TournamentsPlayers

Royal Birkdale

GBR flagSouthport, United Kingdom
Tournaments
21
Years
1954–2026
Tours
DP World TourPGA TourMajorsLPGA TourLadies European TourPGA Tour ChampionsLegends Tour
Most wins here
Mark O'Meara (2)
By the numbers

Scoring records across the venue's history.

Course record
62
Branden Grace · 2017 ·
Lowest winning score
-17
1986
Highest winning score
+3
2008
Avg winning score
-9.2
9 editions
Avg winning margin
2.2
9 editions
Plays well here

Best records at this venue (minimum 3 starts).

PlayerWinsTop 10s
AUS flagPeter Thomson25
USA flagMark O'Meara23
ENG flagHoward Clark13
ENG flagNick Faldo13
ENG flagLaura Davies12
SWE flagSophie Gustafson12
USA flagLee Trevino12
AUS flagBruce Devlin12
USA flagTom Watson11
IRL flagPadraig Harrington11
Tournament history
YearTournamentWinner
2026THE 154TH OPENNZL flagRyan Fox
2017146TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPUSA flagJordan Spieth
2014Ricoh Women's British OpenUSA flagMo Martin
2013Senior Open Championship presented by RolexUSA flagMark Wiebe
2010Ricoh Women's British OpenTPE flagYani Tseng
2008137TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPIRL flagPadraig Harrington
2005Weetabix Women's British OpenKOR flagJeong Jang
2000Weetabix Women's British OpenSWE flagSophie Gustafson
1998127TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPUSA flagMark O'Meara
1991120TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPAUS flagIan Baker-Finch
1988English OpenENG flagHoward Clark
1987Lawrence Batley InternationalUSA flagMark O'Meara
1986British Ladies' OpenENG flagLaura Davies
1983112TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPUSA flagTom Watson
1978Colgate PGA ChampionshipENG flagNick Faldo
1976105TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPUSA flagJohnny Miller
1971100TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPUSA flagLee Trevino
1966Carling World OpenAUS flagBruce Devlin
196594TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPAUS flagPeter Thomson
196190TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPUSA flagArnold Palmer
195483RD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPAUS flagPeter Thomson