1967 Open Championship

1967 Open Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12–15 July 1967
Location	Merseyside, England
Course(s)	Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Statistics
Par	72 [1]
Length	6,995 yards (6,396 m) [1]
Field	130 players, 58 after cut [1]
Cut	149 (+5) [1]
Prize fund	£15,000 $42,000 [2]
Winner's share	£2,100 $5,880
Champion
Roberto De Vicenzo
278 (−10)
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Hoylake

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Location in England

The 1967 Open Championship was the 96th Open Championship, played from 12 to 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. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

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. ^[1]

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.

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 12 July 1967

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Lionel Platts	68	−4
T2	David Bonthron	69	−3
	Jimmy Hume
	Peter Jones
	Jack Wilkshire
T6	Fred Boobyer	70	−2
	Gay Brewer
	Clive Clark
	Roberto De Vicenzo
	Bruce Devlin
	Barry Franklin
	Kel Nagle
	Christy O'Connor Snr

Second round

Thursday, 13 July 1967

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Bruce Devlin	70-70=140	−4
	Jack Nicklaus	71-69=140
T3	Fred Boobyer	70-71=141	−3
	Roberto De Vicenzo	70-71=141
	Jimmy Hume	69-72=141
	Lionel Platts	68-73=141
7	Tony Jacklin	73-69=142	−2
T8	Clive Clark	70-73=143	−1
	Gary Player	72-71=143
T10	David Bonthron	69-75=144	E
	Barry Franklin	70-74=144
	Harold Henning	74-70=144
	Kel Nagle	70-74=144
	Christy O'Connor Snr	70-74=144
	Doug Sanders	71-73=144

Amateurs: Benka (+6), Howard (+7), Carr (+11), Falkenburg (+12), Sweeny Jnr (+12), Bonallack (+17), Broadbent (+17), Cosh (+30).

Third round

Friday, 14 July 1967

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Roberto De Vicenzo	70-71-67=208	−8
2	Gary Player	72-71-67=210	−6
3	Jack Nicklaus	71-69-71=211	−5
T4	Clive Clark	70-73-69=212	−4
	Bruce Devlin	70-70-72=212
T6	Kel Nagle	70-74-69=213	−3
	Lionel Platts	68-73-72=213
T8	Al Balding	74-71-69=214	−2
	Jimmy Hume	69-72-73=214
	Sebastián Miguel	72-74-68=214

Final round

Saturday, 15 July 1967

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Roberto De Vicenzo	70-71-67-70=278	−10	2,100
2	Jack Nicklaus	71-69-71-69=280	−8	1,500
T3	Clive Clark	70-73-69-72=284	−4	1,125
	Gary Player	72-71-67-74=284
5	Tony Jacklin	73-69-73-70=285	−3	775
T6	Harold Henning	74-70-71-71=286	−2	575
	Sebastián Miguel	72-74-68-72=286
T8	Al Balding	74-71-69-73=287	−1	330
	Hugh Boyle	74-74-71-68=287
	Bruce Devlin	70-70-72-75=287
	Tommy Horton	74-74-69-70=287
	Peter Thomson	71-74-70-72=287

Source: ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 69, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
2. Brown, Gwilym S. (24 July 1967). "They all love a Latin". Sports Illustrated. p. 12. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
3. Reedy, Tom (16 July 1967). "Elated de Vicenzo admits he'll return to Open". Eugene-Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. 1B.
4. "De Vicenzo Open champ: Jack 2 shots back". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. 16 July 1967. p. D1.

External links

• Royal Liverpool 1967 (Official site)

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