THE OPEN RELATED STORIES The Open Home Page The Open Scores Round 4: Tiger Woods seals two shot victory Round 4: Emotional Tiger Woods thanks late father Round 4: Players give Hoylake top marks Round 4: Ernie Els continues impressive Open run Round 4: Marius Thorp wins Silver Medal Round 4: Sergio Garcia takes positives from Open Round 4: Chris DiMarco consoled by second place Round 4: Tiger Woods edges ahead of field Round 3: Sergio Garcia in sight of first major title Round 3: Ernie Els happy to still be in the mix Round 3: Putting problems keep Woods back Round 3: Chris DiMarco counts on experience Round 2: Woods and Els set for showdown Round 2: Singh & Monty amongst cut casualties Round 2: Ernie Els relishes being in contention Round 2: David Duval frustrated again Round 2: Phil Mickelson well off the pace Round 2: Poor showing by Ryder Cup hopefuls Round 1: Woods makes move with eagle on 18th Round 1: Clarke to take break to care for wife Round 1: Seve Ballesteros happy with opening 74 Round 1: Ernie Els finds putting touch again Round 1: Garcia amongst early front runners Leading contenders for the British Open Tiger Woods ready for Open defence Geoff Ogilvy enjoying life as a champion Weather set fair at Hoylake Phil Mickelson in confident mood Tiger Woods & Nick Faldo fued simmers Trevor Immelman pulls out of Open Players expecting to score low at Hoylake Ben Curtis has sights on second Open title Montgomerie still optimistic about breaking duck Rest of the World catching the Americans Hoylake ready for a new chapter Europeans seeking a Major turnaround Trevor Immelman celebrates birth of first child Tiger Woods is bookmakers favourite Hot, dry and fast Hoylake awaits players Nick Faldo & Tiger Woods row diffused Hoylake a mystery to the whole field John Daly plays "The Cavern" Retief Goosen not confident heading into Open John Senden joins record number of Australians Woods starts Open defence with Faldo The Open Preview Course Guide: Hoylake - Royal Liverpool 2006 European Tour Schedule GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES Padraig Harrington hungry for more success Michelle Wie to play on PGA Tour again IGF forms 2016 Olympic Committee Greg Norman proud of achievement Ian Poulter impressive with second place Henrik Stenson happy with his best ever finish GREAT GIFTS FOR GOLFERS Golf Breaks to Portugal & Ireland Half Price Golf Vouchers InstructaCard - your portable pro! The Father & Son Golf Ch'ship Golf Insurance

 Dates: July 20th - July 23rd
 Site: Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake, Liverpool
 Course Architects: Robert Chambers, George Morris
                    Donald Steel, Martin Ebert & Tom Mackenzie
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,258
 Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 454 Yds   10 - Par 5 534 Yds
               2 - Par 4 436 Yds   11 - Par 4 393 Yds
               3 - Par 4 429 Yds   12 - Par 4 448 Yds
               4 - Par 4 372 Yds   13 - Par 3 198 Yds
               5 - Par 5 528 Yds   14 - Par 4 456 Yds
               6 - Par 3 202 Yds   15 - Par 3 161 Yds
               7 - Par 4 453 Yds   16 - Par 5 554 Yds
               8 - Par 4 423 Yds   17 - Par 4 459 Yds
               9 - Par 3 198 Yds   18 - Par 5 560 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    35 3,495 Yds         37 3,763 Yds
 
 Annual: 135th
 Defending Champion: Tiger Woods
 Runner-up: Colin Montgomerie
 Tournament Record: 267 (Greg Norman, 1993)
 54-Hole Record: 198 (Tom Lehman, 1996)
 36-Hole Record: 130 (Nick Faldo, 1992)
 18-Hole Record: 63 (Mark Hayes, 1977)
                    (Isao Aoki, 1980)
                    (Greg Norman, 1986)
                    (Paul Broadhurst, 1990)
                    (Jodie Mudd, 1991)
                    (Nick Faldo, Payne Stewart, 1993)
 9-Hole Record: 28 (Denis Durnian, 1983 - Royal Birkdale)
 Course Record: 67 (Gary Player, Roberto de Vicenzo, 1967)
 Total Purse: $6,918,841
 Shares: 1st $1,309,874; 2nd - 782,307; 3rd - 500,312
 
 2005 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score  
 ------                ----- 
 Tiger Woods            274 
 Colin Montgomerie      279 
 Fred Couples           280 
 Jose Maria Olazabal    280 
 Michael Campbell       281 
 
 Past  Open Winners
 -------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  Tiger Woods (274) -- Colin Montgomerie
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 2004  *Todd Hamilton (274) -- Ernie Els
       (Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
 2003  Ben Curtis (283) -- Vijay Singh, Thomas Bjorn
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 2002  *Ernie Els (278) -- Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Thomas Levet
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 2001  David Duval (274) -- Niclas Fasth
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 2000  Tiger Woods (269) -- Ernie Els, Thomas Bjorn
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1999  *Paul Lawrie (290) -- Justin Leonard, Jean Van de Velde
       (Carnoustie, Scotland)
 1998  *Mark O'Meara (280) -- Brian Watts
       (Royal Birkdale, England)
 1997  Justin Leonard (272) -- Darren Clarke, Jesper Parnevik
       (Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
 1996  Tom Lehman (271) -- Ernie Els
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1995  *John Daly (282) -- Costantino Rocca
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1994  Nick Price (268) -- Jesper Parnevik
       (Turnberry Golf Links, Scotland)
 1993  Greg Norman (267) -- Nick Faldo
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1992  Nick Faldo (272) -- John Cook
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1991  Ian Baker-Finch (272) -- Mike Harwood
       (Royal Birkdale, England)
 1990  Nick Faldo (270) -- Payne Stewart, Mark McNulty
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1989  *Mark Calcavecchia (275) -- Wayne Grady, Greg Norman
       (Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
 1988  Seve Ballesteros (273) -- Nick Price
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1987  Nick Faldo (279) -- Paul Azinger, Rodger Davis
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1986  Greg Norman (280) -- Gordon Brand
       (Turnberry Golf Links, Scotland)
 1985  Sandy Lyle (282) -- Payne Stewart
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1984  Seve Ballesteros (276) -- Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1983  Tom Watson (275) -- Andy Bean
       (Royal Birkdale, England)
 1982  Tom Watson (284) -- Nick Price, Peter Oosterhuis
       (Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
 1981  Bill Rogers (276) -- Bernhard Langer
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1980  Tom Watson (271) -- Lee Trevino
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1979  Seve Ballesteros (283) -- Ben Crenshaw, Jack Nicklaus
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1978  Jack Nicklaus (281) -- Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Ray Floyd, Simon Owen
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1977  Tom Watson (268) -- Jack Nicklaus
       (Turnberry Golf Links, Scotland)
 1976  Johnny Miller (279) -- Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros
       (Royal Birkdale, England)
 1975  *Tom Watson (279) -- Jack Newton
       (Carnoustie, Scotland)
 1974  Gary Player (282) -- Peter Oosterhuis
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1973  Tom Weiskopf (276) -- Johnny Miller
       (Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
 1972  Lee Trevino (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1971  Lee Trevino (278) -- Lu Liang Huan
       (Royal Birkdale, England)
 1970  *Jack Nicklaus (283) -- Doug Sanders
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1969  Tony Jacklin (280) -- Bob Charles
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1968  Gary Player (289) -- Bob Charles, Jack Nicklaus
       (Carnoustie, Scotland)
 1967  Roberto de Vicenzo (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
       (Hoylake, England)
 1966  Jack Nicklaus (282) -- Dave Thomas, Doug Sanders
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1965  Peter Thomson (285) -- Brian Huggett, Christy O'Connor
       (Southport, England)
 1964  Tony Lema (279) -- Jack Nicklaus
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1963  *Bob Charles (277) -- Phil Rodgers
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1962  Arnold Palmer (276) -- Kel Nagle
       (Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
 1961  Arnold Palmer (284) -- Dai Rees
       (Royal Birkdale, England)
 1960  Kel Nagle (278) -- Arnold Palmer
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1959  Gary Player (284) -- Fred Bullock, Flory Van Donck
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1958  *Peter Thomson (278) -- Dave Thomas
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1957  Bobby Locke (279) -- Peter Thomson
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1956  Peter Thomson (286) -- Flory Van Donck
       (Hoylake, England)
 1955  Peter Thomson (281) -- John Fallon
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1954  Peter Thomson (283) -- S.S. Scott, Dai Rees, Bobby Locke
       (Royal Birkdale, England)
 1953  Ben Hogan (282) -- Frank Stranahan, D.J.Rees, Peter Thomson, A.Cerda
       (Carnoustie, Scotland)
 1952  Bobby Locke (287) -- Peter Thomson
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1951  Max Faulkner (285) -- A.Cerda
       (Portrush, Ireland)
 1950  Bobby Locke (279) -- Roberto DeVicenzo
       (Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
 1949  *Bobby Locke (283) -- Harry Bradshaw
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1948  Henry Cotton (294) -- Fred Daly
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1947  Fred Daly (293) -- R.W. Horne, Frank Stranahan
       (Hoylake, England)
 1946  Sam Snead (290) -- Bobby Locke, Johnny Bulla
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1945  Not Held Due to World War II
 1944  Not Held Due to World War II
 1943  Not Held Due to World War II
 1942  Not Held Due to World War II
 1941  Not Held Due to World War II
 1940  Not Held Due to World War II
 1939  Richard Burton (290) -- Johnny Bulla
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1938  R.A. Whitcombe (295) -- James Adams
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1937  Henry Cotton (290) -- R.A. Whitcombe
       (Carnoustie, Scotland)
 1936  Alfred Padgham (287) -- J.Adams
       (Hoylake, England)
 1935  Alfred Perry (283) -- Alfred Padgham
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1934  Henry Cotton (283) -- S.F. Brews
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1933  *Denny Shute (229) -- Craig Wood
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1932  Gene Sarazen (283) -- Macdonald Smith
       (Prince's, England)
 1931  Tommy D. Armour (296) -- J.Jurado
       (Carnoustie, Scotland)
 1930  Bobby Jones (291) -- Macdonald Smith, Leo Diegel
       (Hoylake, England)
 1929  Walter Hagen (292) -- Johnny Farrell
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1928  Walter Hagen (292) -- Gene Sarazen
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1927  Bobby Jones (285) -- Aubrey Boomer
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1926  Bobby Jones (291) -- Al Watrous
       (Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
 1925  James Barnes (300) -- Archie Compston, Ted Ray
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1924  Walter Hagen (301) -- Ernest Whitcombe
       (Hoylake, England)
 1923  Arthur Havers (295) -- Walter Hagen
       (Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
 1922  Walter Hagen (300) -- George Duncan, James Barnes
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1921  *Jock Hutchison (296) -- Roger Wethered
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1920  George Duncan (303) -- Alexander Herd
       (Deal, England)
 1919  Not Held Due to World War I
 1918  Not Held Due to World War I
 1917  Not Held Due to World War I
 1916  Not Held Due to World War I
 1915  Not Held Due to World War I
 1914  Harry Vardon (306) -- John H. Taylor
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1913  John H. Taylor (304) -- Edward Ray
       (Hoylake, England)
 1912  Edward Ray (295) -- Harry Vardon
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1911  Harry Vardon (303) -- Arnaud Massy
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1910  James Braid (299) -- Alexander Herd
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1909  John H. Taylor (295) -- James Braid, Tom Ball
       (Deal, England)
 1908  James Braid (291) -- Tom Ball
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1907  Arnaud Massy (312) -- John H. Taylor
       (Hoylake, England)
 1906  James Braid (300) -- John H. Taylor
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1905  James Braid (318) -- John H. Taylor, Rolland Jones
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1904  Jack White (296) -- John H. Taylor
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1903  Harry Vardon (300) -- Tom Vardon
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1902  Alexander Herd (307) -- Harry Vardon
       (Hoylake, England)
 1901  James Braid (309) -- Harry Vardon
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1900  John Taylor (309) -- Harry Vardon
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1899  Harry Vardon (310) -- Jack White
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1898  Harry Vardon (307) -- Willie Park Jr
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1897  Harold Hilton (314) -- James Braid
       (Hoylake, England)
 1896  *Harry Vardon (316) -- John H. Taylor
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1895  John H. Taylor (322) -- Alexander Herd
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1894  John H. Taylor (326) -- Douglas Rolland
       (Royal St. George's, England)
 1893  William Auchterlonie (322) -- John E. Laidlay
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1892  Harold Hilton (305) -- John Ball, Hugh Kirkaldy
       (Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
 1891  Hugh Kirkaldy (166) -- Andrew Kirkaldy, Willie Fernie
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1890  John Ball (164) -- Willie Fernie
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1889  *Willie Park, Jr. (155) -- Andrew Kirkaldy
       (Musselburgh, Scotland)
 1888  Jack Burns (171) -- Ben Sayers, David Anderson
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1887  Willie Park, Jr. (161) -- Bob Martin
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1886  David Brown (157) -- Willie Campbell
       (Musselburgh, Scotland)
 1885  Bob Martin (171) -- Archie Simpson
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1884  Jack Simpson (160) -- Douglas Rolland, Willie Fernie
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1883  *Willie Fernie (159) -- Robert Ferguson
       (Musselburgh, Scotland)
 1882  Robert Ferguson (171) -- Willie Fernie
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1881  Robert Ferguson (170) -- Jamie Anderson
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1880  Robert Ferguson (162) -- Peter Paxton
       (Musselburgh, Scotland)
 1879  Jaime Anderson (169) -- Andrew Kirkaldy, James Allan
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1878  Jaime Anderson (157) -- Robert Kirk
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1877  Jaime Anderson (160) -- Robert Pringle
       (Musselburgh, Scotland)
 1876  Bob Martin (176) -- David Strath
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1875  Willie Park (166) -- Bob Martin
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1874  Mungo Park (159) -- Tom Morris Jr
       (Musselburgh, Scotland)
 1873  Tom Kidd (179) -- Jamie Anderson
       (St. Andrews, Scotland)
 1872  Tom Morris Jr (166) -- David Strath
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1871  Not Held
 1870  Tom Morris Jr -- David Strath, Bob Kirk
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1869  Tom Morris Jr -- Tom Morris Sr
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1868  Tom Morris Jr -- Tom Morris Sr
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1867  Tom Morris Sr (170) -- Willie Park
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1866  Willie Park (169) -- David Park
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1865  Andrew Strath (162) -- Willie Park
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1864  Tom Morris, Sr. (160) -- Andrew Strath
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1863  Willie Park (168) -- Tom Morris Sr
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1862  Tom Morris Sr (163) -- Willie Park
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1861  Tom Morris, Sr. (163) -- Willie Park
       (Prestwick, Scotland)
 1860  Willie Park (174) -- Tom Morris Sr
       (Prestwick, Scotland)