Which golfer won The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2001?

David Duval won The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2001. It was his first and only major championship victory.

Duval began the tournament with a 69, slipped to a 73 in the second round, then surged with a third-round 65. His final-round 67 gave him a four-round total of 274, or 10 under par. He finished three strokes ahead of Sweden’s Niclas Fasth.

The championship was the 130th Open and was played from 19 to 22 July on Royal Lytham’s demanding par-71 layout. The course’s numerous fairway bunkers and coastal conditions made accurate driving especially important. Duval’s win also made him the first American champion of the Open at Royal Lytham since Tom Weiskopf in 1973.

A common mix-up is to remember one of the players tied for third, including Ernie Els or Darren Clarke. They finished six shots under par, while Duval alone led the final leaderboard.