1967 Open Championship

The 1967 Open Championship was the 96th Open Championship, played from 12–15 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. Roberto De Vicenzo, 44, won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Jack Nicklaus.[2][3][4]

1967 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–15 July 1967
LocationMerseyside, England
Course(s)Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,995 yards (6,396 m)[1]
Field130 players, 58 after cut[1]
Cut149 (+5)[1]
Prize fund£15,000
$42,000[2]
Winner's share£2,100
$5,880
Champion
Roberto De Vicenzo
278 (−10)
Hoylake
Location in England

This was the last year until 1986 in which The Open had a single cut at 36 holes. From 1968 through 1985, a second cut was made after 54 holes.[1]

The PGA Championship was played the next week near Denver, Colorado, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July.

This was the last Open at Hoylake for 39 years, until 2006.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States196671697169280−82
Gary Player South Africa195972716774284−4T3
Peter Thomson Australia1954, 1955,
1956, 1958, 1965		71747072287−1T8
Kel Nagle Australia196070746979292+4T22

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Bob Charles New Zealand19637576151+7
Bobby Locke South Africa1949, 1950,
1952, 1957		7677153+9
Max Faulkner England19517878156+12

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 12 July 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lionel Platts England68−4
T2David Bonthron Scotland69−3
Jimmy Hume Scotland
Peter Jones Wales
Jack Wilkshire England
T6Fred Boobyer England70−2
Gay Brewer United States
Clive Clark England
Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina
Bruce Devlin Australia
Barry Franklin South Africa
Kel Nagle Australia
Christy O'Connor Snr Ireland

Second round

Thursday, 13 July 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bruce Devlin Australia70-70=140−4
Jack Nicklaus United States71-69=140
T3Fred Boobyer England70-71=141−3
Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina70-71=141
Jimmy Hume Scotland69-72=141
Lionel Platts England68-73=141
7Tony Jacklin England73-69=142−2
T8Clive Clark England70-73=143−1
Gary Player South Africa72-71=143
T10David Bonthron Scotland69-75=144E
Barry Franklin South Africa70-74=144
Harold Henning South Africa74-70=144
Kel Nagle Australia70-74=144
Christy O'Connor Snr Ireland70-74=144
Doug Sanders United States71-73=144

Amateurs: Benka (+6), Howard (+7), Carr (+11), Falkenburg (+12), Sweeny Jnr (+12), Bonallack (+17), Broadbent (+17), Cosh (+30).

Third round

Friday, 14 July 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina70-71-67=208−8
2Gary Player South Africa72-71-67=210−6
3Jack Nicklaus United States71-69-71=211−5
T4Clive Clark England70-73-69=212−4
Bruce Devlin Australia70-70-72=212
T6Kel Nagle Australia70-74-69=213−3
Lionel Platts England68-73-72=213
T8Al Balding Canada74-71-69=214−2
Jimmy Hume Scotland69-72-73=214
Sebastián Miguel Spain72-74-68=214

Final round

Saturday, 15 July 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina70-71-67-70=278−102,100
2Jack Nicklaus United States71-69-71-69=280−81,500
T3Clive Clark England70-73-69-72=284−41,125
Gary Player South Africa72-71-67-74=284
5Tony Jacklin England73-69-73-70=285−3775
T6Harold Henning South Africa74-70-71-71=286−2575
Sebastián Miguel Spain72-74-68-72=286
T8Al Balding Canada74-71-69-73=287−1330
Hugh Boyle Ireland74-74-71-68=287
Bruce Devlin Australia70-70-72-75=287
Tommy Horton England74-74-69-70=287
Peter Thomson Australia71-74-70-72=287

Source:[3][4]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 69, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. Brown, Gwilym S. (24 July 1967). "They all love a Latin". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  3. Reedy, Tom (16 July 1967). "Elated de Vicenzo admits he'll return to Open". Eugene-Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  4. "De Vicenzo Open champ: Jack 2 shots back". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. 16 July 1967. p. D1.

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