On July 19 in golf history — 2026: Ryan Fox wins the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, plus moments from 1896–2009.
Harry Vardon won the first of his record six Open Championships in 1896 at Muirfield, beating J.H. Taylor in a 36-hole playoff.
Harry VardonBill Rogers's commanding 1981 Open win at Royal St George's came during his best season, when he was named PGA Tour Player of the Year.
Bill RogersNick Faldo's 18 straight pars in the final round of the 1987 Open at Muirfield delivered his first major and defined his methodical brilliance.
Nick FaldoNick Faldo won the 1992 Open Championship at Muirfield, recovering from a late wobble to beat John Cook by one for his fifth career major.
Nick FaldoMark O'Meara won the 1998 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in a playoff over Brian Watts, adding the Claret Jug to the Masters he won that spring.
Mark OmearaStewart Cink defeated 59-year-old Tom Watson in a four-hole playoff at Turnberry to win the 2009 Open Championship, denying Watson a fairy-tale sixth Claret Jug.
Stewart CinkRyan Fox of New Zealand holed the winning birdie on the 72nd hole at Royal Birkdale to claim the 154th Open Championship at −10 (270), his first major title. Fox had fired a record-tying 62 on Saturday — matching the lowest single round in major championship history — to move into contention. His victory was the first major triumph by a New Zealander since Bob Charles lifted the Claret Jug in 1963.
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