2010 Open Championship

2010 Open Championship
Oosthuizen after winning the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews
Champion Louis Oosthuizen
with the Claret Jug.
Tournament information
Dates15–18 July 2010
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Organized byThe R&A
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,305 yards (6,680 m)[1]
Field156 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut146 (+2)[1]
Prize fund£4,800,000
5,713,920
$7,372,762
Winner's share£850,000
€1,011,840
$1,305,593
Champion
South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
272 (−16)
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St Andrews  is located in Scotland
St Andrews 
St Andrews 
St Andrews is located in Fife
St Andrews
St Andrews
Location in Fife, Scotland

The 2010 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and was held from 15 to 18 July over the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was the 150th anniversary of the founding of The Open in 1860,[2] and the 28th time The Open was played at St Andrews. Usually branded with the edition of the championship (for example, the previous year's Open was branded as the "138th Open Championship"), due to the sesquicentennial anniversary, the R&A branded this as the "150th Anniversary Open Championship" rather than "139th Open Championship." The standard branding returned the following year.

Louis Oosthuizen won his only major championship with 272 (−16), seven strokes clear of runner-up Lee Westwood. A stroke behind in third were Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy, and Henrik Stenson.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 19, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ The 150th Anniversary Open Championship: Preview
  3. ^ Jeff, Shain (18 July 2010). "Any way you say it, Louis Oosthuizen is British Open champion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 July 2010.