Dates 12–15 July 1967 Par 72 | Location Merseyside, England Length 6,995 yards (6,396 m) | |
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Course(s) Royal Liverpool Golf Club Field 130 players, 58 after cut | ||
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.
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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.
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.
First round
Wednesday, 12 July 1967
Second round
Thursday, 13 July 1967
Amateurs: Benka (+6), Howard (+7), Carr (+11), Falkenburg (+12), Sweeny Jnr (+12), Bonallack (+17), Broadbent (+17), Cosh (+30).
Third round
Friday, 14 July 1967
Final round
Saturday, 15 July 1967
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