1967 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–15 July 1967 |
Location | Merseyside, England |
Course(s) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
Statistics | |
Par | 72[1] |
Length | 6,995 yards (6,396 m)[1] |
Field | 130 players, 58 after cut[1] |
Cut | 149 (+5)[1] |
Prize fund | £15,000 $42,000[2] |
Winner's share | £2,100 $5,880 |
Champion | |
Roberto De Vicenzo | |
278 (−10) | |
The 1967 Open Championship was the 96th Open Championship, played from 12–15 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. Roberto De Vicenzo, 44, won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Jack Nicklaus.[2][3][4]
This was the last year until 1986 in which The Open had a single cut at 36 holes. From 1968 through 1985, a second cut was made after 54 holes.[1]
The PGA Championship was played the next week near Denver, Colorado, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July.
This was the last Open at Hoylake for 39 years, until 2006.
Past champions in the field[]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1966 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 280 | −8 | 2 |
Gary Player | South Africa | 1959 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 74 | 284 | −4 | T3 |
Peter Thomson | Australia | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 |
71 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 287 | −1 | T8 |
Kel Nagle | Australia | 1960 | 70 | 74 | 69 | 79 | 292 | +4 | T22 |
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Charles | New Zealand | 1963 | 75 | 76 | 151 | +7 |
Bobby Locke | South Africa | 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957 |
76 | 77 | 153 | +9 |
Max Faulkner | England | 1951 | 78 | 78 | 156 | +12 |
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Wednesday, 12 July 1967
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lionel Platts | England | 68 | −4 |
T2 | Scotland | 69 | −3 | |
Scotland | ||||
Wales | ||||
England | ||||
T6 | Fred Boobyer | England | 70 | −2 |
Gay Brewer | United States | |||
Clive Clark | England | |||
Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | |||
Bruce Devlin | Australia | |||
South Africa | ||||
Kel Nagle | Australia | |||
Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland |
Second round[]
Thursday, 13 July 1967
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Bruce Devlin | Australia | 70-70=140 | −4 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-69=140 | ||
T3 | Fred Boobyer | England | 70-71=141 | −3 |
Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 70-71=141 | ||
Scotland | 69-72=141 | |||
Lionel Platts | England | 68-73=141 | ||
7 | Tony Jacklin | England | 73-69=142 | −2 |
T8 | Clive Clark | England | 70-73=143 | −1 |
Gary Player | South Africa | 72-71=143 | ||
T10 | Scotland | 69-75=144 | E | |
South Africa | 70-74=144 | |||
Harold Henning | South Africa | 74-70=144 | ||
Kel Nagle | Australia | 70-74=144 | ||
Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland | 70-74=144 | ||
Doug Sanders | United States | 71-73=144 |
Amateurs: Benka (+6), Howard (+7), Carr (+11), Falkenburg (+12), Sweeny Jnr (+12), Bonallack (+17), Broadbent (+17), Cosh (+30).
Third round[]
Friday, 14 July 1967
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 70-71-67=208 | −8 |
2 | Gary Player | South Africa | 72-71-67=210 | −6 |
3 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-69-71=211 | −5 |
T4 | Clive Clark | England | 70-73-69=212 | −4 |
Bruce Devlin | Australia | 70-70-72=212 | ||
T6 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 70-74-69=213 | −3 |
Lionel Platts | England | 68-73-72=213 | ||
T8 | Al Balding | Canada | 74-71-69=214 | −2 |
Scotland | 69-72-73=214 | |||
Sebastián Miguel | Spain | 72-74-68=214 |
Final round[]
Saturday, 15 July 1967
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 70-71-67-70=278 | −10 | 2,100 |
2 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-69-71-69=280 | −8 | 1,500 |
T3 | Clive Clark | England | 70-73-69-72=284 | −4 | 1,125 |
Gary Player | South Africa | 72-71-67-74=284 | |||
5 | Tony Jacklin | England | 73-69-73-70=285 | −3 | 775 |
T6 | Harold Henning | South Africa | 74-70-71-71=286 | −2 | 575 |
Sebastián Miguel | Spain | 72-74-68-72=286 | |||
T8 | Al Balding | Canada | 74-71-69-73=287 | −1 | 330 |
Hugh Boyle | Ireland | 74-74-71-68=287 | |||
Bruce Devlin | Australia | 70-70-72-75=287 | |||
Tommy Horton | England | 74-74-69-70=287 | |||
Peter Thomson | Australia | 71-74-70-72=287 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 69, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b Brown, Gwilym S. (24 July 1967). "They all love a Latin". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ^ a b Reedy, Tom (16 July 1967). "Elated de Vicenzo admits he'll return to Open". Eugene-Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ a b "De Vicenzo Open champ: Jack 2 shots back". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. 16 July 1967. p. D1.
External links[]
- The Open Championship
- Golf tournaments in England
- Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
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