1965 Open Championship
| Dates | 7–9 July 1965 |
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| Location | Southport, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 7,037 yards (6,435 m) |
| Field | 130 players, 50 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+3) |
| Prize fund |
£10,000 $28,000 |
| Winner's share | £1,750 $4,900 |
 Peter Thomson
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| 285 (−7) | |
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The 1965 Open Championship was the 94th Open Championship, played 7–9 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Peter Thomson won his fifth Claret Jug, two strokes ahead of runners-up Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor Snr. Thomson's previous Open victory was seven years earlier in 1958.
The 1965 Open was the last to conclude with two rounds on Friday. Beginning in 1966, the final round was moved from Friday afternoon to Saturday. The Open used this schedule until 1980, when the first round moved to Thursday with the final round on Sunday, the same as the other three majors.
The exemption categories were:
1. The first 20 and those tying for 20th place in the 1964 Open
2. The first 30 and those tying for 30th place in the P.G.A. Order of Merit for 1964
3. The last 10 Open champions (1955–64)
4. The last 5 Amateur champions (1960–64)
5. The last 10 U.S. Open champions (1955–64)
6. The last 5 U.S. Amateur champions (1960–64)
7. The first 30 money winners and those tying for 30th place in the U.S.P.G.A. official list for one year ending with the P.G.A. tournament immediately before the closing date of the U.S. Open entries
8. Members of the 1964 Great Britain and Ireland Eisenhower Cup team
9. Senior professional champions of Great Britain and the United States
Charlie Ward, Sam Snead
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