1962 British Open: 2nd Year In a Row for Arnie
The 1962 British Open was the 91st time the tournament was played, and the second year in a row it was won by Arnie.
Winner: Arnold Palmer, 276
Where it was played: Troon Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 11-13, 1962
Leader after first round: Keith MacDonald, 69
Leader after second round: Arnold Palmer, 140
Leader after third round: Arnold Palmer, 207
Notable Notes: Months after winning the 1962 Masters, Arnold Palmer won his second straight major at this tournament. A 67 in the third round opened a 5-stroke lead for Palmer, who closed with a 69 and won by a margin of six strokes. The runner-up was Kel Nagle, the man who beat Palmer by a stroke in the 1960 Open.
Final Scores
| Arnold Palmer | 71-69-67-69—276 |
| Kel Nagle | 71-71-70-70—282 |
| Brian Huggett | 75-71-74-69—289 |
| Phil Rodgers | 75-70-72-72—289 |
| Bob Charles | 75-70-70-75—290 |
| Sam Snead | 76-73-72-71—292 |
| Peter Thomson | 70-77-75-70—292 |
| Peter Alliss | 77-69-74-73—293 |
| Dave Thomas | 77-70-71-75—293 |
| Syd Scott | 77-74-75-68—294 |
| Ralph Moffitt | 75-70-74-76—295 |
| Jean Garaialde | 76-73-76-71—296 |
| Sebastian Miguel | 72-79-73-72—296 |
| Harry Weetman | 75-73-73-75—296 |
| Ross Whitehead | 74-75-72-75—296 |
| Roger Foreman | 77-73-72-75—297 |
| Bernard Hunt | 74-75-75-73—297 |
| Denis Hutchinson | 78-73-76-70—297 |
| Jimmy Martin | 73-72-76-76—297 |
| Christy O'Connor Sr. | 74-78-73-72—297 |
| John Panton | 74-73-79-71—297 |
| Tony Coop | 76-75-75-72—298 |
| Donald Swaelens | 72-79-74-74—299 |
| Brian Bamford | 77-73-74-76—300 |
| Lionel Platts | 76-75-78-71—300 |
| Guy Wolstenholme | 78-74-76-72—300 |
| Hugh Boyle | 73-78-74-76—301 |
| Keith MacDonald | 69-77-76-79—301 |
| George Low | 77-75-77-73—302 |
| Harry Bradshaw | 72-75-81-75—303 |
| Harold Henning | 74-73-79-77—303 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 78-74-72-79—303 |
| Doug Beattie | 72-75-79-78—304 |
| Eric Brown | 74-78-79-74—305 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 80-72-74-79—305 |
| John Johnson | 76-74-81-76—307 |
| Don Essig | 76-72-79-81—308 |
| a-Charlie Green | 76-75-81-76—308 |
| David Miller | 76-74-81-78—309 |