2017 Open Championship
The 2017 Open Championship was a major golf championship and the 146th Open Championship, held 20–23 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the tenth Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, which held its first in 1954.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–23 July 2017 |
| Location | Southport, England 53.622°N 3.0333°W |
| Course(s) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,156 yards (6,543 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 77 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $10,250,000 €8,935,572 £7,890,000 (est.) |
| Winner's share | $1,845,000 €1,608,403 £1,420,000 (est.) |
| Champion | |
| Jordan Spieth | |
| 268 (−12) | |
| Location map | |
Royal Birkdale Location in England Royal Birkdale Location in Southport, Merseyside, north of Liverpool, England | |
Jordan Spieth shot four rounds in the sixties for 268 (−12), three strokes ahead of runner-up Matt Kuchar, for his third major title, and the second in which he led wire-to-wire (2015 Masters). In the third round, Branden Grace scored 62 to set a new major championship record.
This was the first year that the prize money was paid in U.S. dollars, rather than British pounds.
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