Open Championship Records
| Date: |
July15th – 18th, 2010 |
| Venue: |
Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland |
| Defending Champ: |
Stewart Cink (USA) |
| Purse |
$1,350,000 |
Most Open wins
6 - Harry Vardon (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914)
5 - James Braid (1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910)
J H Taylor (1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913)
Peter Thomson (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965)
Tom Watson (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)
Largest margin of victory
13 shots – Old Tom Morris (1862, Prestwick)
Youngest champion
Young Tom Morris (1868) – 17 years, 5 months, 3 days
Oldest champion
Old Tom Morris (1867) – 44 years, 99 days
Wire-to-wire wins
Harry Vardon (1899, 1903)
J.H. Taylor (1900)
Lee Trevino (1971)
Gary Player (1974)
Tom Kidd (1873)*
Bob Martin (1876)*
* - 36-hole tournament
First-time champions
Willie Park (1860)
Tom Kidd (1873)
Mungo Park (1874)
Harold Hilton (1892)
Jock Hutchison (1921)
Densmore Shute (1933)
Ben Hogan (1953)
Tony Lema (1964)
Tom Watson (1975)
Ben Curtis (2003)