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Sunday 18 July 2021PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Morikawa wins the Open
Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, England · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 July 2021 · Collin Morikawa’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $11,500,000 USD · 149th Open; the 2020 Open at Royal St George's was cancelled because of COVID-19
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/15°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 45 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/16°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 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
- Jordan Spieth USA · 267Bogeyed the 71st and 72nd holes on Saturday (missed a 2-footer on 18) to start Sunday three back; closing 66 left him two shots short Runner-up Jordan Spieth looks back on a few 'really dumb mistakes' at The Open (ESPN)
156 started · cut +1, 77 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jordan Spieth
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 July 2021
I think when you make history -- and I'm 24 years old -- it's hard to grasp, and it's hard to really take it in.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 July 2021
The secret? Well, I never do this, but I had a burger for four straight days, so my body is probably feeling it.
ESPN
18 July 2021
I needed a break, and I didn't get it from [Morikawa]. I did all I could.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Morikawa | 67 · 64 · 68 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | 65 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Louis Oosthuizen | 64 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Jon Rahm | 71 · 64 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| 5 | Dylan Frittelli | 66 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Brooks Koepka | 69 · 66 · 72 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Mackenzie Hughes | 66 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Robert MacIntyre | 72 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 65 · 73 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Daniel Berger | 70 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Scottie Scheffler | 67 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1997-02-06, Los Angeles, California; USA; turned pro 2019; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore via OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet