The Open Championship
Field size
156
Avg adj
—
Max boost
—
Biggest fade
—
Events on file
1
Rounds
467
Avg score
70.74
Span
2026–2026
Par
70
Yardage
7,223
GolfIQ · Course fit
Skill importance
variance · normalized
Higher bars mean that SG category creates more spread between players at this course — i.e., the skill the venue actually rewards. Putting is the dominant separator here.
largest positive adjustment
| Player | Hist | Exp | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovland, Viktor | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Schauffele, Xander | +0.02 | -0.01 | — |
| Morikawa, Collin | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Young, Cameron | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Burns, Sam | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Reed, Patrick |
Course DNA
confidence · low
Putting carries the most weight at this course, ~35% above tour average. Skill mix is otherwise balanced.
| -0.03 |
| — |
| English, Harris | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Niemann, Joaquin | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| McNealy, Maverick | -0.02 | -0.03 | — |
| DeChambeau, Bryson | -0.03 | -0.03 | — |
largest negative adjustment
| Player | Hist | Exp | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard, David | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Duval, David | +0.05 | -0.00 | — |
| Baldwin, Matthew | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Docherty, Alistair | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Hollick, Michael | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Lagergren, Joakim | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Yonezawa, Ren | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Svensson, Jesper | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Penge, Marco | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
| Plunkett, Marcus | 0.00 | -0.04 | — |
Hole-by-hole
18 holes · most recent event
H1#5
Par 4
+0.14
Avg 4.14
H2#15
Par 4
-0.15
Avg 3.85
H3#10
Par 4
+0.04
Avg 4.04
H4#6
Par 3
+0.11
Avg 3.11
H5#17
Par 4
-0.28
Avg 3.72
H6#2
Par 4
+0.33
Avg 4.33
H7#11
Par 3
+0.03
Avg 3.03
H8#7
Par 4
+0.08
Avg 4.08
H9#14
Par 4
-0.03
Avg 3.97
H10#13
Par 4
-0.02
Avg 3.98
H11#9
Par 4
+0.07
Avg 4.07
H12#8
Par 3
+0.07
Avg 3.07
H13#4
Par 4
+0.20
Avg 4.20
H14#16
Par 5
-0.21
Avg 4.79
H15#3
Par 3
+0.29
Avg 3.29
H16#12
Par 4
+0.03
Avg 4.03
H17#18
Par 5
-0.38
Avg 4.62
H18#1
Par 4
+0.34
Avg 4.34
+ → over par for the field · − → under par
Royal Birkdale Golf Club: SG-importance chart and historical leaders below.
fallbackHistory — all tours
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| # | Player | Rounds | Events | Avg SG | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RFFox, Ryan | 4 | 1 | +3.16 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 2 | CYYoung, Cameron | 4 | 1 | +2.91 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 3 | SBBurns, Sam | 4 | 1 | +2.66 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 4 | TFFleetwood, Tommy | 4 | 1 | +2.41 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 5 | SSScheffler, Scottie | 4 | 1 | +2.41 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 6 | SKKim, Si Woo | 4 | 1 | +2.16 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 7 | CJJarvis, Casey | 4 | 1 | +2.16 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 8 | LHHerbert, Lucas | 4 | 1 | +2.16 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 9 | RGGerard, Ryan | 4 | 1 | +1.91 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 10 | RNNeergaard-Petersen, Rasmus | 4 | 1 | +1.91 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 11 | RHHenley, Russell | 4 | 1 | +1.91 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 12 | ASScott, Adam | 4 | 1 | +1.91 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 13 | LAAberg, Ludvig | 4 | 1 | +1.91 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 14 | HMMatsuyama, Hideki | 4 | 1 | +1.66 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 15 | SIIm, Sungjae | 4 | 1 | +1.66 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 16 | BDDeChambeau, Bryson | 4 | 1 | +1.66 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 17 | CCConners, Corey | 4 | 1 | +1.66 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 18 | DBBrown, Dan | 4 | 1 | +1.41 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 19 | ANNoren, Alex | 4 | 1 | +1.41 | 2026 | 2026 |
| 20 | JSSmith, Jordan | 4 | 1 | +1.41 | 2026 | 2026 |
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