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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 July 2018 |
| Location | Angus, Scotland 56°29′49″N 2°43′01″W / 56.497°N 2.717°W |
| Course(s) | Carnoustie Golf Links Championship Course |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,402 yards (6,768 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $10,500,000[1] £7,900,000[1] €9,029,928 |
| Winner's share | $1,890,000 £1,420,000 €1,625,387 |
| Champion | |
 Francesco Molinari | |
| 276 (−8) | |
| Location map | |
  Carnoustie Location in the United Kingdom  Carnoustie Location in Scotland  Carnoustie Location in Angus, Scotland | |
The 2018 Open Championship was the 147th Open Championship and was held from 19–22 July 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie.
Playing conditions were unusual as a result of the heatwave in Scotland which had produced brown, dry and sun-baked fairways and brown rough.[2] The fairways played quickly, enabling several players to hit drives that covered over 400 yards.[3]
Francesco Molinari posted a bogey-free final round of 69 to win his first major championship. Molinari finished two shots ahead of Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele. He became the first Italian player to win a major.
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- ^ "Carnoustie Presents a Fast, Brown Look for British Open". The New York Times. Associated Press. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Lauletta, Tyler (18 July 2018). "'The fairways are faster than the greens' — Conditions at the Open Championship could make for one of the wildest majors in recent memory". Business Insider. Retrieved 23 July 2018.