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Sunday 21 July 2013PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins the Open
Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 July 2013 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 42 on the PGA Tour · purse £5,250,000 GBP · 142nd Open Championship
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/14°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/14°C · wind 21 km/h E, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 284Was 2 under through four holes of a closing 70 but bogeyed the 12th and 14th; birdied the 17th and finished alone in second, three behind The Open Championship, July 21, 2013: Henrik Stenson (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut +8, 84 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Muirfield, Gullane
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Henrik Stenson
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 July 2013
Well, winning Castle Stuart, at the time, you know, was a big win for me. But in seven days it has gone down considerably
ESPN.com (Bob Harig)
21 July 2013
I don't care how I got it, this trophy. I got it. And it just so happened to be with one of the best rounds of my career, which is really the way I've played my entire career.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 July 2013
maybe I can hole the second shot on 18 and get a playoff. And then I saw they birdied again. And I said, a hole-in-one is pushing it, I think.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | 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 | Zach Johnson | 66 · 75 · 73 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 · 73 · 72 · 70 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | 69 · 71 · 72 · 74 | 286 | +2 |
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | 72 · 72 · 68 · 75 | 287 | +3 |
| T9 | Francesco Molinari | 69 · 74 · 72 · 72 | 287 | +3 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 42; majors to date: 5; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet