1967 Open Championship


The 1967 Open Championship was the 96th Open Championship, played from 12–15 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. Roberto De Vicenzo, 44, won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Jack Nicklaus.
This was the last year until 1986 in which The Open had a single cut at 36 holes. From 1968 through 1985, a second cut was made after 54 holes.
The PGA Championship was played the next week near Denver, Colorado, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July.
This was the last Open at Hoylake for 39 years, until 2006.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 12 July 1967
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lionel Platts68−4
T2David Bonthron69−3
T2Jimmy Hume69−3
T2Peter Jones69−3
T2Jack Wilkshire69−3
T6Fred Boobyer70−2
T6Gay Brewer70−2
T6Clive Clark70−2
T6Roberto De Vicenzo70−2
T6Bruce Devlin70−2
T6Barry Franklin70−2
T6Kel Nagle70−2
T6Christy O'Connor Snr70−2

Second round

Thursday, 13 July 1967
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bruce Devlin70-70=140−4
T1Jack Nicklaus71-69=140−4
T3Fred Boobyer70-71=141−3
T3Roberto De Vicenzo70-71=141−3
T3Jimmy Hume69-72=141−3
T3Lionel Platts68-73=141−3
7Tony Jacklin73-69=142−2
T8Clive Clark70-73=143−1
T8Gary Player72-71=143−1
T10David Bonthron69-75=144E
T10Barry Franklin70-74=144E
T10Harold Henning74-70=144E
T10Kel Nagle70-74=144E
T10Christy O'Connor Snr70-74=144E
T10Doug Sanders71-73=144E

Amateurs: Benka, Howard, Carr, Falkenburg, Sweeny Jnr, Bonallack, Broadbent, Cosh.

Third round

Friday, 14 July 1967
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Roberto De Vicenzo70-71-67=208−8
2Gary Player72-71-67=210−6
3Jack Nicklaus71-69-71=211−5
T4Clive Clark70-73-69=212−4
T4Bruce Devlin70-70-72=212−4
T6Kel Nagle70-74-69=213−3
T6Lionel Platts68-73-72=213−3
T8Al Balding74-71-69=214−2
T8Jimmy Hume69-72-73=214−2
T8Sebastián Miguel72-74-68=214−2

Final round

Saturday, 15 July 1967
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Roberto De Vicenzo70-71-67-70=278−102,100
2Jack Nicklaus71-69-71-69=280−81,500
T3Clive Clark70-73-69-72=284−41,125
T3Gary Player72-71-67-74=284−41,125
5Tony Jacklin73-69-73-70=285−3775
T6Harold Henning74-70-71-71=286−2575
T6Sebastián Miguel72-74-68-72=286−2575
T8Al Balding74-71-69-73=287−1330
T8Hugh Boyle74-74-71-68=287−1330
T8Bruce Devlin70-70-72-75=287−1330
T8Tommy Horton74-74-69-70=287−1330
T8Peter Thomson71-74-70-72=287−1330

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