The Open Championship
Tournament Recap
Ryan Fox won The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale with a -10 total, holding off Cameron Young by 1 stroke. Fox finished with four birdies on the back nine in the final round to secure the victory.
The Week in Four Rounds
| Round | Leader | To Par | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Jackson Suber | -5 | 1 stroke |
| R2 | Lucas Herbert | -8 | 2 strokes |
| R3 | Sam Burns | -10 | 2 strokes |
| R4 | Ryan Fox | -10 | 1 stroke |
Ryan Fox
Final: -10 · by 1
🏆 WinnerR4: -2Pre: +17500
R1: 72 (+2)R2: 68 (-2)R3: 62 (-8)R4: 68 (-2)
Top 10 Finishers
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Fox | -10 |
| 2 | Cameron Young | -9 |
| 3 | Sam Burns | -8 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | -7 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | -7 |
| T6 | Lucas Herbert | -6 |
| T6 | Casey Jarvis | -6 |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim | -6 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | -5 |
| T9 | Ludvig Aberg | -5 |
| T9 | Russell Henley | -5 |
| T9 | Ryan Gerard | -5 |
| T9 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | -5 |
Sunday Breakdown
Several players saw their fortunes rise and fall based on their 4th round performance. Here’s a list of examples:
Sunday earnings movement unavailable.
Best and Worst Round
Best Round
Lucas Herbert
62 (-8)
OTT+1.21
APP+1.71
ARG+2.11
PUTT+3.32
TOT+8.30
Worst Round
Fifa Laopakdee
80 (+10)
OTT-4.03
APP-2.15
ARG+0.58
PUTT-4.05
TOT-9.70
Odds Performance
Outperformed
Players who delivered results beyond what their pretournament odds suggested.
Ryan Fox
Won
Sam Burns
3
Lucas Herbert
T6
Underperformed
Favored players who missed the cut and didn’t deliver on their pretournament price.
Matt Fitzpatrick
Missed Cut
Viktor Hovland
Missed Cut
Wyndham Clark
Missed Cut
By the Numbers
These players were the best this week at gaining strokes:
Best off the tee
Rory McIlroy
+9.85 strokes gained
1Rory McIlroy+9.85
2Brooks Koepka+5.13
3Cameron Young+4.61
4Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen+4.47
5Chris Gotterup+4.32
Best approach
Corey Conners
+7.33 strokes gained
1Corey Conners+7.33
2Scottie Scheffler+5.63
3Jon Rahm+5.47
4Sam Burns+5.28
5Alex Noren+5.22
Best around the green
Francesco Molinari
+5.14 strokes gained
1Francesco Molinari+5.14
2Peter Uihlein+4.94
3Victor Perez+4.13
4Matt Wallace+4.12
5Harry Hall+3.94
Best putting
Ryan Fox
+9.22 strokes gained
1Ryan Fox+9.22
2Nick Taylor+6.74
3Bud Cauley+6.27
4Thomas Detry+5.86
5Cameron John+5.64
The Cut Story
Surprise Cut Maker
Kazuki Higa
11%
Surprise Cut Miss
Cameron Smith
73%