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Jack Nicklaus, three-time Open Champion in 1966, 1970, and 1978 Seve Ballesteros, three-time Open Champion in 1979, 1984, and 1988 Nick Faldo, three-time Open Champion in 1987, 1990, and 1992 Tiger Woods, three-time Open Champion in 2000, 2005, and 2006. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire after 72-holes played with his victory in 2005.
The 1961 Open Championship was the 90th Open Championship, played 12–15 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Arnold Palmer won the first of two consecutive Open Championships, one stroke ahead of Dai Rees. [1] It was the second Open for Palmer, the runner-up in his first in 1960, and the fourth of his seven major titles.
The 1960 Open Championship was the 89th Open Championship, played 6–9 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland.In the centenary year of the Open Championship, Kel Nagle prevailed over Arnold Palmer by a single stroke; [2] [3] this year marked the championship's re-emergence as a major stop for American players.
1960. Arnold Palmer comes back from six shots down in the final round to win the U.S. Open, with 20-year-old Amateur Jack Nicklaus finishing runner-up. With his victory, Palmer completes the first two legs of the modern Grand Slam after winning The Masters in April, the first player to win both since Ben Hogan in 1953.
The winner of the Open is announced as "The Champion Golfer of the Year", a title which has been used since the first Open in 1860. [2] He will nearly always pose for photos with the trophy sitting on one of the distinctive pot bunkers. [ 73 ]
The 1962 Open Championship was the 91st Open Championship, played from 11 to 13 July at Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Arnold Palmer won his second consecutive Open, six strokes ahead of runner-up Kel Nagle. [2] [3] [4] It was the sixth of Palmer's seven major titles and the second of the year; he won his third Masters in April.
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As of the 2024 season, 233 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four major championships – the modern accepted definition of the majors has only existed since the 1960s but wins in these tournaments have been retrospectively recognized by all the major sanctioning organizations.