This Week – The Open Championship
Held at Royal Birkdale
7223 Yards Par 70
Southport, England
The Champion Golfer of the Year is Scottie Scheffler
This week . . . The Open Championship. The last Major of the year for the men . . . the oldest golf tournament in the world. First played in 1860, it was three rounds on the 12 hole course at Prestwick Golf Club. Willie Park Sr. beat Old Tom by two strokes. For professionals only that first year, there was no prize money, just a belt with a silver buckle. In 1863, prize money was introduced, £10 to be split between second, third and fourth place. The winner still just got the belt. The Claret Jug was introduced in 1872, the first golfer to have his name inscribed was Young Tom Morris.
Part of the Grand Slam of golf, two golfers needed the Open Championship to be members in that club, Byron Nelson and Ray Floyd
FUN FACT: Young Tom Morris not only was the first to win the Claret Jug, he got to keep the original trophy, the belt, after winning the Open three times.
Four and an Alt
| Slinger | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Alternate | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge | Scheffler -7 | McIlroy -1 | Fleetwood -7 | M Fitzpatrick MC6 | SCHAUFFELE -3 | -9 |
| Phil | M Fitzpatrick MC6 | Rahm 0 | Scheffler -7 | Aberg -5 | MCILROY -1 | -6 |
| JJ | Scheffler -7 | T Kim MC6 | Lowry -2 | Koepka -2 | FLEETWOOD -7 | -5 |
| Metro | McIlroy -1 | SCHEFFLER (3) -7 | Min Lee 2 | Koepka -2 | Fowler -3 | -5 |
| Radar | McIlroy -1 | M Fitzpatrick MC6 | Gotterup -3 | Scheffler -7 | W CLARKE MC6 | -5 |
| MX2 | Fitzpatrick M MC6 | Fleetwood -7 | McIlroy -1 | MacIntyre -2 | SCHEFFLER -7 | -4 |
| EMC | Bridgeman -2 | Niemann MC6 | V Perez -2 | Reitan -3 | C YOUNG -9 | -1 |
| Scrums | McIlroy -1 | Rose MC6 | Gotterup -3 | M Fitzpatrick MC6 | SCHEFFLER -7 | 8 |
| Max | Reed 0 | Niemann MC6 | W Clarke MC6 | Hovland MC6 | KIM SW -6 | 18 |