How low can you go? The greatest Open Championship winning scores in history

The Open
Holder
No Tiger
Only one in Britain
Superb displays
The best
Nick Faldo, 1990 (-18)
Five shot win
Tiger Woods, 2006 (-18)
Two in a row
Tiger Woods, 2000 (-19)
Margin of victory
Henrik Stenson, 2016 (-20)
Final round
Cameron Smith, 2022 (-20)
History
The Open

The 151st Open Championship tees is well under way at the Royal Liverpool Club, completing all four major tournaments for the year.

Holder

Australian Cameron Smith is the current holder of the Claret Jug, securing the title with a -20 finish at St Andrew's Old Course last year.

No Tiger

Golf's GOAT Tiger Woods won't be at Royal Liverpool this year, missing three of the four majors due to problems with his leg.

Only one in Britain

The Open Championship holds a special place in British and European fans' hearts, with the tournament being the only major championship not held on American soil.

Superb displays

Since its first tournament in 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club, the worlds best have put on some extraordinary displays, playing around the best courses the UK has to offer.

The best

Here are the lowest winning scores at the Open Championship since 1860!

Nick Faldo, 1990 (-18)

Three-time Open Championship winner Nick Faldo shot his lowest winning score at the 1990 Open Championship at St Andrew's, shooting a score of -18.

Five shot win

Faldo was level with American Greg Norman after the second round, but a score of 67 put him five shots ahead of second, going into the final day. He shot -1 in the final round to win by five shots over Mark McNulty.

Tiger Woods, 2006 (-18)

As you would expect, Tiger Woods has quite the history with the Royal Liverpool Golf Course, producing the lowest score at the course in the Open's history.

Two in a row

Woods, who was at the peak of his powers in 2006, produced -18 across the four days, beating out Chris DiMarco by two shots and securing his third title and second in a row.

Tiger Woods, 2000 (-19)

Tiger Woods dominated the competition as he picked up his first Open Championship at St Andrews in 2000.

Margin of victory

Woods finished on -19, beating out second place by eight shots, something unheard of in The Open since J.H. Taylor did the same thing in 1913.

Henrik Stenson, 2016 (-20)

Swedish player Henrik Stenson set the lowest score ever recorded at the Open Championship, shooting -20 at Royal Troon in Scotland.

Final round

Stenson and Phil Mickelson were head-to-head going into the final round, but a tied major championship scoring record of -8 (63) was enough to see the Swede win by three shots.

Cameron Smith, 2022 (-20)

Cameron Smith came from four shots behind in the final round to win The Open last year, joining Stenson with the lowest final score in the tournament's history.

History

Smith made eight birdies in his round of 64, the joint lowest of the tournament and the lowest final-round score by a champion at St Andrews.

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