Major Golf European Tour

Collin Morikawa wins the British Open 2021

07/18/2021

Collin Morikawa wins the British Open 2021

Collin Morikawa wins the Claret Jug at the British Open 2021. (Photo: Getty Images)

15 Jul

07/15 – 07/18/2021

European Tour: British Open 2021

Royal St George’s GC – Sandwich, Kent, England

  • Strokeplay
  • Prize money: $11,500,000
  • Defending champion: Shane Lowry (2019)

Collin Morikawa takes home the win the British Open 2021, beating out Jordan Spieth in second place.

Collin Morikawa wins the British Open 2021. The American scored a final round of 66 at Royal St George’s Golf Club. He finishes in front of Jordan Spieth in second place and Jon Rahm and Louis Oosthuizen who are tied for third place. Morikawa finished the British Open with a total score of 15 under par.
When asked about the secret of his victory Morikawa said: "The secret? Well, I never do this, but I had a burger for four straight days, so my body is probably feeling it. I know my body's feeling it. I think I just enjoy these moments, and I talk about it so much that we love what we do.
And you have to embrace it. You have to be excited about these opportunities, and that's how I looked at it today, especially coming down the stretch, was I'm excited. To have the Claret Jug right here in my possession for a year, I believe, I'm excited to have it."

Robert MACINTYRE finishes the tournament in T8 position. The Scotsman posted a strong final round of 67 at Royal St George’s GC. With a total score of -7 he finished 8 shots behind the leader.

"I feel I've got the game to win a major", McIntyre said. "But I've not really put myself in with a real right chance coming in on a Sunday. But I'm doing everything right to give myself that chance. It's just about getting off to good start early on in the right tournaments and keep the momentum going."

Paul Casey, 21 in the official world golf ranking, finishes the tournament in T15 place. The Englishman posted a closing round of 70 at Royal St George’s GC. With a total score of -5 he finished 10 strokes behind the leader after the British Open.

Ian Poulter, 50 in the official world golf ranking, rounds off the tournament in T26 position. The Englishman logged a closing round of 68 at Royal St George’s GC. With a total score of -3 he finished 12 shots behind the leader.

Tommy Fleetwood, 35 in the official world golf ranking, has finsihed the tournament in T33 position. The Englishman showed a closing round of 70 at Royal St George’s GC. With a total score of -2 he finished 13 shots behind the leader.

TheBritish Open is held from July 15th until the 18th of July 2021 at Royal St George’s GC in Sandwich, Kent, England. Players will receive a total of $11,500,000 will be given to the players. The course for the tournament at Royal St George’s GC plays at Par 70.

The oldest major is back after it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. Several players have cancelled their participation due to the pandemic, but the field is still top-class.

This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.

Comments & Questions

Become part of the most active golf community

Feedback