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Tour">European Tour</a><br /><a href="/wiki/PGA_Tour" title="PGA Tour">PGA Tour</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">Statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Par</th><td class="infobox-data">70<sup id="cite_ref-ocmg11_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocmg11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">6,875 yards (6,286 m)<sup id="cite_ref-ocmg11_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocmg11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field</th><td class="infobox-data">156 players<br /> 87 after 1st cut<br /> 64 after 2nd cut<sup id="cite_ref-ocmg11_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocmg11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span 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class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title=" Turnberry"><img alt=" Turnberry" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small> Turnberry</small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg" title="File:Scotland relief location map.jpg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:232px"><div style="position:relative;width:230px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Turnberry is located in South Ayrshire"><img alt="Turnberry is located in South Ayrshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/South_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg/230px-South_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="230" height="297" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/South_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg/345px-South_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/South_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg/460px-South_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1040" data-file-height="1345" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:47.714%;left:45.326%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Turnberry"><img alt="Turnberry" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small>Turnberry</small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg" title="File:South Ayrshire UK location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location in <a href="/wiki/South_Ayrshire" title="South Ayrshire">South Ayrshire</a>, Scotland</div></div></div> <p>The <b>1977 Open Championship</b> was the 106th <a href="/wiki/Open_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Championship">Open Championship</a>, held 6–9 July on the Ailsa Course at <a href="/wiki/Turnberry_(golf_course)" title="Turnberry (golf course)">Turnberry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a> won the second of his five Open titles by one stroke over runner-up <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sijl77_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sijl77-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two played together in the final two rounds and had separated themselves from the field under clear skies, leading this Open to be remembered as the "Duel in the Sun." This was the first Open held at Turnberry, which renamed its 18th hole after the duel.<sup id="cite_ref-sijl1486_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sijl1486-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-golfdis08_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-golfdis08-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three months earlier, Watson had held off Nicklaus to win his first green jacket at the <a href="/wiki/1977_Masters_Tournament" title="1977 Masters Tournament">Masters</a>. </p><p>In the second round, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hayes_(golfer)" title="Mark Hayes (golfer)">Mark Hayes</a> rebounded from his opening 76 (+6) with 63 to establish a new single round record at The Open Championship by two strokes. The previous record of 65 was set by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a> in the second round in <a href="/wiki/1934_Open_Championship" title="1934 Open Championship">1934</a> at <a href="/wiki/Royal_St_George%27s_Golf_Club" title="Royal St George's Golf Club">Royal St. George's</a> and later equaled by nine others.<sup id="cite_ref-hsxtthree_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hsxtthree-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hyshor_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hyshor-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lightning" title="Lightning">Lightning</a> briefly interrupted play in the third round on Friday.<sup id="cite_ref-relvltn_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-relvltn-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Americans dominated the final leaderboard, filling the top eight spots and eleven of the first twelve.<sup id="cite_ref-dbg1977oc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dbg1977oc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-erg77brord4_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erg77brord4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first page of the leaderboard was loaded with future members of the <a href="/wiki/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame" title="World Golf Hall of Fame">World Golf Hall of Fame</a>. </p><p>The leader after 36 holes, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maltbie" title="Roger Maltbie">Roger Maltbie</a>, finished with 80 for 289 (+9), in a tie for 26th place. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1976_Open_Championship" title="1976 Open Championship">previous year</a>, Watson was <a href="/wiki/1975_Open_Championship" title="1975 Open Championship">defending champion</a>, but missed the 54-hole cut after an 80 in the third round, while Nicklaus finished in a tie for second. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duel_in_the_Sun">Duel in the Sun</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Duel in the Sun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Watson's victory is considered by many to be the finest tournament played in the latter half of the 20th century. After two rounds, he and Nicklaus were one shot out of the lead, in a four-way tie for second, and were paired for the third round on Friday.<sup id="cite_ref-hyshor_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hyshor-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both shot five-under 65 for 203 (−7), three shots clear of <a href="/wiki/Ben_Crenshaw" title="Ben Crenshaw">Ben Crenshaw</a> and six ahead of the remainder of the field after 54 holes.<sup id="cite_ref-cldust_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cldust-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ghnwitss_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghnwitss-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbnvw_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbnvw-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paired again for the final round on Saturday afternoon, Nicklaus birdied twice and was up by three strokes after four holes. Watson birdied three of the next four to pull even at two-under for the round, then bogeyed the ninth hole to fall one back at the turn. Nicklaus birdied the 12th hole to go two strokes ahead, then Watson birdied 13 and the par-3 15th, rolling in a putt from off the green to even up the round at three-under.<sup id="cite_ref-spo77brord4_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spo77brord4-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After halving the 16th with pars, it was on to the reachable par-5 17th, where Nicklaus missed the green to the right but chipped his third to four feet (1.2 m) from the cup. Watson missed an eagle putt and tapped in for birdie, but then Nicklaus two-putted for par to go a stroke down with one hole remaining. On the 18th tee, Watson drove to an ideal position in the fairway, but Nicklaus went right and into the rough. Watson's 7-iron approach stopped pin-high and two feet left of the flag, and with Nicklaus in trouble, appeared to seal the victory. But Nicklaus slashed his 8-iron recovery onto the front of the green and sank his 35-foot (11 m) putt for a remarkable birdie and a bogey-free 66. Now needing a seventh birdie of the round to avoid an 18-hole playoff, Watson sank the two-footer for his second straight 65, second Open, and third <a href="/wiki/Men%27s_major_golf_championships" title="Men's major golf championships">major</a> title. With birdies on four of the final six holes, his total of 268 was eight strokes better than the previous best score in the Open.<sup id="cite_ref-sijl1486_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sijl1486-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-golfdis08_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-golfdis08-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Watson and Nicklaus finished well ahead of the other challengers, and shot the same score every day, except on Saturday. The third-place finisher, reigning <a href="/wiki/1977_U.S._Open_(golf)" title="1977 U.S. Open (golf)">U.S. Open</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Green" title="Hubert Green">Hubert Green</a>, shot a final round 67 and was a distant ten strokes behind Nicklaus, who won his third Open (and third career <a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(golf)" title="Grand Slam (golf)">grand slam</a>) the <a href="/wiki/1978_Open_Championship" title="1978 Open Championship">following year</a> at <a href="/wiki/Old_Course_at_St_Andrews" title="Old Course at St Andrews">St. Andrews</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-spo77brord4_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spo77brord4-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Course">Course</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Course"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Turnberry_(golf_course)" title="Turnberry (golf course)">Turnberry (golf course)</a></div> <p>Ailsa Course </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Hole</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>Par</th> <th></th> <th>Hole</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>Par </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ailsa_Craig" title="Ailsa Craig">Ailsa Craig</a></td> <td align="center">355</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td rowspan="10"></td> <td align="center">10</td> <td>Dinna Fouter</td> <td align="center">452</td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td>Mak Siccar</td> <td align="center">428</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">11</td> <td>Maidens</td> <td align="center">177</td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td>Blaw Wearie</td> <td align="center">462</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">12</td> <td>Monument</td> <td align="center">391</td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4</td> <td>Woe-Be-Tide</td> <td align="center">167</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">13</td> <td>Tickly Tap</td> <td align="center">411</td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5</td> <td>Fin Me Oot</td> <td align="center">411</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">14</td> <td>Risk-An-Hope</td> <td align="center">440</td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6</td> <td>Tappie Toorie</td> <td align="center">222</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">15</td> <td>Ca' Canny</td> <td align="center">209</td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7</td> <td>Roon The Ben</td> <td align="center">528</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">16</td> <td>Wee Burn</td> <td align="center">409</td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8</td> <td>Goat Fell</td> <td align="center">427</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">17</td> <td>Lang Whang</td> <td align="center">500</td> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9</td> <td>Bruce's Castle</td> <td align="center">455</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">18</td> <td>Ailsa Hame ^</td> <td align="center">431</td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Out</b></td> <td align="center"><b>3,455</b></td> <td align="center"><b>35</b></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>In</b></td> <td align="center"><b>3,420</b></td> <td align="center"><b>35</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-langwang_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-langwang-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Total</b></td> <td align="center"><b>6,875</b></td> <td align="center"><b>70</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>^ <small>The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Round_summaries">Round summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Round summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_round">First round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: First round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Wednesday, 6 July 1977</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Place</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Score</th> <th>To par </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Schroeder_(golfer)" title="John Schroeder (golfer)">John Schroeder</a></td> <td align="center">66</td> <td align="center">−4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Martin_Foster_(golfer)" title="Martin Foster (golfer)">Martin Foster</a></td> <td align="center">67</td> <td align="center">−3 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">T3</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">68</td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">−2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">T6</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros" title="Seve Ballesteros">Seve Ballesteros</a></td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">69</td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">−1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gaylord_Burrows&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gaylord Burrows (page does not exist)">Gaylord Burrows</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Miller" title="Johnny Miller">Johnny Miller</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">T9</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/George_Burns_(golfer)" title="George Burns (golfer)">George Burns</a></td> <td rowspan="6" align="center">70</td> <td rowspan="6" align="center">E </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Floyd" title="Raymond Floyd">Raymond Floyd</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Horton" title="Tommy Horton">Tommy Horton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan"><img alt="Taiwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hsu_Chi-san" title="Hsu Chi-san">Hsu Chi-san</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hale_Irwin" title="Hale Irwin">Hale Irwin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ian_Stanley_(golfer)" title="Ian Stanley (golfer)">Ian Stanley</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-lsukstr_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lsukstr-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_round">Second round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Second round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Thursday, 7 July 1977</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Place</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Score</th> <th>To par </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maltbie" title="Roger Maltbie">Roger Maltbie</a></td> <td align="center">71-66=137</td> <td align="center">−3 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">T2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Green" title="Hubert Green">Hubert Green</a></td> <td align="center">72-66=138</td> <td rowspan="4" align="center">−2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></td> <td align="center">68-70=138 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></td> <td align="center">68-70=138 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></td> <td align="center">68-70=138 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">T6</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Butler_(golfer)" title="Peter Butler (golfer)">Peter Butler</a></td> <td align="center">71-68=139</td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">−1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hayes_(golfer)" title="Mark Hayes (golfer)">Mark Hayes</a></td> <td align="center">76-63=139 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">T8</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros" title="Seve Ballesteros">Seve Ballesteros</a></td> <td align="center">69-71=140</td> <td rowspan="6" align="center">E </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/George_Burns_(golfer)" title="George Burns (golfer)">George Burns</a></td> <td align="center">70-70=140 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Howard_Clark_(golfer)" title="Howard Clark (golfer)">Howard Clark</a></td> <td align="center">72-68=140 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Crenshaw" title="Ben Crenshaw">Ben Crenshaw</a></td> <td align="center">71-69=140 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan"><img alt="Taiwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hsu_Chi-san" title="Hsu Chi-san">Hsu Chi-san</a></td> <td align="center">70-70=140 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Schroeder_(golfer)" title="John Schroeder (golfer)">John Schroeder</a></td> <td align="center">66-74=140 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-hyshor_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hyshor-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-anaadfo_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anaadfo-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Amateurs: Garner (+13), <a href="/wiki/Peter_McEvoy" title="Peter McEvoy">McEvoy</a> (+13), Powell (+13), Carrick (+15), <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Lyle" title="Sandy Lyle">Lyle</a> (+15), Pierse (+16), Wilson (+16), Cosh (+21), <a href="/wiki/Roger_Chapman" title="Roger Chapman">Chapman</a> (+25). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_round">Third round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Third round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Friday, 8 July 1977</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Place</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Score</th> <th>To par </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">T1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></td> <td align="center">68-70-65=203</td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">−7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></td> <td align="center">68-70-65=203 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Crenshaw" title="Ben Crenshaw">Ben Crenshaw</a></td> <td align="center">71-69-66=206</td> <td align="center">−4 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">T4</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Horton" title="Tommy Horton">Tommy Horton</a></td> <td align="center">70-74-65=209</td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">−1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gaylord_Burrows&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gaylord Burrows (page does not exist)">Gaylord Burrows</a></td> <td align="center">69-72-68=209 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maltbie" title="Roger Maltbie">Roger Maltbie</a></td> <td align="center">71-66-72=209 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">T7</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Miller" title="Johnny Miller">Johnny Miller</a></td> <td align="center">69-74-67=210</td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">E </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></td> <td align="center">68-70-72=210 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">T9</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Floyd" title="Raymond Floyd">Raymond Floyd</a></td> <td align="center">70-73-68=211</td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">+1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hayes_(golfer)" title="Mark Hayes (golfer)">Mark Hayes</a></td> <td align="center">76-63-72=211 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-cldust_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cldust-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ghnwitss_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghnwitss-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_round">Final round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Final round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Saturday, 9 July 1977</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Place</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Score</th> <th>To par</th> <th>Money (<a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>) </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></b></td> <td>68-70-65-65=268</td> <td align="center">−12</td> <td align="center">10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></td> <td>68-70-65-66=269</td> <td align="center">−11</td> <td align="center">8,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Green" title="Hubert Green">Hubert Green</a></td> <td>72-66-74-67=279</td> <td align="center">−1</td> <td align="center">6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></td> <td>68-70-72-70=280</td> <td align="center">E</td> <td align="center">5,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">T5</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/George_Burns_(golfer)" title="George Burns (golfer)">George Burns</a></td> <td>70-70-72-69=281</td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">+1</td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">4,250 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Crenshaw" title="Ben Crenshaw">Ben Crenshaw</a></td> <td>71-69-66-75=281 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a></td> <td>73-73-67-69=282</td> <td align="center">+2</td> <td align="center">3,750 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Floyd" title="Raymond Floyd">Raymond Floyd</a></td> <td>70-73-68-72=283</td> <td align="center">+3</td> <td align="center">3,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">T9</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Schroeder_(golfer)" title="John Schroeder (golfer)">John Schroeder</a></td> <td>66-74-73-71=284</td> <td rowspan="4" align="center">+4</td> <td rowspan="4" align="center">2,875 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hayes_(golfer)" title="Mark Hayes (golfer)">Mark Hayes</a></td> <td>76-63-72-73=284 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Miller" title="Johnny Miller">Johnny Miller</a></td> <td>69-74-67-74=284 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Horton" title="Tommy Horton">Tommy Horton</a></td> <td>70-74-65-75=284 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source:</small><sup id="cite_ref-dbg1977oc_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dbg1977oc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hwthfns_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hwthfns-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Exchange_rate" title="Exchange rate">exchange rate</a> at the time was approximately 1.72 <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">dollars (US)</a> per <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">pound sterling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ps77_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ps77-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Scorecard">Scorecard</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Open_Championship&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Scorecard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Final round</i> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Hole</th> <th>  1  </th> <th>  2  </th> <th>  3  </th> <th>  4  </th> <th>  5  </th> <th>  6  </th> <th>  7  </th> <th>  8  </th> <th>  9  </th> <th> 10 </th> <th> 11 </th> <th>12</th> <th>13</th> <th>14</th> <th>15</th> <th>16</th> <th>17</th> <th>18 </th></tr> <tr> <td>Par</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Watson</td> <td>−7</td> <td style="background: PaleGreen;">−6</td> <td>−6</td> <td>−6</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−7</td> <td>−7</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−8</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−9</td> <td style="background: PaleGreen;">−8</td> <td>−8</td> <td>−8</td> <td>−8</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−9</td> <td>−9</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−10</td> <td>−10</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−11</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Nicklaus</td> <td>−7</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−8</td> <td>−8</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−9</td> <td>−9</td> <td>−9</td> <td>−9</td> <td>−9</td> <td>−9</td> <td>−9</td> <td>−9</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−10</td> <td>−10</td> <td>−10</td> <td>−10</td> <td>−10</td> <td>−10</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Green</td> <td>+2</td> <td style="background: Pink;">+1</td> <td>+1</td> <td>+1</td> <td style="background: Pink;">E</td> <td>E</td> <td>E</td> <td>E</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−1</td> <td>−1</td> <td>−1</td> <td>−1</td> <td style="background: PaleGreen;">E</td> <td>E</td> <td>E</td> <td>E</td> <td style="background: Pink;">−1</td> <td>−1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par</i><br /> </p> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background: Pink;" width="10"> </td> <td>Birdie </td> <td style="background: PaleGreen;" width="10"> </td> <td>Bogey </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> 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Open Championship">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Open_Championship" title="1891 Open Championship">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Open_Championship" title="1892 Open Championship">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Open_Championship" title="1893 Open Championship">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Open_Championship" title="1894 Open Championship">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Open_Championship" title="1895 Open Championship">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Open_Championship" title="1896 Open Championship">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Open_Championship" title="1897 Open Championship">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Open_Championship" title="1898 Open Championship">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Open_Championship" title="1899 Open Championship">1899</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_Open_Championship" title="1900 Open Championship">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Open_Championship" title="1901 Open Championship">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Open_Championship" title="1902 Open Championship">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Open_Championship" title="1903 Open Championship">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Open_Championship" title="1904 Open Championship">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Open_Championship" title="1905 Open Championship">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Open_Championship" title="1906 Open Championship">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Open_Championship" title="1907 Open Championship">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Open_Championship" title="1908 Open Championship">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Open_Championship" title="1909 Open Championship">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Open_Championship" title="1910 Open Championship">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Open_Championship" title="1911 Open Championship">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Open_Championship" title="1912 Open Championship">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Open_Championship" title="1913 Open Championship">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Open_Championship" title="1914 Open Championship">1914</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1915</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1916</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1917</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1918</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1919</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Open_Championship" title="1920 Open Championship">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Open_Championship" title="1921 Open Championship">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Open_Championship" title="1922 Open Championship">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Open_Championship" title="1923 Open Championship">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Open_Championship" title="1924 Open Championship">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Open_Championship" title="1925 Open Championship">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Open_Championship" title="1926 Open Championship">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Open_Championship" title="1927 Open Championship">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Open_Championship" title="1928 Open Championship">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Open_Championship" title="1929 Open Championship">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Open_Championship" title="1930 Open Championship">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Open_Championship" title="1931 Open Championship">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Open_Championship" title="1932 Open Championship">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Open_Championship" title="1933 Open Championship">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Open_Championship" title="1934 Open Championship">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Open_Championship" title="1935 Open Championship">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Open_Championship" title="1936 Open Championship">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Open_Championship" title="1937 Open Championship">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Open_Championship" title="1938 Open Championship">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Open_Championship" title="1939 Open Championship">1939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="color:gray">1940</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1941</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1942</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1944</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1945</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Open_Championship" title="1946 Open Championship">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Open_Championship" title="1947 Open Championship">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Open_Championship" title="1948 Open Championship">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Open_Championship" title="1949 Open Championship">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Open_Championship" title="1950 Open Championship">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Open_Championship" title="1951 Open Championship">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Open_Championship" title="1952 Open Championship">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Open_Championship" title="1953 Open Championship">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Open_Championship" title="1954 Open Championship">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Open_Championship" title="1955 Open Championship">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Open_Championship" title="1956 Open Championship">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Open_Championship" title="1957 Open Championship">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Open_Championship" title="1958 Open Championship">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Open_Championship" title="1959 Open Championship">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Open_Championship" title="1960 Open Championship">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Open_Championship" title="1961 Open Championship">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Open_Championship" title="1962 Open Championship">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Open_Championship" title="1963 Open Championship">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Open_Championship" title="1964 Open Championship">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Open_Championship" title="1965 Open Championship">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Open_Championship" title="1966 Open Championship">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Open_Championship" title="1967 Open Championship">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Open_Championship" title="1968 Open Championship">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Open_Championship" title="1969 Open Championship">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Open_Championship" title="1970 Open Championship">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Open_Championship" title="1971 Open Championship">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Open_Championship" title="1972 Open Championship">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Open_Championship" title="1973 Open Championship">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Open_Championship" title="1974 Open Championship">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Open_Championship" title="1975 Open Championship">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Open_Championship" title="1976 Open Championship">1976</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Open_Championship" title="1978 Open Championship">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Open_Championship" title="1979 Open Championship">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Open_Championship" title="1980 Open Championship">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Open_Championship" title="1981 Open Championship">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Open_Championship" title="1982 Open Championship">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Open_Championship" title="1983 Open Championship">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Open_Championship" title="1984 Open Championship">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Open_Championship" title="1985 Open Championship">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Open_Championship" title="1986 Open Championship">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Open_Championship" title="1987 Open Championship">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Open_Championship" title="1988 Open Championship">1988</a></li> <li><a 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