Royal Birkdale Golf Club
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Royal Birkdale Golf Club in the town of Southport, England, is one of the clubs in the Open Championship rotation. The club has hosted The Open eight times since 1954, with the next championship to be held in 2008. Previous winners of the Open at Royal Birkdale are Mark O'Meara, Ian Baker-Finch, Tom Watson, Johnny Miller, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer and Peter Thomson (on two separate occasions). Birkdale is the only course in the Open rotation that has never had a champion from the United Kingdom.
Royal Birkdale has also hosted the Ryder Cup, the Walker Cup, and the Curtis Cup.
[edit] Open Championships
The Open Championship has been held at Royal Birkdale eight times, since it was first staged there in 1954. The championship is also scheduled to be held there in 2008.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Peter Thomson |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller |
| 1983 | Tom Watson |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara |
| 2008 |
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