GOLF STATS

The Open Championship

Tournament Info

Date – 16th – 19th July 2026
Format – Stroke Play
Purse – $17,000,000
Tour – PGA Tour/European Tour
Established – 1860
Current Champion – Ryan Fox

Course Info

Course – Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Par – 70
Length – 7,223 yards
Par 3’s – 4
Par 4’s – 12
Par 5’s – 2

* The 2020 Open Championship was cancelled for health and safety reasons

Winner Trends

Age – 8 of the last 11 winners were aged 29 or older
World Ranking – 10 of the last 11 winners were ranked in the top 33 in the World Rankings
Position After Round 1 – 10/11 winners were in the top 18 after Round 1
Position After Round 2 – 9/11 winners were in the top 7 after Round 2
Position After Round 3 – 11/11 winners were in the top 6 after Round 3
Career Events – 9/11 winners had at least 170 previous career starts
Career Wins – 10/11 winners had at least 4 previous career wins

Winners’ Tournament Trends

*The Open Championship is played at a different course every year
Previous Starts – 10/11 winners had played in at least 4 previous Open Championships
Previous Wins – 0/11 winners had at least 1 previous Open Championship win
Previous Top 5s – 3/11 winners had at least 1 previous Open Championship top 5 finish
Previous Top 10s – 8/11 winners had at least 1 previous Open Championship top 10 finish
Previous Best Finish – 10/11 winners had finished 16th or higher in a previous Open Championship
Last Appearance – 7/11 winners finished 47th or higher on their last appearance at the Open Championship

Winners Season Trends

Season Events – 11/11 winners had played in at least 13 previous events that season
Season Wins – 8/11 winners had at least 1 previous tournament win that season
Season Top 5s – 10/11 winners had at least 2 previous top 5 finishes that season, 9/11 winners had at least 3 previous top 5 finishes that season
Season Top 10s – 10/11 winners had at least 4 previous top 10 finishes that season
Previous Event – 10/11 winners finished 34th or higher on their last start before the Open Championship
7/11 winners played in the Scottish Open on their last start before the Open Championship
Next Event – 4/11 winners played in the FedEx St. Jude Championship on their next start after the Open Championship

Players

The list of players will be updated once the final field is known.

Note: This trends list highlights players with the typical profile of a winner of this tournament and can be used as a guide to potential contenders. However, keep in mind that past performance is no guarantee, and every trend is subject to being broken.