The Open Championship
July 19-22, 2012
Royal Lytham St. Anne - St. Annes, England | Par 70 7,086 Yards
Purse: $8,000,000
2011 Champion: Darren Clarke
TV: ESPN
Key Dates on the PGA Tour
- May 23 - May 26: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
- May 30 - Jun 2: the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance
- Jun 6 - Jun 9: FedEx St. Jude Classic
Complete
Leaderboard
| POS | CTRY | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOT | EARNINGS | FEDEX PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | -7 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 273 | $1,405,890 | 600 | |
| 2 | Adam Scott | -6 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 274 | $812,292 | 330 | |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | -3 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 277 | $464,725 | 180 | |
| T3 | Brandt Snedeker | -3 | 66 | 64 | 73 | 74 | 277 | $464,725 | 180 | |
| T5 | Luke Donald | -2 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 278 | $304,610 | 115 | |
| T5 | Graeme McDowell | -2 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 278 | $304,610 | 115 | |
| T7 | Nicolas Colsaerts | -1 | 65 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 279 | $222,599 | 0 | |
| T7 | Thomas Aiken | -1 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 279 | $222,599 | 0 | |
| T9 | Miguel Jimenez | E | 71 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 280 | $124,343 | 0 | |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | E | 72 | 68 | 73 | 67 | 280 | $124,343 | 68 | |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | E | 71 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 280 | $124,343 | 68 | |
| T9 | Alexander Noren | E | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 280 | $124,343 | 0 | |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | E | 70 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 280 | $124,343 | 68 | |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | E | 69 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 280 | $124,343 | 68 | |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | E | 73 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 280 | $124,343 | 68 | |
| T9 | Mark Calcavecchia | E | 71 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 280 | $124,343 | 68 | |
| T9 | Thorbjorn Olesen | E | 69 | 66 | 71 | 74 | 280 | $124,343 | 0 | |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | E | 65 | 74 | 66 | 75 | 280 | $124,343 | 68 | |
| T19 | Hunter Mahan | +1 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 281 | $79,277 | 50 | |
| T19 | Steven Alker | +1 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 281 | $79,277 | 0 | |
| T19 | Louis Oosthuizen | +1 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 281 | $79,277 | 50 | |
| T19 | Bill Haas | +1 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 281 | $79,277 | 50 | |
| T23 | Carl Pettersson | +2 | 71 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 282 | $60,044 | 44 | |
| T23 | Simon Dyson | +2 | 72 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 282 | $60,044 | 0 | |
| T23 | Steve Stricker | +2 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 282 | $60,044 | 44 | |
| T23 | Peter Hanson | +2 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 282 | $60,044 | 0 | |
| T23 | Matthew Baldwin | +2 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 282 | $60,044 | 0 | |
| T23 | James Morrison | +2 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 282 | $60,044 | 0 | |
| T23 | Nick Watney | +2 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 282 | $60,044 | 44 | |
| T23 | Bubba Watson | +2 | 67 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 282 | $60,044 | 44 | |
| T31 | Rickie Fowler | +3 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 283 | $47,124 | 39 | |
| T31 | Anirban Lahiri | +3 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 283 | $47,124 | 0 | |
| T31 | Jason Dufner | +3 | 70 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 283 | $47,124 | 39 | |
| T34 | John Senden | +4 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 284 | $40,615 | 35 | |
| T34 | Jim Furyk | +4 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 284 | $40,615 | 35 | |
| T34 | Gary Woodland | +4 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 284 | $40,615 | 35 | |
| T34 | Paul Lawrie | +4 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 284 | $40,615 | 0 | |
| T34 | Keegan Bradley | +4 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 284 | $40,615 | 35 | |
| T39 | Richard Sterne | +5 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 285 | $32,023 | 0 | |
| T39 | K.J. Choi | +5 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 285 | $32,023 | 29 | |
| T39 | Troy Matteson | +5 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 285 | $32,023 | 29 | |
| T39 | Francesco Molinari | +5 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 285 | $32,023 | 0 | |
| T39 | Padraig Harrington | +5 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 285 | $32,023 | 29 | |
| T39 | Kyle Stanley | +5 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 285 | $32,023 | 29 | |
| T45 | Ross Fisher | +6 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 286 | $23,180 | 0 | |
| T45 | Bob Estes | +6 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 286 | $23,180 | 22 | |
| T45 | Pablo Larrazabal | +6 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 286 | $23,180 | 0 | |
| T45 | Lee Westwood | +6 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 286 | $23,180 | 22 | |
| T45 | Rafael Echenique | +6 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 286 | $23,180 | 0 | |
| T45 | Joost Luiten | +6 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 74 | 286 | $23,180 | 0 | |
| T45 | Justin Hicks | +6 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 75 | 286 | $23,180 | 0 | |
| T45 | Greg Chalmers | +6 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 286 | $23,180 | 22 | |
| T45 | Simon Khan | +6 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 286 | $23,180 | 0 | |
| T54 | Freddie Jacobson | +7 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 287 | $20,073 | 14 | |
| T54 | Yoshinori Fujimoto | +7 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 287 | $20,073 | 0 | |
| T54 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | +7 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 287 | $20,073 | 0 | |
| T54 | Greg Owen | +7 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 287 | $20,073 | 14 | |
| T54 | Harris English | +7 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 287 | $20,073 | 14 | |
| T54 | Thomas Bjorn | +7 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 287 | $20,073 | 0 | |
| T60 | Rory McIlroy | +8 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 288 | $19,292 | 9 | |
| T60 | Ted Potter, Jr. | +8 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 288 | $19,292 | 9 | |
| T60 | Dale Whitnell | +8 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 288 | $19,292 | 0 | |
| T60 | Jamie Donaldson | +8 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 288 | $19,292 | 0 | |
| T64 | Charles Howell III | +9 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 289 | $18,589 | 5 | |
| T64 | Lee Slattery | +9 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 289 | $18,589 | 0 | |
| T64 | Retief Goosen | +9 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 289 | $18,589 | 5 | |
| T64 | Sang-Moon Bae | +9 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 289 | $18,589 | 5 | |
| T64 | Garth Mulroy | +9 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 289 | $18,589 | 5 | |
| T69 | Jeev Milkha Singh | +10 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 290 | $17,964 | 0 | |
| T69 | Aaron Baddeley | +10 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 290 | $17,964 | 1 | |
| T69 | Adilson da Silva | +10 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 76 | 290 | $17,964 | 0 | |
| T72 | Martin Laird | +11 | 70 | 69 | 82 | 70 | 291 | $17,339 | 0 | |
| T72 | Chad Campbell | +11 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 291 | $17,339 | 0 | |
| T72 | Juvic Pagunsan | +11 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 291 | $17,339 | 0 | |
| T72 | Brendan Jones | +11 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 76 | 291 | $17,339 | 0 | |
| T72 | Toshinori Muto | +11 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 291 | $17,339 | 0 | |
| T77 | Tom Watson | +12 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 292 | $16,636 | 0 | |
| T77 | Warren Bennett | +12 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 292 | $16,636 | 0 | |
| T77 | Thongchai Jaidee | +12 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 78 | 292 | $16,636 | 0 | |
| T77 | Branden Grace | +12 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 79 | 292 | $16,636 | 0 | |
| T81 | John Daly | +14 | 72 | 71 | 77 | 74 | 294 | $16,168 | 0 | |
| T81 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | +14 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 294 | $16,168 | 0 | |
| 83 | Andres Romero | +18 | 70 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 298 | $15,933 | 0 | |
| - | Mardan Mamat | CUT | 77 | 72 | - | - | 149 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Nick Cullen | CUT | 73 | 71 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Marcel Siem | CUT | 74 | 70 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | George Coetzee | CUT | 74 | 70 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Marcus Fraser | CUT | 71 | 73 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Mark Wilson | CUT | 72 | 72 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Anders Hansen | CUT | 68 | 76 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Koumei Oda | CUT | 72 | 72 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Marc Leishman | CUT | 69 | 75 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Richie Ramsay | CUT | 71 | 73 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Jbe' Kruger | CUT | 68 | 76 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Raphael Jacquelin | CUT | 72 | 72 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Y.E. Yang | CUT | 74 | 70 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Justin Rose | CUT | 74 | 70 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Sergio Garcia | CUT | 72 | 72 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Charl Schwartzel | CUT | 69 | 75 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Steven Tiley | CUT | 72 | 72 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Aaron Townsend | CUT | 70 | 74 | - | - | 144 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Scott Pinckney | CUT | 68 | 77 | - | - | 145 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Tom Lehman | CUT | 73 | 72 | - | - | 145 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Gregory Havret | CUT | 73 | 72 | - | - | 145 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Kyung Kim | CUT | 75 | 70 | - | - | 145 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Bo Van Pelt | CUT | 71 | 74 | - | - | 145 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Morten Orum Madsen | CUT | 74 | 71 | - | - | 145 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | David Duval | CUT | 74 | 71 | - | - | 145 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Stewart Cink | CUT | 72 | 73 | - | - | 145 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Steven O'Hara | CUT | 74 | 72 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Jonathan Byrd | CUT | 74 | 72 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Ashley Hall | CUT | 71 | 75 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Barry Lane | CUT | 73 | 73 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Sandy Lyle | CUT | 74 | 72 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Todd Hamilton | CUT | 72 | 74 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Alejandro Canizares | CUT | 74 | 72 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Alan Dunbar | CUT | 75 | 71 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Martin Kaymer | CUT | 77 | 69 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Ryo Ishikawa | CUT | 74 | 72 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Sam Walker | CUT | 76 | 70 | - | - | 146 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Michael Thompson | CUT | 74 | 73 | - | - | 147 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Toru Taniguchi | CUT | 72 | 75 | - | - | 147 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Robert Allenby | CUT | 75 | 72 | - | - | 147 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Stephen Ames | CUT | 74 | 73 | - | - | 147 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Darren Clarke | CUT | 76 | 71 | - | - | 147 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Daniel Chopra | CUT | 73 | 74 | - | - | 147 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Lucas Glover | CUT | 72 | 76 | - | - | 148 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Andrew Georgiou | CUT | 74 | 74 | - | - | 148 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Troy Kelly | CUT | 72 | 76 | - | - | 148 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Tadahiro Takayama | CUT | 77 | 71 | - | - | 148 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | John Huh | CUT | 75 | 73 | - | - | 148 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Justin Leonard | CUT | 75 | 73 | - | - | 148 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Hiroyuki Fujita | CUT | 76 | 72 | - | - | 148 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Brad Kennedy | CUT | 75 | 73 | - | - | 148 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Chez Reavie | CUT | 74 | 75 | - | - | 149 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Ben Curtis | CUT | 75 | 74 | - | - | 149 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Trevor Immelman | CUT | 74 | 75 | - | - | 149 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Alvaro Quiros | CUT | 74 | 75 | - | - | 149 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Robert Rock | CUT | 78 | 71 | - | - | 149 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Johnson Wagner | CUT | 73 | 76 | - | - | 149 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Prayad Marksaeng | CUT | 75 | 75 | - | - | 150 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Kodai Ichihara | CUT | 77 | 73 | - | - | 150 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Davis Love III | CUT | 71 | 79 | - | - | 150 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Tim Clark | CUT | 76 | 74 | - | - | 150 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Kevin Na | CUT | 73 | 77 | - | - | 150 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Paul Casey | CUT | 72 | 79 | - | - | 151 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Phil Mickelson | CUT | 73 | 78 | - | - | 151 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Elliot Saltman | CUT | 76 | 75 | - | - | 151 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Angel Cabrera | CUT | 71 | 81 | - | - | 152 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | James Driscoll | CUT | 76 | 76 | - | - | 152 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Paul Broadhurst | CUT | 75 | 78 | - | - | 153 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Richard Finch | CUT | 74 | 79 | - | - | 153 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Michael Hoey | CUT | 79 | 75 | - | - | 154 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Grant Veenstra | CUT | 77 | 79 | - | - | 156 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Manuel Trappel | CUT | 74 | 83 | - | - | 157 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Ian Keenan | CUT | 76 | 83 | - | - | 159 | $0 | 0 | |
| - | Russ Cochran | CUT | - | - | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | |
TOP STORIES
TOURNAMENT STAT LEADERS
DRIVING DISTANCE
| Driving Accuracy | Francesco Molinari | 87.5% |
| Long Drive | Lee Westwood | 367 yards |
| GIR | Ernie Els | 79.2% |
| Birdies | Miguel Jimenez | 17 |
| Double Bogeys | Martin Laird | 6 |
TOURNAMENT HOLE STATS
| HOLE | PAR | AVG. | +/- AVG. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3.01 | 0.01 |
| 2 | 4 | 4.115 | 0.115 |
| 3 | 4 | 4.473 | 0.473 |
| 4 | 4 | 4.063 | 0.063 |
| 5 | 3 | 3.077 | 0.077 |
| 6 | 4 | 4.477 | 0.477 |
| 7 | 5 | 4.883 | -0.117 |
| 8 | 4 | 4.197 | 0.197 |
| 9 | 3 | 2.925 | -0.075 |
| 10 | 4 | 4.123 | 0.123 |
| 11 | 5 | 5.01 | 0.01 |
| 12 | 3 | 3.144 | 0.144 |
| 13 | 4 | 3.879 | -0.121 |
| 14 | 4 | 4.086 | 0.086 |
| 15 | 4 | 4.414 | 0.414 |
| 16 | 4 | 3.845 | -0.155 |
| 17 | 4 | 4.197 | 0.197 |
| 18 | 4 | 4.065 | 0.065 |
