Compare The Open Champions
It’s the age-old question – what would be the outcome if Open winners from different decades faced off against each other? We’ve attempted to answer that question by comparing the statistics of past winners, to see who we think would come out on top. Find out who would win based on our data analysis!
McIlroy Vs. Clarke
Rory McIlroy
Darren Clarke
| 2014 | Year | 2011 | ||
| Northern Ireland | Nationality | Northern Ireland | ||
| 271 | Score | 275 | ||
| -17 | Vs. Par | -5 | ||
| 2 | Margin of victory | 3 | ||
| £975,000 | Prize Money | £900,000 | ||
| 2 | Eagles | 2 | ||
| 20 | Birdies | 14 | ||
| 7 | Bogey | 11 | ||
| 0 | Double Bogey | 0 | ||
| 37 | Fairways | 23 | ||
| 66.00% | % of Fairways | 41.00% | ||
| 327.8 | Driving Distance | 311.8 | ||
| 49 | GIR | 51 | ||
| 68.10% | % GIR | 70.80% | ||
| 110 | No. of putts | 119 | ||
WINNER
McIlroy Wins!
Mickelson Vs. Woods
Phil Mickelson
Tiger Woods
| 2013 | Year | 2000, 2005, 2006 | ||
| United States | Nationality | United States | ||
| 281 | Score | 271 | ||
| -3 | Vs. Par | -17 | ||
| 3 | Margin of victory | 5 | ||
| £945,000 | Prize Money | £646,667 | ||
| 0 | Eagles | 1 | ||
| 16 | Birdies | 21 | ||
| 9 | Bogey | 6 | ||
| 0 | Double Bogey | 0 | ||
| 34 | Fairways | 49 | ||
| 61.00% | % of Fairways | 78.00% | ||
| 275 | Driving Distance | 317 | ||
| 46 | GIR | 59 | ||
| 63.90% | % GIR | 82.43% | ||
| 117 | No. of putts | 122 | ||
WINNER
Tiger Wins!
Nicklaus Vs. Woods
Jack Nicklaus
Tiger Woods
| 1966, 1978 | Year | 2000, 2005, 2006 | ||
| United States | Nationality | United States | ||
| 282 | Score | 271 | ||
| -5 | Vs. Par | -17 | ||
| 1 | Margin of victory | 5 | ||
| £7,300 | Prize Money | £646,667 |
WINNER
Tiger Wins!
Lawrie Vs. Lyle
Paul Lawrie
Sandy Lyle
| 1999 | Year | 1985 | ||
| Scotland | Country | Scotland | ||
| 290 | Score | 282 | ||
| +6 | Vs. Par | +2 | ||
| Playoff | Margin of Victory | 2 | ||
| £350,000 | Prize Money | £65,000 | ||
WINNER
Sandy Wins!
Faldo Vs. Norman
Nick Faldo
Greg Norman
| 1987, 1990, 1992 | Year | 1986, 1993 | ||
| England | Country | Australia | ||
| 274 | Score | 274 | ||
| -12 | Vs. Par | -13 | ||
| 2 | Margin of Victory | 4 | ||
| £85,000 | Prize Money | £85,000 | ||
WINNER
Norman Wins!
Player vs. Watson
Gary Player
Tom Watson
| 1968, 1974 | Year | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 | ||
| South Africa | Nationality | United States | ||
| 286 | Score | 276 | ||
| -1 | Vs. Par | -10 | ||
| 3 | Margin of victory | 2 | ||
| £4,250 | Prize Money | £22,900 |
WINNER
Watson Wins!
