2013 Open Championship: Phil Mickelson wins at Muirfield
Phil Mickelson won the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland with 281 (−3), by 3 strokes over Henrik Stenson.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 2013 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 18 July 2013 to 21 July 2013
- Course
- Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland
- Edition
- 142nd Open Championship
- Format
- 72 holes of stroke play
- Par
- 71
- Purse
- £5,250,000 · winner's share £945,000
- Trophy
- Claret Jug (replica to winner)
- Champion
- Phil Mickelson · age 43 · USA · born San Diego, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st Open title
- World ranking entering
- No. 5
- Winning score
- 69-74-72-66 = 281 (−3) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Henrik Stenson (284)
- 54-hole leader
- Lee Westwood (210) · Phil Mickelson was 5 strokes back
- Deciding hole
- No. 17, round 4
- Caddie
- Jim "Bones" Mackay
- Low amateur
- Matthew Fitzpatrick (294)
Top 10 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 69 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 281 | −3 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 70 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 284 | E |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | 72 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 285 | +1 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 71 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 285 | +1 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 72 | 68 | 70 | 75 | 285 | +1 |
| T6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Zach Johnson | 66 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | 69 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 286 | +2 |
| T9 | Francesco Molinari | 69 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 287 | +3 |
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | 72 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 287 | +3 |
What happened at the 2013 Open Championship
Mickelson reached the par-5 17th in two with consecutive 3-woods and two-putted for birdie.
Mickelson birdied the 18th to close with 66, coming from five strokes back at the start of the round.
Tied for the lead, Mickelson reached the par-5 17th with two 3-woods and two-putted for birdie; Jack Nicklaus said "the two great shots at 17 ended the tournament".
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: the-open.json (The Open room's data), with GNN's Open Championship addendum tables L (top ten by round), H (deciding hole), W (final-day weather).