1976 Open Championship

Golf tournament in Southport, England June 2024 August 2013 1976 Open Championship Southport, England Royal Birkdale Golf Club 7–10 July 1976 European TourPGA Tour 72 7001 yd 155 players 84 after 1st cut 66 after 2nd cut 152 (+8) (1st cut) 226 (+10) (2nd cut)http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 60, 203 3 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £75,000$135,000 £7,500$13,500 USA Johnny Miller 279 (−9) 1975 1977 Merseyside  Royal Birkdale Golf Club 53.622 -3.033 Location in Southport, Merseyside, north of Liverpool, England 5 210 The 1976 Open Championship was the 105th Open Championship, played 7–10 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Johnny Miller won his only Open championship, six strokes ahead of runners-up Seve Ballesteros and Jack Nicklaus. It was Miller's second and last major championship title; his first was the U.S. Open in 1973.https://www.si.com/vault/1976/07/19/615886/at-last-hes-out-of-the-crowd Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins At last, he's out of the crowd 19 July 1976 18http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/07/11/page/73/article/backs-talk-with-6-stroke-victory Chicago Tribune Associated Press Miller wins British Open 11 July 1976 1, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yKtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6211%2C2395714 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Miller turns it into runaway 11 July 1976 B1 Ballesteros, age 19, was the 54-hole leader at 211 (−5), two strokes ahead of Miller.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/07/10/page/201/article/ballesteros-is-bullish-in-british Chicago Tribune Associated Press Ballesteros is Bullish in British 10 July 1976 1, sec. 2 In the final round, he was seven over par after twelve holes, which included a triple-bogey at the eleventh. Ballesteros rallied on the final six holes, with three birdies and an eagle, to tie Nicklaus for second place. Defending champion Tom Watson carded an 80 (+8) in the third round for 227 (+11) and missed the second cut by a stroke. U.S. Open champion Jerry Pate was level par after two rounds, but also missed the second cut with an 87 for 231.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yKtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6211%2C2395714 Chicago Tribune Golf: British Open scores 10 July 1976 2, sec. 2 Masters winner Raymond Floyd finished in fourth at 286 (−2), a stroke behind Ballesteros and Nicklaus. The championship is also well remembered for the one and only appearance of Maurice Flitcroft who posed as a professional to gain entry and carded a record 121 for his first round qualifier before being banned by the R&A.1363426358588809217 ajcdeane Maurice’s memoirs remain tragically... 21 February 2021 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 7 July 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros69−3 IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr JPN 1947 Norio SuzukiT4 SCO Brian Barnes70−2 USA Tom Kite AUS Jack NewtonT7 USA Bill Brask71−1 ZAF 1928 John Fourie AUS Graham MarshT10 NZL Bob Charles72E NED Jan Dorrestein USA Hubert Green USA Johnny Miller ZAF 1928 Gary Player Second round Thursday, 8 July 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros69-69=138−62 USA Johnny Miller72-68=140−4T3 USA Hubert Green72-70=142−2 IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr69-73=142T5 SCO Brian Barnes70-73=143−1 USA Raymond Floyd76-67=143 ENG Tommy Horton74-69=143T8 USA George Burns75-69=144E USA Carl Higgins77-67=144 WAL Guy Hunt76-68=144 USA Tom Kite70-74=144 AUS Graham Marsh71-73=144 AUS Jack Newton70-74=144 USA Jack Nicklaus74-70=144 USA Jerry Pate73-71=144 ZAF 1928 Gary Player72-72=144 JPN 1947 Norio Suzuki69-75=144 Amateurs: McEvoy (+12), Squires (+12), Powell (+14), Poxon (+14), McNally (+15), McLean (+17), Ridley (+22). Third round Friday, 9 July 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros69-69-73=211−52 USA Johnny Miller72-68-73=213−33 ENG Tommy Horton74-69-72=215−1T4 AUS Graham Marsh71-73-72=216E USA Jack Nicklaus74-70-72=216 USA Raymond Floyd76-67-73=216T7 USA Tom Kite70-74-73=217+1 IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr69-73-75=217T9 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole75-71-72=218+2 SCO Brian Barnes70-73-75=218 Source: Final round Saturday, 10 July 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 USA Johnny Miller 72-68-73-66=279 −97,500T2 USA Jack Nicklaus 74-70-72-69=285 −35,250 ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros 69-69-73-74=285 4 USA Raymond Floyd 76-67-73-70=286 −23,800T5 ENG Mark James 76-72-74-66=288 E2,820 USA Hubert Green 72-70-78-68=288 USA Tom Kite 70-74-73-71=288 IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr 69-73-75-71=288 ENG Tommy Horton 74-69-72-73=288T10 USA George Burns 75-69-75-70=289 +11,975 ENG Peter Butler 74-72-73-70=289 ARG Vicente Fernández 79-71-69-70=289 JPN 1947 Norio Suzuki 69-75-75-70=289 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1976&tid=8 databasegolf.com 1976 Open Championship results 4 July 2012 The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.78 dollars (US) per pound sterling.https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-USD-1976 PoundSterling British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1976 July 1976 July 18, 2024 Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par444344344443535455USA Miller −2−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−4−5−7−7−7−7−8−9ESP 1945 Ballesteros −5−4−4−4−4−2−2−1−1−2+1+2+1EEE−2−3USA Nicklaus EE−1−2−2EEEEEE+1E−1−1−1−2−3USA Floyd EEE-1-2-1−1−1-1−1−1E−1−1−1−1−1−2 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+ Source: References External links Royal Birkdale 1976 (Official site) 105th Open Championship – Royal Birkdale (European Tour) 1976 53.622 -3.033 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sport in Southport Category:1970s in Merseyside