2001 British Open Winner and Scores
The 2001 British Open was the 130th edition of the tournament and where David Duval won his only major championship title.
Winner: David Duval, 274
Where it was played: Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, England
Tournament dates: July 19-22, 2001
Leader after first round: Colin Montgomerie, 65
Leader after second round: Colin Montgomerie, 135
Leader after third round: David Duval, Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer and Alex Cejka, 207
What Happened at the 2001 Open Championship
David Duval had been chasing his first major championship trophy for a while. He had accomplished much in his PGA Tour career: No. 1 world ranking, Ryder Cup teams, double-digit career victories, a round of 59. But that first major had eluded him. Until the 2001 British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.Tiger Woods, the defending champ who dominated golf in 2000, opened solidly but couldn't get anything going on the weekend and finished in 25th place. But Duval, after opening 69-73, put the pedal down on the weekend, first shooting 65 in the third round.
That 65 produced a four-way tie for the lead between Duval, Alex Cejka, Bernhard Langer and Ian Woosnam. In that final round, Duval shot 67 while the other three fell away, Cejka with a 73, Langer and Woosnam with 71s. Woosnam's final round got off to a very bad start when he incurred a penalty for having too many clubs in his golf bag (he tied for third, his last Top 10 finish in a major). It was Niclas Fasth who finished as the solo runner-up, three strokes behind Duval. Duval never won again on the PGA Tour, and won only once anywhere else (later in 2001 on the Japan Tour).
The 2001 British Open marked the final appearance of Gary Player in this tournament. Player, a 3-time winner of the Open Championship, posted rounds of 77 and 82 and missed the cut.
2001 British Open Final Scores
| David Duval | 69-73-65-67—274 |
| Niclas Fasth | 69-69-72-67—277 |
| Ernie Els | 71-71-67-69—278 |
| Darren Clarke | 70-69-69-70—278 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 69-72-67-70—278 |
| Billy Mayfair | 69-72-67-70—278 |
| Ian Woosnam | 72-68-67-71—278 |
| Bernhard Langer | 71-69-67-71—278 |
| Mikko Ilonen | 68-75-70-66—279 |
| Kevin Sutherland | 75-69-68-67—279 |
| Sergio Garcia | 70-72-67-70—279 |
| Jesper Parnevik | 69-68-71-71—279 |
| Vijay Singh | 70-70-71-69—280 |
| Loren Roberts | 70-70-70-70—280 |
| Des Smyth | 74-65-70-71—280 |
| Billy Andrade | 69-70-70-71—280 |
| Retief Goosen | 74-68-67-71—280 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 65-70-73-72—280 |
| Raphael Jacquelin | 71-68-69-72—280 |
| Alex Cejka | 69-69-69-73—280 |
| Davis Love III | 73-67-74-67—281 |
| Nick Price | 73-67-68-73—281 |
| Michael Campbell | 71-72-71-68—282 |
| Greg Owen | 69-68-72-73—282 |
| Bob Estes | 74-70-73-66—283 |
| Tiger Woods | 71-68-73-71—283 |
| Eduardo Romero | 70-68-72-73—283 |
| Joe Ogilvie | 69-68-71-75—283 |
| Barry Lane | 70-72-72-70—284 |
| Justin Rose | 69-72-74-70—285 |
| Stewart Cink | 71-72-72-70—285 |
| Phil Mickelson | 70-72-72-71—285 |
| Phillip Price | 74-69-71-71—285 |
| Scott Verplank | 71-72-70-72—285 |
| a-David Dixon | 70-71-70-74—285 |
| Nicolas Vanhootegem | 72-68-70-75—285 |
| Padraig Harrington | 75-66-74-71—286 |
| Frank Lickliter | 71-71-73-71—286 |
| Toru Taniguchi | 72-69-72-73—286 |
| Andrew Coltart | 75-68-70-73—286 |
| Dudley Hart | 74-69-69-74—286 |
| JP Hayes | 69-71-74-73—287 |
| Richard Green | 71-70-72-74—287 |
| Steve Stricker | 71-69-72-75—287 |
| Mark O'Meara | 70-69-72-76—287 |
| Paul Lawrie | 72-70-69-76—287 |
| Peter Lonard | 72-70-74-72—288 |
| Robert Allenby | 73-71-71-73—288 |
| Chris Dimarco | 68-74-72-74—288 |
| Lee Westwood | 73-70-71-74—288 |
| Matt Gogel | 73-70-71-74—288 |
| Adam Scott | 73-71-70-74—288 |
| Brad Faxon | 68-71-74-75—288 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 69-74-73-73—289 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 70-69-76-74—289 |
| Carlos Franco | 71-71-73-74—289 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 72-70-72-75—289 |
| Paul Curry | 72-71-71-75—289 |
| Paul McGinley | 69-72-72-76—289 |
| Duffy Waldorf | 70-73-69-77—289 |
| Stuart Appleby | 69-75-72-74—290 |
| Gordon Brand Jr. | 70-72-75-74—291 |
| Brandel Chamblee | 72-69-74-76—291 |
| Pierre Fulke | 69-67-72-83—291 |
| Neil Cheetham | 72-72-73-78—295 |
| Thomas Levet | 72-72-77-75—296 |
| Alexandre Balicki | 69-75-75-77—296 |
| David Smail | 71-72-76-79—298 |
| Scott Henderson | 75-69-81-76—301 |
| Sandy Lyle | 72-71-77-81—301 |
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