2022 British Open Winner and Scores
The 2022 British Open was the 150th time this oldest major championship was played. The winner earned his victory by scoring 64 in the final round.
Winner: Cameron Smith, 268
Where it was played: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 14-17, 2022
Leader after first round: Cameron Young, 64
Leader after second round: Cameron Smith, 131
Leaders after third round: Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, 200
What Happened in the 2022 Open Championship
Cameron Smith began the back nine of his final round with five consecutive birdies. And then he ended his final round with another one, claiming a one-stroke victory and the 2022 Open Championship title.Smith began the final round four strokes behind third-round leader Rory McIlroy. McIlroy didn't play poorly, he just couldn't sink any birdie putts from the 11th hole on, just missing several. In the end, McIlroy carded a 70 to Smith's 64 and finish in third place, two strokes behind the winner.
The runner-up with Smith's playing partner and fellow Cameron, Cameron Young. Young closed with a 65 that included an eagle on the 18th hole to leapfrog McIlroy into second place. It was the first time in major championship history that golfers named "Cameron" finished one-two.
Smith's 64 in the final round tied for low round of the tournament, and was the lowest final round to this point in Open Championship history at St. Andrews by the winning golfer. Smith's 268 total was 20-under par on The Old Course, tying the then-record for most strokes under par in a major. It was Smith's first major championship victory, his sixth win on the PGA Tour.
2022 BritishOpen Final Scores
| Cameron Smith | 67-64-73-64—268 |
| Cameron Young | 64-69-71-65—269 |
| Rory McIlroy | 66-68-66-70—270 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 72-69-66-67—274 |
| Viktor Hovland | 68-66-66-74—274 |
| Brian Harman | 73-68-68-66—275 |
| Dustin Johnson | 68-67-71-69—275 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 69-74-67-66—276 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 70-67-71-68—276 |
| Jordan Spieth | 71-69-68-68—276 |
| Sadom Kaewkanjana | 71-67-74-65—277 |
| Abraham Ancer | 71-68-73-65—277 |
| Dean Burmester | 71-73-67-66—277 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 70-66-73-68—277 |
| Anthony Quayle | 74-69-68-67—278 |
| Xander Schauffele | 69-70-72-67—278 |
| Lucas Herbert | 70-68-73-67—278 |
| Francesco Molinari | 73-71-66-68—278 |
| Adam Scott | 72-65-70-71—278 |
| Si Woo Kim | 69-69-67-73—278 |
| Billy Horschel | 73-69-70-67—279 |
| Min Woo Lee | 69-69-73-68—279 |
| Trey Mullinax | 71-73-66-69—279 |
| Kevin Kisner | 74-70-65-70—279 |
| Shane Lowry | 72-68-69-70—279 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 72-66-69-72—279 |
| Scottie Scheffler | 68-68-69-74—279 |
| Tony Finau | 73-71-70-66—280 |
| Corey Conners | 71-71-71-67—280 |
| Harold Varner III | 73-67-72-68—280 |
| Will Zalatoris | 73-67-71-69—280 |
| Dylan Frittelli | 70-71-69-70—280 |
| Thomas Pieters | 75-67-67-71—280 |
| Thomas Detry | 70-69-74-68—281 |
| Robert MacIntyre | 70-74-69-68—281 |
| Lee Westwood | 68-71-73-69—281 |
| Talor Gooch | 68-69-75-69—281 |
| Victor Perez | 71-69-71-70—281 |
| Jon Rahm | 73-67-71-70—281 |
| Sahith Theegala | 69-68-74-70—281 |
| Aaron Wise | 72-67-71-71—281 |
| Sam Burns | 72-69-77-64—282 |
| Jason Kokrak | 72-70-72-68—282 |
| Thriston Lawrence | 69-71-73-69—282 |
| Adrian Meronk | 75-68-70-69—282 |
| Chris Kirk | 75-68-69-70—282 |
| Garrick Higgo | 72-69-76-66—283 |
| Jordan Smith | 73-71-72-67—283 |
| Patrick Reed | 72-68-76-67—283 |
| Yuto Katsuragawa | 71-68-75-69—283 |
| Joohyung Kim | 69-71-72-71—283 |
| Filippo Celli | 74-67-71-71—283 |
| Joaquin Niemann | 69-74-73-68—284 |
| Danny Willett | 69-73-73-69—284 |
| Lars Van Meijel | 74-70-71-69—284 |
| Robert Dinwiddie | 67-77-71-69—284 |
| Jason Scrivener | 72-71-71-70—284 |
| Justin Thomas | 72-70-72-70—284 |
| Paul Casey | 71-72-71-70—284 |
| Brad Kennedy | 68-72-72-72—284 |
| Nicolai Hojgaard | 73-67-71-73—284 |
| Cameron Tringale | 71-71-74-69—285 |
| Sebastian Munoz | 73-71-71-70—285 |
| John Parry | 69-74-70-72—285 |
| David Carey | 72-67-73-73—285 |
| Ian Poulter | 69-72-70-74—285 |
| Russell Henley | 70-72-68-75—285 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 71-72-76-67—286 |
| Sergio Garcia | 75-66-72-73—286 |
| Richard Mansell | 73-71-68-74—286 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 73-71-68-74—286 |
| David Law | 72-69-77-69—287 |
| Kurt Kitayama | 68-73-73-73—287 |
| Marcus Armitage | 71-72-71-74—288 |
| Justin De Los Santos | 71-73-70-74—288 |
| Wyndham Clark | 71-73-76-69—289 |
| Adri Arnaus | 74-70-73-72—289 |
| Aaron Jarvis | 75-69-72-73—289 |
| Laurie Canter | 72-70-74-74—290 |
| Barclay Brown | 68-70-77-75—290 |
| Sam Bairstow | 72-72-79-69—292 |
| Sungjae Im | 71-73-74-74—292 |
| Jamie Rutherford | 73-70-78-75—296 |
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