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Sunday 17 July 2016PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Stenson wins the Open
Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 July 2016 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse £6,500,000 GBP
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/12°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 31 km/h SSW, gusts 53 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/13°C · wind 31 km/h W, gusts 53 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/13°C · wind 26 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 3 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 267Shot a bogey-free 65 in a final-round duel but Stenson made 10 birdies for 63; Stenson's 50-foot birdie from off the 15th green opened a two-shot lead Henrik Stenson claims Open for first major title (ESPN.com news services / AP)
156 started · cut +4, 81 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course), Troon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Phil Mickelson
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN)
17 July 2016
I knew he wasn't going to back down at any point, and in a way that makes it easier for myself
Associated Press (via ESPN)
17 July 2016
I feel like he has been with me all week. Mike, this one is for you
Associated Press (via ESPN)
17 July 2016
It's probably the best I've played and not won
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 65 · 68 · 63 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 63 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | J.B. Holmes | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| 4 | Steve Stricker | 67 · 75 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | Tyrrell Hatton | 70 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| 8 | Andrew Johnston | 69 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | 71 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Søren Kjeldsen | 67 · 68 · 75 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | 68 · 70 · 69 · 75 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet