On July 16 in golf history — 1965: Peter Thomson's fifth and final Open title, plus 5 more moments from 1965–2021.
Peter Thomson won his fifth Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in 1965, joining J.H. Taylor, James Braid and Tom Watson among the event's most prolific champions.
Peter ThomsonBy mid-July 1995 John Daly was contending at the Open at St Andrews, which he won in a playoff over Costantino Rocca for his second major.
John DalyHeading into the weekend of the 1999 Open at Carnoustie, Jean van de Velde held a commanding position before his infamous final-hole triple bogey.
Paul LawrieIn July 2006 Tiger Woods was charting a precise, driver-free route around a fiery Royal Liverpool, winning the Open weeks after his father's death.
Tiger WoodsDuring the 2009 Open at Turnberry, 59-year-old Tom Watson stood on the brink of an astonishing sixth Claret Jug before a final-hole bogey forced a playoff.
Tom WatsonAt Royal St George's in July 2021, Open Championship debutant Collin Morikawa was poised to claim the Claret Jug in his very first attempt.
Collin Morikawa