Jul 11

July 11 in Golf History

On July 11 in golf history — 1963: Bob Charles wins the Open Championship, plus 5 more moments from 1926–1991.

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1926 Milestone

Bobby Jones and the famous Lytham bunker shot

Bobby Jones's 1926 Open win at Royal Lytham featured a heroic blind mashie-iron shot from sandy ground on the 17th, commemorated by a plaque on the course.

Bobby Jones
1963 Championship

Bob Charles wins the Open Championship

New Zealand's Bob Charles won the 1963 Open Championship at Royal Lytham, defeating Phil Rodgers in a playoff to become the first left-hander to win a major.

Bob Charles
1974 Championship

Gary Player wins third Open Championship

Gary Player won the 1974 Open Championship at Royal Lytham by four strokes, his third and final Claret Jug.

Gary Player
1980 Championship

Tom Watson wins third Open Championship

Tom Watson won the 1980 Open Championship at Muirfield by four strokes over Lee Trevino for his third Claret Jug.

Tom Watson
1986 Milestone

Greg Norman wins his first Open Championship

Greg Norman led the 1986 Open Championship at Turnberry, which he would win for his first major after a brilliant second-round 63 in brutal conditions.

Greg Norman
1991 Milestone

Ian Baker-Finch's Open form

By mid-July 1991 Australia's Ian Baker-Finch was rounding into the form that would carry him to the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale that summer.

Ian Baker Finch