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2008 British Open Results
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British Open: Padraig Harrington shot a one-under 69 in the final round to take home the Claret Jug for the second time in as many years at Royal Birkdale on Sunday. Harrington played the back nine at four-under and finished four shots ahead of Ian Poulter, who impressed the English fans with a fine 1-under 69 on the day. Greg Norman missed out on the chance to become the oldest champion at the Open as he fell off the pace to the tune of a 7-over 77 in the final round. |
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2007 British Open Results
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Padraig Harrington has become the first Irish winner of The Open Championship since Fred Daly in 1947. He clinched the title in nail-biting fashion in a four-hole play-off with Sergio Garcia of Spain.
He had a one stroke advantage on the final hole of normal play but twice put his ball in the Barry Burn to take six. |
Garcia then had the chance to win at the 72nd hole, but bunkered his second shot and took five to force the play-off.
Harrington took an immediate advantage in the four hole decider, holing a birdie putt from eight feet while Garcia was bunkered short of the pin and failed to get up and down. They matched shots at the 16th and 17th before Harrington laid up in two at the 18th.
Going for broke Garcia hit his driver and then fired a six-iron from the light rough on the left 203 yards into the centre of the green. Harrington's approach pulled up outside Garcia's ball and his first putt rolled three feet past. Garcia's putted shaved the hole but he made the return, leaving Harrington an unwanted three-footer for the title. |
2006 British Open Results |
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Tiger Woods turned in the type of performance that has defined his excellence through the years and won the 135th Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. |
With the coolest temperatures of the week in the low 70s and a swift breeze blowing off the nearby Irish Sea, Woods shot a 5-under-par 67, which tied for the best round of the day. His 18-under-par 270 total was just enough to hold off a spirited run by Chris DiMarco, who finished alone in second, two shots back, at 16 under par.
The victory, Woods' third in the British Open and second in a row, tied him with Walter Hagen with 11 major championship titles overall -- second only to Jack Nicklaus' 18. Woods also became the first player since Tom Watson in 1983 to win the Open Championship in back-to-back years.Woods, who won $1,338,480 for the win and moved to No. 1 on the PGA Tour money list, is now 11-for-11 when leading or co-leading a major heading into the final round.
BRITISH OPEN WINNERS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
| Year: |
British Open Winner: |
Score: |
| 2007 |
Padraig Harrington |
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| 2006 |
Tiger Woods |
67 65 71 67 (270) |
2005 |
Tiger Woods |
66 67 71 70 (274) |
2004 |
Todd Hamilton |
71 67 67 69 (274) |
2003 |
Ben Curtis |
72 72 70 69 (283) |
2002 |
Ernie Els |
70 66 72 70 (278) |
2001 |
David Duval |
69 73 65 67 (274) |
2000 |
Tiger Woods |
67 66 67 69 (269) |
1999 |
Paul Lawrie |
73 74 76 67 (290) |
1998 |
Mark O'Meara |
72 68 72 68 (280) |
1997 |
Justin Leonard |
69 66 72 65 (272) |
1996 |
Tom Lehman |
67 67 64 73 (271) |
1995 |
John Daly |
67 71 73 71 (282) |
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