The weather

16 h 43 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).

1. R117°/11°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 50 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
2. R218°/12°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
3. R318°/12°C · wind 32 km/h SW, gusts 53 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
4. R416°/11°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis

The name over time

1. The Open

1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.

The ones it got away from

• Jean van de Velde FRA · 290Led by three on the 72nd tee; drove right, hit a 2-iron off the grandstand into deep rough, went into the Barry Burn, took off his shoes and socks and stepped in before taking a drop, found a bunker and took a triple-bogey seven; double-bogeyed the first playoff hole The ifs that will haunt Van de Velde (The Independent)
• Justin Leonard USA · 290Bogeyed the 72nd hole after his second found the Barry Burn, then hit his approach at the fourth playoff hole into the burn: 'I basically lost the Open twice in one day' Lawrie wins dramatic Open (BBC News)

156 started · cut +12, 73 made it

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