CUT	Ryan MooreUnited States	74-2.19	74-0.01
CUT	Robert StrebUnited States	69+2.81	78-4.01
CUT	Bill HaasUnited States	71+0.81	78-4.01
CUT	Todd HamiltonUnited States	79-7.19	79-5.01
CUT	Billy HorschelUnited States	76-4.19	76-2.01
CUT	Patrick ReedUnited States	73-1.19	75-1.01
CUT	Shiv KapurIndia	73-1.19	73+0.99
CUT	Yuta IkedaJapan	71+0.81	79-5.01
CUT	Shane LowryIreland	72-0.19	78-4.01
CUT	Tom LehmanUnited States	72-0.19	76-2.01
CUT	Paul WaringUnited Kingdom	74-2.19	73+0.99
CUT	Sandy LyleUnited Kingdom	77-5.19	76-2.01
CUT	Wesley BryanUnited States	74-2.19	78-4.01
CUT	David DuvalUnited States	79-7.19	72+1.99
CUT	Stewart CinkUnited States	77-5.19	73+0.99
CUT	Mark FosterUnited Kingdom	75-3.19	71+2.99
CUT	Russell KnoxUnited Kingdom	74-2.19	73+0.99
CUT	Adam Bland	75-3.19	72+1.99
CUT	Paul BroadhurstUnited Kingdom	75-3.19	72+1.99
CUT	Brian HarmanUnited States	70+1.81	78-4.01
CUT	Hideto TaniharaJapan	77-5.19	75-1.01
CUT	Kevin ChappellUnited States	73-1.19	75-1.01
CUT	Louis OosthuizenSouth Africa	78-6.19	74-0.01
CUT	Adam HadwinCanada	71+0.81	82-8.01
CUT	Kim Si-wooSouth Korea	70+1.81	76-2.01
CUT	Anirban LahiriIndia	73-1.19	73+0.99
CUT	Yūsaku MiyazatoJapan	70+1.81	82-8.01
CUT	Pablo LarrazábalSpain	72-0.19	74-0.01
CUT	William McGirtUnited States	77-5.19	72+1.99
CUT	Emiliano GrilloArgentina	76-4.19	73+0.99
CUT	Pat PerezUnited States	74-2.19	75-1.01
CUT	Ryan FoxNew Zealand	74-2.19	72+1.99
CUT	An Byeong-hunSouth Korea	77-5.19	71+2.99
CUT	Darren ClarkeUnited Kingdom	75-3.19	73+0.99
CUT	Fabrizio ZanottiParaguay	77-5.19	70+3.99
CUT	Michael HendryNew Zealand	73-1.19	77-3.01
CUT	Matthew GriffinAustralia	70+1.81	77-3.01
CUT	Sebastián MuñozColombia	74-2.19	79-5.01
CUT	David LipskyUnited States	68+3.81	78-4.01
CUT	David HorseyUnited Kingdom	75-3.19	75-1.01
CUT	Julian SuriUnited States	74-2.19	72+1.99
CUT	Phachara KhongwatmaiThailand	74-2.19	80-6.01
CUT	Tyrrell HattonUnited Kingdom	75-3.19	76-2.01
CUT	Connor Syme	73-1.19	76-2.01
CUT	Francesco MolinariItaly	73-1.19	74-0.01
CUT	Martin LairdUnited Kingdom	68+3.81	79-5.01
CUT	Mark O'MearaUnited States	81-9.19	70+3.99
CUT	Justin ThomasUnited States	67+4.81	80-6.01
CUT	Kyle StanleyUnited States	70+1.81	78-4.01
CUT	Ashley HallAustralia	75-3.19	74-0.01
CUT	Jhonattan VegasUnited States	75-3.19	76-2.01
CUT	Jbe' KrugerSouth Africa	76-4.19	72+1.99
CUT	Cameron SmithAustralia	74-2.19	75-1.01
CUT	Paul LawrieUnited Kingdom	70+1.81	79-5.01
CUT	Wang Jeung-hunSouth Korea	77-5.19	73+0.99
CUT	Charles Howell IIIUnited States	74-2.19	75-1.01
CUT	Darren FichardtSouth Africa	71+0.81	81-7.01
CUT	Harry EllisUnited Kingdom	77-5.19	75-1.01
CUT	Matthieu PavonFrance	74-2.19	78-4.01
CUT	Alexandre LévyFrance	71+0.81	75-1.01
CUT	Brendan SteeleUnited States	76-4.19	77-3.01
CUT	Roberto CastroUnited States	76-4.19	70+3.99
CUT	Alexander BjörkSweden	75-3.19	73+0.99
CUT	Maverick McNealyUnited States	78-6.19	74-0.01
CUT	Prayad MarksaengThailand	76-4.19	74-0.01
CUT	Bryson DeChambeauUnited States	76-4.19	77-3.01
CUT	Dylan FrittelliSouth Africa	73-1.19	75-1.01
CUT	Stuart ManleyWales	68+3.81	81-7.01
CUT	Robert DinwiddieUnited Kingdom	77-5.19	79-5.01
CUT	Pádraig HarringtonIreland	73-1.19	73+0.99
CUT	John DalyUnited States	74-2.19	78-4.01
CUT	Phil MickelsonUnited States	73-1.19	77-3.01

ROUND BY ROUND

Who led after each round

R1
Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka
65 (−5) · field average 71.81 over 148 players
R2
Jordan Spieth
134 (−6) · field average 73.99 over 148 players
R3
Jordan Spieth
199 (−11) · field average 69 over 75 players
R4
Jordan Spieth
268 (−12) · field average 70.13 over 75 players

FIELD INTELLIGENCE

Pre-tournament context

uses only results that ended before 2017-07-20. 148 players in the published field. 44 first observed appearances at this tournament since 2000.

Major champions in the field

Phil Mickelson5 majors before · finished cut

Rory McIlroy4 majors before · finished 4

Ernie Els4 majors before · finished 61

Pádraig Harrington3 majors before · finished cut

Jordan Spieth2 majors before · finished 1

Zach Johnson2 majors before · finished 14

Bubba Watson2 majors before · finished 27

Martin Kaymer2 majors before · finished 37

Sandy Lyle2 majors before · finished cut

Mark O'Meara2 majors before · finished cut

John Daly2 majors before · finished cut

Brooks Koepka1 major before · finished 6

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

2017 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	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	4	5	4
Yards	448	422	451	199	346	499	177	458	416	402	436	183	499	200	542	438	567	473

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
2016	Henrik Stenson	−20
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