The Open Championship

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

Winner Trends

Age – 7 of the last 11 winners were aged 30 or older
World Ranking – 10 of the last 11 winners were ranked in the top 26 in the World Rankings
Position After Round 1 – 11/11 winners were in the top 18 after Round 1
Position After Round 2 – 10/11 winners were in the top 11 after Round 2
Position After Round 3 – 10/11 winners were in the top 6 after Round 3
Career Events – 9/11 winners had at least 180 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 – 5/11 winners had at least 1 previous Open Championship top 5 finish
Previous Top 10s – 9/11 winners had at least 1 previous Open Championship top 10 finish
Previous Best Finish – 10/11 winners had finished 9th or higher in a previous Open Championship

Winners Season Trends

Season Events – 11/11 winners had played in at least 13 previous events that season
Season Wins – 9/11 winners had at least 1 previous tournament win that season
Season Top 5s – 11/11 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 – 11/11 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

Players

A list of the top 26 players in the Official World Golf Rankings (10 of the last 11 winners were in the top 26) and the players that meet the most of the 14 strong trends, a higher trend score is awarded for meeting the strongest trends.