2008 Open Championship
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The 2008 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 137th Open Championship, played from 17 to 20 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Pádraig Harrington successfully defended his Open Championship title, his second; he shot four under par over the final nine holes and was four strokes ahead of runner-up Ian Poulter.[3] Harrington was the last golfer to win the same major back-to-back for a decade until Brooks Koepka won consecutive U.S. Opens in 2017 and 2018.
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 17–20 July 2008 |
Location | Southport, England |
Course(s) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
Organized by | The R&A |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70[1] |
Length | 7,173 yards (6,559 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 83 after cut[1] |
Cut | 149 (+9)[1] |
Prize fund | £4,200,000[2] €5,335,867 $8,161,174 |
Winner's share | £750,000 €938,565 $1,498,875 |
Champion | |
Pádraig Harrington | |
283 (+3) | |
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