STATISTICS
The British Open Golf Championship by numbers
From total prize money to the number of players in the field, here are the key statistics:
Southport — $10.25m: The total prize money with $1.84m going to the winner. The R&A decided to pay out in dollars rather than sterling because the value of the pound has been negatively affected by 2016’s Brexit vote. 156: The number of players in the field. Five are amateurs, while 38 players are making their debut. Ben Curtis of the US was the last player to win the Claret Jug on his debut, in 2003 at Royal St George’s. No fewer than 16 are past champions. 52: The players from the US while 38 come from the UK. In contrast, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Colombia, Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay and Venezuela have just one player in the line-up. 7,156: The total yardage of the course. That is 34 yards shorter than for 2016’s championship at Royal Troon in Scotland. It also pales in comparison to the whopping 7,741 yards for June’s US Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, which was the longest distance for a Major championship yet. 25: The years since an Englishman won the Claret...
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