1964 British Open Golf Tournament Results
The 1964 British Open was the 93rd time the tournament was played, and the champagne corks popped.
Winner: Tony Lema, 279
Where it was played: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 8-10, 1964
Leader after first round: Christy O'Connor Sr. and Jean Garaialde, 71
Leader after second round: Tony Lema, 141
Leader after third round: Tony Lema, 209
Notable Notes: Tony Lema established himself as a star in the golf world with a dominating victory. Lema was already famous for his showmanship — his nickname was "Champagne Tony" — and was a winner on tour. But here he became a major champion and seemed poised to challenge the "Big 3" of golf. Alas, he was killed in a plane crash two years later.
Final Scores
| Tony Lema | 73-68-68-70—279 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 76-74-66-68—284 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 76-72-70-67—285 |
| Bernard Hunt | 73-74-70-70—287 |
| Bruce Devlin | 72-72-73-73—290 |
| Christy O'Connor Sr. | 71-73-74-73—291 |
| Harry Weetman | 72-71-75-73—291 |
| Harold Henning | 78-73-71-70—292 |
| Angel Miguel | 73-76-72-71—292 |
| Gary Player | 78-71-73-70—292 |
| Doug Sanders | 78-73-74-68—293 |
| Frank Phillips | 77-75-72-70—294 |
| Jean Garaialde | 71-74-79-72—296 |
| Christy Greene | 74-76-73-73—296 |
| Ralph Moffitt | 76-72-74-74—296 |
| Dave Thomas | 75-74-75-72—296 |
| Alex Caygill | 77-74-71-75—297 |
| Bob Charles | 79-71-69-78—297 |
| Malcolm Gregson | 78-70-74-76—298 |
| John MacDonald | 78-74-74-72—298 |
| Alan Murray | 77-73-76-72—298 |
| Phil Rodgers | 74-79-74-71—298 |
| Syd Scott | 75-74-73-76—298 |
| Tony Coop | 75-72-76-76—299 |
| Doug Ford | 75-76-76-72—299 |
| Liang Huan Lu | 76-71-78-74—299 |
| Jimmy Martin | 74-72-79-74—299 |
| Peter Thomson | 79-73-72-75—299 |
| George Will | 74-79-71-76—300 |
| Peter Butler | 78-75-74-74—301 |
| Geoffrey Hunt | 77-75-74-75—301 |
| Ramon Sota | 77-74-74-76—301 |
| Stuart Davies | 74-77-71-80—302 |
| Dennis Hutchinson | 77-74-77-75—303 |
| Michael Murphy | 76-74-76-77—303 |
| John Panton | 78-74-77-74—303 |
| Brian Wilkes | 77-76-74-76—303 |
| Max Faulkner | 73-73-80-78—304 |
| Dai Rees | 76-77-77-74—304 |
| Brian Allen | 78-75-73-79—305 |
| Norman Drew | 76-76-79-74—305 |
| Stuart Murray | 80-73-78-74—305 |
| Len Thomas | 76-75-82-72—305 |
| Malcolm Leeder | 77-76-75-80—308 |
| Kel Nagle | 77-76-80-80—313 |
