2007 Open Championship
| Dates | 19–22 July 2007 |
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| Location | Angus, Scotland |
| Course(s) |
Carnoustie Golf Links Championship Course |
| Tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,421 yards (6,786 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund |
£4,200,000 €6,158,474 $8,637,720 |
| Winner's share | £750,000 €1,106,618 $1,542,450 |
 Pádraig Harrington
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| 277 (−7), playoff | |
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The 2007 Open Championship was the 136th Open Championship, played 19–22 July at Carnoustie Golf Links. Pádraig Harrington of Ireland defeated Sergio García of Spain in a playoff to take the title and his first major championship. A field of 156 players participated in the championship, and the purse was £4,200,000 (an increase of £200,000 over 2006); the winner received £750,000 (an increase of £30,000 over 2006). Using conversion rates at the time of the tournament, the purse was €6,158,474 for the European Tour's Order of Merit rankings and US$8,637,720 for the PGA Tour's money list.
Carnoustie hosted its first Open Championship in 1931 and the 2007 Open was the seventh to be held at Carnoustie, and third consecutive to end in a playoff. Carnoustie's prestige in the golf community is irrefutable as the list of champions includes Tommy Armour (1931), Henry Cotton (1937), Ben Hogan (1953), Gary Player (1968), Tom Watson (1975) and Paul Lawrie (1999). The 1999 championship was nicknamed "Carnastie" due to how difficult the course and conditions were. Frenchman Jean van de Velde went into the 18th hole needing only a double-bogey to win the championship. He triple-bogeyed the hole and went to a playoff with Lawrie and Justin Leonard of the United States. Lawrie won the Open after a four-hole playoff. Watson's win in 1975, his first of five Open Championships (and eight majors), came after a full-round playoff with Jack Newton of Australia.
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