2007 Open Championship
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| 2007 Open Championship | |
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| Dates | July 19 - 22, 2007 |
| Location |  Angus, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
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| Par | 71 |
| Yardage | 7,421 |
| Field | 156 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Purse | £4,200,000 €6,158,474 $8,637,720 |
| Winner's share | £750,000 €1,106,618 $1,542,450 |
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The 2007 Open Championship was the 136th Open Championship, played from July 19 to July 22, 2007 at Carnoustie Golf Links. Pádraig Harrington defeated Sergio García in a playoff to take the title. 156 players participated in this year's Championship. The purse was £4,200,000 (an increase of £200,000 over 2006), and the winner received £750,000 (an increase of £30,000 over 2006).[1] Using conversion rates at the time of the tournament, the purse was €6,158,474 for the European Tour's Order of Merit rankings and $8,637,720 for the PGA Tour's money list.
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[edit] History of The Open Championship at Carnoustie
Carnoustie first hosted The Open Championship in 1931 and the 2007 Open was the 7th to be held at Carnoustie. Carnoustie's prestige in the golf community is irrefutable as the list of champions includes Tommy Armour (1931), Henry Cotton (1937), Ben Hogan (1953), Gary Player (1968), Tom Watson (1975) and Paul Lawrie (1999). The 1999 championship was nicknamed "Carnastie" due to how difficult the course was. Frenchmen Jean Van de Velde went into the 18th hole needing only a double-bogey to win the championship. He triple-bogeyed the hole and went to a playoff with Lawrie and Justin Leonard. Lawrie won the Open after a four hole playoff.
[edit] Course layout
| Front Nine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
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| Yardage | 406 | 463 | 358 | 412 | 415 | 578 | 410 | 183 | 478 | ------ |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Back Nine | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN |
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| Yardage | 466 | 383 | 499 | 176 | 514 | 472 | 248 | 461 | 499 | ------ |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Front 9 | Back 9 | Total | |
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| Yardage | 3,703 | 3,718 | 7,421 |
| Par | 36 | 35 | 71 |
[edit] Past champions in the field
[edit] Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) Won | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | OVR |
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| Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
1985 | +2 (73) | +2 (73) | +2 (73) | +8 (79) | +14 (298) |
| Mark Calcavecchia |  United States |
1989 | +3 (74) | -1 (70) | +1 (72) | -2 (69) | +1 (285) |
| Tom Lehman | United States |
1996 | +2 (73) | +2 (73) | +3 (74) | +2 (73) | +9 (293) |
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
1998 | +3 (74) | +1 (72) | +5 (76) | +3 (74) | +12 (296) |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
2000, 2005, 2006 | -2 (69) | +3 (74) | -2 (69) | -1 (70) | -2 (282) |
| Ernie Els |  South Africa |
2002 | +1 (72) | -1 (70) | -3 (68) | -2 (69) | -5 (279) |
| Ben Curtis | United States |
2003 | +1 (72) | +3 (74) | -1 (70) | -6 (65) | -3 (281) |
[edit] Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) Won | 1R | 2R | Overall |
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| Justin Leonard | United States |
1997 | +3 (74) | +2 (73) | +5 (147) |
| Paul Lawrie | Scotland |
1999 | +2 (73) | +3 (74) | +5 (147) |
| John Daly | United States |
1995 | +3 (74) | +5 (76) | +8 (150) |
| Nick Faldo |  England |
1987, 1990, 1992 | +8 (79) | +2 (73) | +10 (152) |
| Todd Hamilton | United States |
2004 | +10 (81) | +1 (72) | +11 (153) |
| Tony Jacklin | England |
1969 | +7 (78) | +12 (83) | +19 (161) |
[edit] Round-by-round summary
[edit] First round (Thursday)
Sergio García led the field after the first round. When the Open was last held at Carnoustie in 1999, García shot a first round 89 and went on to miss the cut. Amateur Rory McIlroy shot the only bogey-free round on the day, finishing with a 68 (-3). McIlroy qualified for the Open by winning the European Amateur Championship for 2006. Tiger Woods began his campaign for his third straight Open Championship by shooting a 69 (-2), including an eagle at Hogan’s Alley, the famous 6th hole at Carnoustie. Paul McGinley shot a bogey-free round through 14 but then went on to bogey the 15th and 16th hole. John Daly suffered an incredible swoon, scoring -5 after three birdies and an eagle on 11, only to get a double bogey on 12, triple bogey on 14, and three more bogeys on the way to a 74 (+3) for the round and eventually missing the cut. The scoring average on the day was 73.72 (+2.72).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Sergio García |  Spain |
65 | -6 |
| 2 | Paul McGinley |  Ireland |
67 | -4 |
| T3 | Michael Campbell |  New Zealand |
68 | -3 |
| Markus Brier |  Austria |
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| Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina |
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| Rory McIlroy (a) |  Northern Ireland |
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| Boo Weekley | United States |
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| T8 | K.J. Choi |  South Korea |
69 | -2 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
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| Stewart Cink | United States |
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| Padraig Harrington | Ireland |
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| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
[edit] Second round (Friday)
Day 1 leader Sergio García shot a 71 (E) today to stay at −6 and led by 2 strokes. Amateur Rory McIlroy was the story of day 1 and shot a 76 (+5) to drop to +2 which put him in a tie for 31st going into the weekend. Paul McGinley shot a 75 (+4) to drop to even par. The Irishmen finished in second place on day 1. Tiger Woods shot a disappointing 74 (+3) including a double bogey on the 1st hole. Mike Weir shot the best round of the day with a 68 (-3). That moved him into a tie for 3rd place going into the weekend. The cut was at +4. Late in the day it fluctuated between +4 and +5 until it settled at +4. The scoring average on the day was 74.10 (+3.10).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Sergio García | Spain |
65-71=136 | -6 |
| 2 | K.J. Choi | South Korea |
69-69=138 | -4 |
| T3 | Mike Weir |  Canada |
71-68=139 | -3 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
69-70=139 | ||
| T5 | Boo Weekley | United States |
68-72=140 | -2 |
| Jim Furyk | United States |
70-70=140 | ||
| T7 | J. J. Henry | United States |
68-72=141 | -1 |
| Retief Goosen | South Africa |
70-71=141 | ||
| Alastair Forsyth | Scotland |
70-71=141 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England |
71-70=141 | ||
| Ángel Cabrera | Argentina |
68-73=141 | ||
| Andrés Romero | Argentina |
71-70=141 |
[edit] Notable players who missed the cut
| Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| Justin Leonard | United States |
74-73=147 | +5 |
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland |
73-74=147 | |
| Paul Lawrie | Scotland |
73-74=147 | |
| Henrik Stenson |  Sweden |
71-76=147 | |
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
71-77=148 | +6 |
| David Toms | United States |
71-77=147 | |
| Geoff Ogilvy |  Australia |
75-74=149 | +7 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
79-71=150 | +8 |
| John Daly | United States |
74-76=150 |
[edit] Third round (Saturday)
Sergio García shot a 68 (-3) to extend his lead to three strokes and was now at −9. Paul McGinley rebounded from his day 2 round of 75 to shoot a 68 (-3). He was now at −3 on the tournament, in a tie for third place with six other players going into the final round. Tiger Woods shot a 69 (-2) which put him at −1 going into the weekend. At 8 strokes behind the leader it appeared that his quest for a third straight Open Championship would fall short. Tiger had never won a major when trailing after 54 holes. The best round on the day was an amazing 64 (-7) by Steve Stricker, which was the lowest ever for an Open Championship round at Carnoustie, and also tied the course record (Alan Tait scored 64 during a pro-am in 1994, and Colin Montgomerie scored the same during the Scottish Open in 1995). Stricker birdied five of the first seven holes en route to a bogey-free round with 7 birdies. Stricker was at +1 going into the day and ended the day in second alone, 3 strokes behind García. Chris DiMarco scored a 66 (-5) to move into the group tied for third at −3, six shots behind. García has never won a major championship, and for the first time in his career held the lead at a major championship heading into the final round. The only Spaniard to win the Open is Hall of Famer Seve Ballesteros, who has won it three times. The scoring average on the day was 71.61 (+0.61).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Sergio García | Spain |
65-71-68=204 | -9 |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | United States |
71-72-64=207 | -6 |
| T3 | Chris DiMarco | United States |
74-70-66=210 | -3 |
| Paul McGinley | Ireland |
67-75-68=210 | ||
| Stewart Cink | United States |
69-73-68=210 | ||
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
69-73-68=210 | ||
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
72-70-68=210 | ||
| Paul Broadhurst | England |
71-71-68=210 | ||
| K.J. Choi | South Korea |
69-69-72=210 | ||
| T10 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
72-71-68=211 | -2 |
| Andrés Romero | Argentina |
71-70-70=211 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States |
70-70-71=211 | ||
| Mike Weir | Canada |
71-68-72=211 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
69-70-72=211 |
[edit] Fourth round (Sunday)
Another wild final round had numerous lead changes, and it came down to Sergio García and Pádraig Harrington in the final holes. García struggled at times during his only over-par round of the tournament, but was still at -8 (+1 for the day) entering the last couple of holes. Harrington meanwhile had four birdies followed by an eagle at 14 to move to -9 for the tournament, and went to the 18th hole with a one-shot lead. Harrington went into the burn twice, but salvaged a double-bogey 6 to finish with a round of 67 (-4), -7 for the tournament. García, who now had a one-shot lead himself on the 72nd hole, found a greenside bunker with his approach shot. He left himself a ten footer for par and the title, but the putt lipped out and he had to settle for a playoff, scoring a 73 (+2) for the round.
Andrés Romero shot par or better in every round, and had ten birdies Sunday. He got to -9 late in the day, but was done in by a double bogey, bogey finish to end his round one shot out of the playoff. The best round of the day was by Richard Green who shot a 64 (-7). The Australian equaled the course record during an Open set the previous day by American Steve Stricker, and set the target in the clubhouse on 279. He began the day at +2 and his round put him in a tie for 4th. The scoring average on the day was 72.79 (+1.79).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
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| T1 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
69-73-68-67=277 | -7PO | £750,000 |
| Sergio García | Spain |
65-71-68-73=277 | £450,000 | ||
| 3 | Andrés Romero | Argentina |
71-70-70-67=278 | -6 | £290,000 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
72-70-68-69=279 | -5 | £200,000 |
| Richard Green | Australia |
72-73-70-64=279 | |||
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | United States |
73-73-69-65=280 | -4 | £145,500 |
| Stewart Cink | United States |
69-73-68-70=280 | |||
| T8 | Steve Stricker | United States |
71-72-64-74=281 | -3 | £94,750 |
| K.J. Choi | South Korea |
69-69-72-71=281 | |||
| Mike Weir | Canada |
71-68-72-70=281 | |||
| Ben Curtis | United States |
72-74-70-65=281 | |||
| T12 | Markus Brier | Austria |
68-75-70-69=282 | -2 | £58,571 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
69-74-69-70=282 | |||
| Justin Rose | England |
75-70-67-70=282 | |||
| Pelle Edberg | Sweden |
72-73-67-70=282 | |||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
69-70-72-71=282 | |||
| Jim Furyk | United States |
70-70-71-71=282 | |||
| Paul Broadhurst | England |
71-71-68-72=282 |
The first 10 players, plus ties, are invited to the 2008 Open Championship.
[edit] Playoff (Sunday)
Pádraig Harrington became the first Irishman to win the Open Championship in 60 years, defeating Sergio García in a playoff. The four-hole playoff included holes 1, 16, 17, and 18. Harrington birdied the first hole while García bogeyed, giving Harrington a two-stroke edge. The two players each parred the next two holes (García hit the pin on the par-3 16th but his ball rolled a distance away), and Harrington still lead by two strokes heading into 18. Harrington played the hole more cautiously this time, reaching the green in three shots. García gave himself a chance by reaching the green in two, but his birdie putt burned the left edge. Harrington then made his short bogey putt for the win. He was the first European winner of a major since Briton Paul Lawrie triumphed at Carnoustie in 1999, and the win moved his ranking up to No. 6 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
3-3-4-5=15 | E |
| 2 | Sergio García | Spain |
5-3-4-4=16 | +1 |
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