2017 British Open Winner and Scores
The 2017 British Open was 146th time this major was played. The winner became a 3-time major champ, and a new major championship scoring record was set in the third round.
Winner: Jordan Spieth, 268
Where it was played: Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England
Tournament dates: July 20-23, 2017
Leader after first round: Brooks Koepka, Matt Kuchar and Jordan Spieth, 65
Leader after second round: Jordan Spieth, 134
Leader after third round: Jordan Spieth, 199
What Happened in the 2017 Open Championship
Jordan Spieth held or shared the lead each of the first three rounds, but started his final round with three bogeys in four holes. Following the front nine, Spieth and Matt Kuchar shared the lead. (Kuchar also shared the lead with Spieth following the first round, and was in second place behind Spieth following the second and third rounds.) Kuchar took the lead on the 13th after Spieth hit a wild tee shot, then had to take an unplayable and play from the practice area. Spieth still managed to save bogey, though, and a birdie on the 14th restored Spieth as co-leader. Then Spieth made a 48-foot eagle putt on the 15th hole to go back in front. He led by two strokes going to the final hole and won by three.It was Spieth's third major championship victory and his second wire-to-wire win in a major after the 2015 Masters. All three of his wins in majors to this point were in different majors, making Spieth only the second golfer (after Jack Nicklaus) to win three legs of the career Grand Slam before age 24.
In the third round, Branden Grace shot 62 to move up into a tie for fifth place. It was first round of 62 in the history of men's majors and a new 18-hole British Open scoring record. Grace finished tied for sixth. Another 62 wasn't scored in a major until the 2023 U.S. Open.
2017 British Open Final Scores
| Jordan Spieth | 65-69-65-69—268 |
| Matt Kuchar | 65-71-66-69—271 |
| Haotong Li | 69-73-69-63—274 |
| Rory McIlroy | 71-68-69-67—275 |
| Rafael Cabrera Bello | 67-73-67-68—275 |
| Matthew Southgate | 72-72-67-65—276 |
| Marc Leishman | 69-76-66-65—276 |
| Alex Noren | 68-72-69-67—276 |
| Branden Grace | 70-74-62-70—276 |
| Brooks Koepka | 65-72-68-71—276 |
| Paul Casey | 66-77-67-67—277 |
| Chan Kim | 72-68-67-70—277 |
| Henrik Stenson | 69-73-65-70—277 |
| Zach Johnson | 75-66-71-66—278 |
| Chris Wood | 71-72-68-67—278 |
| Jason Dufner | 73-71-66-68—278 |
| Ian Poulter | 67-70-71-70—278 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 68-72-66-72—278 |
| Austin Connelly | 67-72-66-73—278 |
| Xander Schauffele | 69-75-70-65—279 |
| Charley Hoffman | 67-73-72-67—279 |
| Adam Scott | 69-74-70-67—280 |
| Jamie Lovemark | 71-69-70-70—280 |
| Richard Bland | 67-72-70-71—280 |
| Rickie Fowler | 71-71-67-71—280 |
| Richie Ramsay | 68-70-70-72—280 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 69-76-72-64—281 |
| Daniel Berger | 68-76-70-67—281 |
| Lee Westwood | 71-74-69-67—281 |
| Bubba Watson | 68-72-71-70—281 |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 70-73-68-70—281 |
| David Drysdale | 72-73-66-70—281 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 76-69-66-70—281 |
| Andrew Johnston | 69-74-67-71—281 |
| Tony Finau | 70-73-67-71—281 |
| Jason Day | 69-76-65-71—281 |
| Russell Henley | 70-70-75-67—282 |
| Webb Simpson | 71-74-70-67—282 |
| Laurie Canter | 70-72-72-68—282 |
| Soren Kjeldsen | 71-71-72-68—282 |
| Martin Kaymer | 72-72-70-68—282 |
| Steve Stricker | 70-72-69-71—282 |
| Sergio Garcia | 73-69-68-72—282 |
| Sung-hoon Kang | 68-73-76-66—283 |
| Yi Keun Chang | 71-71-71-70—283 |
| Jon Rahm | 69-74-70-70—283 |
| Andrew Dodt | 69-75-69-70—283 |
| Peter Uihlein | 72-72-69-70—283 |
| Thomas Pieters | 69-75-68-71—283 |
| Kevin Na | 68-75-68-72—283 |
| Joost Luiten | 68-72-70-73—283 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 69-73-68-73—283 |
| Ross Fisher | 70-72-66-75—283 |
| Kevin Kisner | 70-71-74-69—284 |
| J.B. Holmes | 71-72-71-70—284 |
| Jimmy Walker | 72-72-70-70—284 |
| Toby Tree | 70-75-69-70—284 |
| Justin Rose | 71-74-69-70—284 |
| Scott Hend | 71-74-65-74—284 |
| Dustin Johnson | 71-72-64-77—284 |
| Ernie Els | 68-73-70-74—285 |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | 70-72-74-70—286 |
| Sean O'Hair | 72-73-71-70—286 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 66-78-71-71—286 |
| Michael Lorenzo-Vera | 75-70-70-71—286 |
| Young-han Song | 71-74-69-72—286 |
| Kyung-tae Kim | 73-71-69-73—286 |
| a-Alfie Plant | 71-73-69-73—286 |
| Shaun Norris | 71-74-65-76—286 |
| Joseph Dean | 72-72-70-73—287 |
| Andy Sullivan | 70-75-69-73—287 |
| Gary Woodland | 70-69-74-74—287 |
| Brandon Stone | 73-72-68-74—287 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | 69-75-71-73—288 |
| James Hahn | 68-76-70-74—288 |
| Danny Willett | 71-74-73-71—289 |
| Kent Bulle | 68-72-74-76—290 |
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