The 1967 Open Championship was the 96th Open Championship, played from 12 to 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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–15 July 1967 |
| Location | Merseyside, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 6,995 yards (6,396 m)[1] |
| Field | 130 players, 58 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 149 (+5)[1] |
| Prize fund | £15,000 $42,000[2] |
| Winner's share | £2,100 $5,880 |
| Champion | |
 Roberto De Vicenzo | |
| 278 (−10) | |
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.
Round summaries
editFirst round
editWednesday, 12 July 1967
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lionel Platts |
68 | −4 |
| T2 |  David Bonthron |
69 | −3 |
| Jimmy Hume
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 Peter Jones
| |||
| Jack Wilkshire
| |||
| T6 | Fred Boobyer |
70 | −2 |
 Gay Brewer
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| Clive Clark
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| Roberto De Vicenzo
| |||
 Bruce Devlin
| |||
 Barry Franklin
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| Kel Nagle
| |||
 Christy O'Connor Snr
|
Second round
editThursday, 13 July 1967
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Bruce Devlin |
70-70=140 | −4 |
| Jack Nicklaus |
71-69=140 | ||
| T3 | Fred Boobyer |
70-71=141 | −3 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo |
70-71=141 | ||
| Jimmy Hume |
69-72=141 | ||
| Lionel Platts |
68-73=141 | ||
| 7 | Tony Jacklin |
73-69=142 | −2 |
| T8 | Clive Clark |
70-73=143 | −1 |
| Gary Player |
72-71=143 | ||
| T10 | David Bonthron |
69-75=144 | E |
| Barry Franklin |
70-74=144 | ||
| Harold Henning |
74-70=144 | ||
| Kel Nagle |
70-74=144 | ||
| Christy O'Connor Snr |
70-74=144 | ||
| Doug Sanders |
71-73=144 |
Amateurs: Benka (+6), Howard (+7), Carr (+11), Falkenburg (+12), Sweeny Jnr (+12), Bonallack (+17), Broadbent (+17), Cosh (+30).
Third round
editFriday, 14 July 1967
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
70-71-67=208 | −8 |
| 2 | Gary Player |
72-71-67=210 | −6 |
| 3 | Jack Nicklaus |
71-69-71=211 | −5 |
| T4 | Clive Clark |
70-73-69=212 | −4 |
| Bruce Devlin |
70-70-72=212 | ||
| T6 | Kel Nagle |
70-74-69=213 | −3 |
| Lionel Platts |
68-73-72=213 | ||
| T8 |  Al Balding |
74-71-69=214 | −2 |
| Jimmy Hume |
69-72-73=214 | ||
 Sebastián Miguel |
72-74-68=214 |
Final round
editSaturday, 15 July 1967
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
70-71-67-70=278 | −10 | 2,100 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
71-69-71-69=280 | −8 | 1,500 |
| T3 | Clive Clark |
70-73-69-72=284 | −4 | 1,125 |
| Gary Player |
72-71-67-74=284 | |||
| 5 | Tony Jacklin |
73-69-73-70=285 | −3 | 775 |
| T6 | Harold Henning |
74-70-71-71=286 | −2 | 575 |
 Sebastián Miguel |
72-74-68-72=286 | |||
| T8 | Al Balding |
74-71-69-73=287 | −1 | 330 |
| Hugh Boyle |
74-74-71-68=287 | |||
| Bruce Devlin |
70-70-72-75=287 | |||
| Tommy Horton |
74-74-69-70=287 | |||
| Peter Thomson |
71-74-70-72=287 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 69, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b Brown, Gwilym S. (24 July 1967). "They all love a Latin". Sports Illustrated. p. 12. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
- ^ a b Reedy, Tom (16 July 1967). "Elated de Vicenzo admits he'll return to Open". Eugene-Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ a b "De Vicenzo Open champ: Jack 2 shots back". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. 16 July 1967. p. D1.