Preview - The Open 2008

Dates: Thursday, July 17th through Sunday, July 20th
Site: Royal Birkdale (Lancashire Course), Southport, Lancashire, England
Course Architects: George Low (1897), Fred Hawtree and J.H. Taylor (1922)
Par: 70
Yardage: 7,173

Hole-By-Hole
Hole	Par	Yards	Hole	Par	Yards
1	4	450	10	4	408
2	4	421	11	4	436
3	4	451	12	3	184
4	3	201	13	4	499
5	4	346	14	3	201
6	4	499	15	5	544
7	3	178	16	4	439
8	4	457	17	5	572
9	4	414	18	4	473
	34	3,417		36	3,756

Annual: 137th
Defending Champion: Padraig Harrington
Runner-Up: Sergio Garcia
Tournament Record: 267 (Greg Norman, 1993 - Royal St. George's)
54-Hole Record: 198 (Tom Lehman, 1996 - Royal Lytham & St. Annes)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Nick Faldo, 1992 - Muirfield)
18-Hole Record:
63 (Mark Hayes, 1977 - Turnberry)
(Isao Aoki, 1980 - Muirfield)
(Greg Norman, 1986 - Turnberry)
(Paul Broadhurst, 1990 - St. Andrews)
(Jodie Mudd, 1991 - Royal Birkdale)
(Nick Faldo, Payne Stewart, 1993 - Royal St. George's)
Total Purse: $8,177,452
Shares: 1st Place - $1,542,450; 2nd Place - $925,470; 3rd Place - $596,414

2007 Finish
Player	Score	Player	Score
Padraig Harrington *	277	Stewart Cink	280
Sergio Garcia	277	Hunter Mahan	280
Andres Romero	278	Stewart Cink	280
Ernie Els	279	Ben Curtis	280
Richard Green	279	Steve Stricker	281
		Mike Weir	281
* - Won in Playoff

Past British Open Winners
Year	Winner	Score	Runner-Ups	Course
2007	*Padraig Harrington	277	Sergio Garcia	Carnoustie
2006	Tiger Woods	270	Chris DiMarco	Royal Liverpool
2005	Tiger Woods	274	Colin Montgomerie	St. Andrews
2004	*Todd Hamilton	274	Ernie Els	Royal Troon
2003	Ben Curtis	283	Vijay Singh, Thomas Bjorn	Royal St. George's
2002	*Ernie Els	278	Steve Elkington, Thomas Levet, Stuart Appleby	Muirfield
2001	David Duval	274	Niclas Fasth	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
2000	Tiger Woods	269	Ernie Els, Thomas Bjorn	St. Andrews
1999	*Paul Lawrie	290	Justin Leonard, Jean Van de Velde	Carnoustie
1998	*Mark O'Meara	280	Brian Watts	Royal Birkdale
1997	Justin Leonard	272	Darren Clarke, Jesper Parnevik	Royal Troon
1996	Tom Lehman	271	Ernie Els	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1995	*John Daly	282	Costantino Rocca	St. Andrews
1994	Nick Price	268	Jesper Parnevik	Turnberry
1993	Greg Norman	267	Nick Faldo	Royal St. George's
1992	Nick Faldo	272	John Cook	Muirfield
1991	Ian Baker-Finch	272	Mike Harwood	Royal Birkdale
1990	Nick Faldo	270	Payne Stewart, Mark McNulty	St. Andrews
1989	*Mark Calcavecchia	275	Wayne Grady, Greg Norman	Royal Troon
1988	Seve Ballesteros	273	Nick Price	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1987	Nick Faldo	279	Paul Azinger, Rodger Davis	Muirfield
1986	Greg Norman	280	Gordon Brand	Turnberry
1985	Sandy Lyle	282	Payne Stewart	Royal St. George's
1984	Seve Ballesteros	276	Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer	St. Andrews
1983	Tom Watson	275	Andy Bean	Royal Birkdale
1982	Tom Watson	284	Nick Price, Peter Oosterhuis	Royal Troon
1981	Bill Rogers	276	Bernhard Langer	Royal St. George's
1980	Tom Watson	271	Lee Trevino	Muirfield
1979	Seve Ballesteros	283	Ben Crenshaw, Jack Nicklaus	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1978	Jack Nicklaus	281	Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Ray Floyd, Simon Owen	St. Andrews
1977	Tom Watson	268	Jack Nicklaus	Turnberry
1976	Johnny Miller	279	Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros	Royal Birkdale
1975	*Tom Watson	279	Jack Newton	Carnoustie
1974	Gary Player	282	Peter Oosterhuis	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1973	Tom Weiskopf	276	Johnny Miller	Royal Troon
1972	Lee Trevino	278	Jack Nicklaus	Muirfield
1971	Lee Trevino	278	Lu Liang Huan	Royal Birkdale
1970	*Jack Nicklaus	283	Doug Sanders	St. Andrews
1969	Tony Jacklin	280	Bob Charles	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1968	Gary Player	289	Bob Charles, Jack Nicklaus	Carnoustie
1967	Roberto DeVicenzo	278	Jack Nicklaus	Hoylake
1966	Jack Nicklaus	282	Dave Thomas, Doug Sanders	Muirfield
1965	Peter Thomson	285	Brian Huggett, Christy O'Connor	Royal Birkdale
1964	Tony Lema	279	Jack Nicklaus	St. Andrews
1963	*Bob Charles	277	Phil Rodgers	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1962	Arnold Palmer	276	Kel Nagle	Royal Troon
1961	Arnold Palmer	284	Dai Rees	Royal Birkdale
1960	Kel Nagle	278	Arnold Palmer	St. Andrews
1959	Gary Player	284	Fred Bullock, Flory Van Donck	Muirfield
1958	*Peter Thomson	278	Dave Thomas	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1957	Bobby Locke	279	Peter Thomson	St. Andrews
1956	Peter Thomson	286	Flory Van Donck	Hoylake
1955	Peter Thomson	281	John Fallon	St. Andrews
1954	Peter Thomson	283	S.S. Scott, Dai Rees, Bobby Locke	Royal Birkdale
1953	Ben Hogan	282	Frank Stranahan, D.J.Rees, Peter Thomson, A.Cerda	Carnoustie
1952	Bobby Locke	287	Peter Thomson	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1951	Max Faulkner	285	A.Cerda	Portrush
1950	Bobby Locke	279	Roberto DeVicenzo	Royal Troon
1949	*Bobby Locke	283	Harry Bradshaw	Royal St. George's
1948	Henry Cotton	294	Fred Daly	Muirfield
1947	Fred Daly	293	R.W. Horne, Frank Stranahan	Hoylake
1946	Sam Snead	290	Bobby Locke, Johnny Bulla	St. Andrews
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
1938	R.A. Whitcombe	295	James Adams	Royal St. George's
1937	Henry Cotton	290	R.A. Whitcombe	Carnoustie
1936	Alfred Padgham	287	J.Adams	Hoylake
1935	Alfred Perry	283	Alfred Padgham	Muirfield
1934	Henry Cotton	283	S.F. Brews	Royal St. George's
1933	*Denny Shute	229	Craig Wood	St. Andrews
1932	Gene Sarazen	283	Macdonald Smith	Prince's
1931	Tommy D. Armour	296	J.Jurado	Carnoustie
1930	Bobby Jones	291	Macdonald Smith, Leo Diegel	Hoylake
1929	Walter Hagen	292	Johnny Farrell	Muirfield
1928	Walter Hagen	292	Gene Sarazen	Royal St. George's
1927	Bobby Jones	285	Aubrey Boomer	St. Andrews
1926	Bobby Jones	291	Al Watrous	Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1925	James Barnes	300	Archie Compston, Ted Ray	Prestwick
1924	Walter Hagen	301	Ernest Whitcombe	Hoylake
1923	Arthur Havers	295	Walter Hagen	Royal Troon
1922	Walter Hagen	300	George Duncan, James Barnes	Royal St. George's
1921	*Jock Hutchison	296	Roger Wethered	St. Andrews
1920	George Duncan	303	Alexander Herd	Deal
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
1913	John H. Taylor	304	Edward Ray	Hoylake
1912	Edward Ray	295	Harry Vardon	Muirfield
1911	Harry Vardon	303	Arnaud Massy	Royal St. George's
1910	James Braid	299	Alexander Herd	St. Andrews
1909	John H. Taylor	295	James Braid, Tom Ball	Deal
1908	James Braid	291	Tom Ball	Prestwick
1907	Arnaud Massy	312	John H. Taylor	Hoylake
1906	James Braid	300	John H. Taylor	Muirfield
1905	James Braid	318	John H. Taylor, Rolland Jones	St. Andrews
1904	Jack White	296	John H. Taylor	Royal St. George's
1903	Harry Vardon	300	Tom Vardon	Prestwick
1902	Alexander Herd	307	Harry Vardon	Hoylake
1901	James Braid	309	Harry Vardon	Muirfield
1900	John Taylor	309	Harry Vardon	St. Andrews
1899	Harry Vardon	310	Jack White	Royal St. George's
1898	Harry Vardon	307	Willie Park, Jr.	Prestwick
1897	Harold Hilton	314	James Braid	Hoylake
1896	*Harry Vardon	316	John H. Taylor	Muirfield
1895	John H. Taylor	322	Alexander Herd	St. Andrews
1894	John H. Taylor	326	Douglas Rolland	Royal St. George's
1893	William Auchterlonie	322	John E. Laidlay	Prestwick
1892	Harold Hilton	305	John Ball, Hugh Kirkaldy	Muirfield
1891	Hugh Kirkaldy	166	Andrew Kirkaldy, Willie Fernie	St. Andrews
1890	John Ball	164	Willie Fernie	Prestwick
1889	*Willie Park, Jr.	155	Andrew Kirkaldy	Musselburgh
1888	Jack Burns	171	Ben Sayers, David Anderson	St. Andrews
1887	Willie Park, Jr.	161	Bob Martin	Prestwick
1886	David Brown	157	Willie Campbell	Musselburgh
1885	Bob Martin	171	Archie Simpson	St. Andrews
1884	Jack Simpson	160	Douglas Rolland, Willie Fernie	Prestwick
1883	*Willie Fernie	159	Robert Ferguson	Musselburgh
1882	Robert Ferguson	171	Willie Fernie	St. Andrews
1881	Robert Ferguson	170	Jamie Anderson	Prestwick
1880	Robert Ferguson	162	Peter Paxton	Musselburgh
1879	Jaime Anderson	169	Andrew Kirkaldy, James Allan	St. Andrews
1878	Jaime Anderson	157	Robert Kirk	Prestwick
1877	Jaime Anderson	160	Robert Pringle	Musselburgh
1876	Bob Martin	176	David Strath	St. Andrews
1875	Willie Park	166	Bob Martin	Prestwick
1874	Mungo Park	159	Tom Morris,Jr.	Musselburgh
1873	Tom Kidd	179	Jamie Anderson	St. Andrews
1872	Tom Morris, Jr.	166	David Strath	Prestwick
1871	Not Held
1870	Tom Morris, Jr.	--	David Strath, Bob Kirk	Prestwick
1869	Tom Morris, Jr.	--	Tom Morris, Sr.	Prestwick
1868	Tom Morris, Jr.	--	David Strath, Bob Kirk	Prestwick
1867	Tom Morris, Jr.	170	Willie Park	Prestwick
1866	Willie Park	169	David Park	Prestwick
1865	Andrew Strath	162	Willie Park	Prestwick
1864	Tom Morris, Sr.	160	Andrew Strath	Prestwick
1863	Willie Park	168	Tom Morris, Sr.	Prestwick
1862	Tom Morris, Sr.	163	Willie Park	Prestwick
1861	Tom Morris, Sr.	163	Willie Park	Prestwick
1860	Willie Park	174	Tom Morris, Sr.	Prestwick
* - Won in Playoff
Note: Tournament was extended to 72 holes in 1892.