2011 British Open Winner and Scores
The 2011 British Open was the tournament's 140th edition.
Winner: Darren Clarke, 275
Where it was played: Royal St. George's Golf Club, Sandwich, England
Tournament dates: July 14-17, 2011
Leader after first round: Thomas Bjorn and a-Tom Lewis, 65
Leader after second round: Darren Clarke, 136
Leader after third round: Darren Clarke, 205
Notable Notes: At age 42, Darren Clarke won in his first Top 10 finish at a British Open since 2001. Clarke led by one over Dustin Johnson entering the final round, but won by three over Johnson and Phil Mickelson. It was Mickelson's best-ever finish in a British Open. Mickelson tied Clarke at one point, but by the time he reached the 68th hole of the tournament Clarke had a 4-stroke lead.
Final Scores
| Darren Clarke | 68-68-69-70—275 |
| Dustin Johnson | 70-68-68-72—278 |
| Phil Mickelson | 70-69-71-68—278 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 65-72-71-71—279 |
| Chad Campbell | 69-68-74-69—280 |
| Anthony Kim | 72-68-70-70—280 |
| Rickie Fowler | 70-70-68-72—280 |
| Raphael Jacquelin | 74-67-71-69—281 |
| Sergio Garcia | 70-70-74-68—282 |
| Davis Love III | 70-68-72-72—282 |
| Simon Dyson | 68-72-72-70—282 |
| Steve Stricker | 69-71-72-71—283 |
| Martin Kaymer | 68-69-73-73—283 |
| Lucas Glover | 66-70-73-74—283 |
| George Coetzee | 69-69-72-74—284 |
| Y.E. Yang | 71-69-73-72—285 |
| Webb Simpson | 66-74-72-73—285 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 71-67-75-72—285 |
| Richard Green | 70-71-73-71—285 |
| Fredrik Jacobson | 70-70-73-72—285 |
| Zach Johnson | 72-68-71-74—285 |
| Tom Lehman | 71-67-73-75—286 |
| Anders Hansen | 69-69-72-76—286 |
| Tom Watson | 72-70-72-72—286 |
| Adam Scott | 69-70-73-75—287 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 66-71-72-78—287 |
| Rory McIlroy | 71-69-74-73—287 |
| Charles Howell III | 71-70-73-74—288 |
| Ryan Moore | 69-74-76-69—288 |
| Seung-yul Noh | 69-72-75-73—289 |
| a-Tom Lewis | 65-74-76-74—289 |
| Pablo Larrazabal | 68-70-76-75—289 |
| Stewart Cink | 70-71-77-71—289 |
| Ryan Palmer | 68-71-72-78—289 |
| Bubba Watson | 69-72-74-74—289 |
| Gary Woodland | 75-68-74-72—289 |
| Jason Day | 71-70-76-72—289 |
| Gary Boyd | 71-70-76-73—290 |
| Robert Rock | 69-71-74-76—290 |
| Yuta Ikeda | 69-71-75-75—290 |
| Trevor Immelman | 70-72-72-76—290 |
| Simon Khan | 71-72-77-70—290 |
| Jeff Overton | 68-71-78-73—290 |
| Spencer Levin | 72-69-81-69—291 |
| Justin Rose | 72-70-79-70—291 |
| Kyle Stanley | 68-72-77-74—291 |
| K.J. Choi | 71-72-75-73—291 |
| Floris De Vries | 70-73-76-73—292 |
| Robert Allenby | 69-72-75-76—292 |
| Gregory Bourdy | 73-70-77-72—292 |
| a-Peter Uihlein | 71-71-75-75—292 |
| Richard McEvoy | 69-72-75-76—292 |
| Jim Furyk | 72-70-76-74—292 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 72-70-74-77—293 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 71-70-77-75—293 |
| Paul Casey | 74-69-78-72—293 |
| Fredrik Andersson Hed | 68-75-77-74—294 |
| Ricky Barnes | 68-74-78-74—294 |
| Bo Van Pelt | 73-69-73-79—294 |
| Stephen Gallacher | 70-71-77-76—294 |
| Bill Haas | 72-70-79-73—294 |
| Gregory Havret | 72-71-78-73—294 |
| Matthew Millar | 71-72-80-73—296 |
| Joost Luiten | 73-69-79-75—296 |
| Mark Wilson | 74-68-75-79—296 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 69-74-76-78—297 |
| Paul Lawrie | 73-70-81-73—297 |
| Henrik Stenson | 72-71-75-80—298 |
| Harrison Frazar | 72-70-77-80—299 |
| Kenneth Ferrie | 71-71-76-83—301 |
| Jung-Gon Hwang | 68-74-83-79—304 |
