On July 6 in golf history — 1951: Max Faulkner wins the Open Championship, plus 5 more moments from 1951–1990.
Max Faulkner won the 1951 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the only Open held in Northern Ireland until 2019 and the last won by an Englishman until Tony Jacklin.
Max FaulknerPeter Thomson won the 1956 Open Championship at Hoylake, his third consecutive Claret Jug, a feat unmatched in the 20th century.
Peter ThomsonArnold Palmer won the 1962 Open Championship at Troon by six strokes, his second straight Claret Jug, popularizing the event for a new generation of Americans.
Arnold PalmerBy July 1973 Tom Weiskopf was enjoying a career year that would peak with victory at the Open Championship at Troon, where he led from start to finish.
Tom WeiskopfSeve Ballesteros won the 1979 Open Championship at Royal Lytham at age 22, becoming the youngest Open champion of the 20th century and Continental Europe's first since 1907.
Seve BallesterosNick Faldo seized control of the 1990 Open Championship at St Andrews, en route to a five-stroke win and his fourth career major title.
Nick Faldo