2008 British Open Information

The Open Championship is to return to Royal Birkdale from July 17-20, 2008. It will be the ninth Championship to be played over the Lancashire course where Peter Thomson won the first and last of his five Open titles and where Arnold Palmer's victory in 1961 marked the virtual re-birth of golf's oldest championship. More 2008 British Open Information Here!

2005 British Open winner Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont (Tiger) Woods (born December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California) is an American golfer, widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. In 2005, at the age of 29, he won his 10th major golf championship, placing him third on the all-time list behind Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen.

Last year's British Open was won Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods played a strong final round and waled away with the 134th British Open title. It was Tiger's second major this year and his 10th overall. The victory brought him closer to the 18 majors won by the great Jack Nicklaus. Woods won his first career Grand Slam at the Old Course in 2000. He shot a round of 19 under and won by eight strokes.

Woods finished the event on 14- under-par 274 with rounds of 66, 67, 71 and 70. Jose Maria Olazabal, bogeyed on 12, 13, 15 and 17 but birdied the 18th to finish with a score of 74 and tied for third place with American Fred Couples. Montgomery on the other hand bogeyed on the 11th, 13th and 16th holes. The Scot returned to score a round of 72 and secured second place at nine-under and his fourth runner-up placing at a major.

The British Open 2005 Full Leaderboard

Player Name Scoring Rounds Total

Score
Today 1 2 3 4
Tiger Woods -2 66 67 71 70 -14
Colin Montgomerie E 71 66 70 72 -9
Fred Couples -4 68 71 73 68 -8