Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–17 July 2011 |
Location | Sandwich, England |
Course(s) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
Organized by | The R&A |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70[1] |
Length | 7,211 yards (6,594 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 71 after cut |
Cut | 143 (+3) |
Prize fund | £5,000,000 €5,553,000 $8,067,100 |
Winner's share | £900,000 €999,540 $1,452,078 |
Champion | |
Darren Clarke | |
275 (−5) | |
The 2011 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 140th Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. Darren Clarke won his first and to date only major championship, three strokes ahead of runners-up Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson.