PGA Tour, major, Jul 16-19, 2026
The Open 2026 Results and Fantasy Golf Rankings
Ryan Fox won the 2026 The Open at -10, played Jul 16-19 at Royal Birkdale GC in Southport, England (par 70, 7,223 yards). Before the first round the model ranked him 48 of 156. The 2027 edition is Jul 15-18, and this page ranks its field when it is posted.
Final results beside the model's ranking
Ratings as of Jul 12, 2026| Finish | Model rank | Golfer | Proj. finish | Form | Course | Recent finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Ryan Fox New Zealand | 65 | +0.47 | +0.202 starts, best T25 | T30T66T23T8T27 |
| 2 | 21 | 56 | +1.13 | -0.122 starts, best T31 | T47T43T46T26T10 | |
| 3 | 14 | Sam Burns USA | 52 | +1.22 | -0.072 starts, best T31 | T122T20T4T26 |
| T4 | 1 | 19 | +2.29 | +0.532 starts, best a win | CUT2T4T123 | |
| T4 | 8 | Tommy Fleetwood England | 46 | +1.53 | -0.112 starts, best T16 | T13T14T11T11T4 |
| T6 | 18 | Si Woo Kim South Korea | 55 | +1.22 | -0.192 starts, best T43 | T9T44CUTT102 |
| T6 | 63 | Casey Jarvis South Africa | 70 | +0.48 | debut | T21T38CUTCUTCUT |
| T6 | 122 | Lucas Herbert Australia | 99 | -0.55 | 0.001 start, best a missed cut | CUTT18CUTT5T43 |
| T9 | 3 | 35 | +1.13 | +0.752 starts, best 5 | T12T65T221CUT | |
| T9 | 16 | Ludvig Åberg Sweden | 53 | +1.16 | -0.052 starts, best T23 | CUTT55T1739T17 |
| T9 | 37 | Ryan Gerard USA | 63 | +0.75 | debut | T26T44CUT2T10 |
| T9 | 44 | Adam Scott Australia | 64 | +0.65 | +0.062 starts, best T10 | T6665CUTT12CUT |
| T9 | 69 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen Denmark | 72 | +0.41 | debut | T365639T42T19 |
| T14 | 22 | Corey Conners Canada | 56 | +0.43 | +0.572 starts, best T10 | T52T7T23CUT53 |
| T14 | 27 | Hideki Matsuyama Japan | 60 | +0.80 | +0.072 starts, best T16 | T14T65T43T13T26 |
| T14 | 47 | Sungjae Im South Korea | 65 | +0.16 | +0.532 starts, best T7 | CUTT71T30T43T32 |
| T14 | 93 | 80 | -0.34 | +0.492 starts, best T10 | CUTCUTCUTT10CUT | |
| T18 | 2 | 32 | +1.06 | +0.982 starts, best a win | CUTT51T11T29T7 | |
| T18 | 7 | 43 | +1.03 | +0.491 start, best 3 | T111T30T43T27 | |
| T18 | 17 | 55 | +1.14 | -0.082 starts, best T16 | 3T17T29T55T62 |
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| Finish | Model rank | Golfer | Proj. finish | Form | Course | Recent finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T18 | 19 | Alex Noren Sweden | 55 | +0.64 | +0.391 start, best T13 | CUTT55CUTCUT9 |
| T18 | 28 | Kristoffer Reitan Norway | 60 | +0.72 | +0.151 start, best T30 | CUTT22CUTT60T6 |
| T18 | 39 | 64 | +0.59 | +0.142 starts, best T14 | T15T38CUTCUTCUT | |
| T18 | 72 | Jordan Smith England | 73 | +0.47 | -0.092 starts, best T45 | T21CUTT13T59CUT |
| T18 | 78 | Bud Cauley USA | 76 | +0.44 | -0.171 start, best a missed cut | CUTT14T561T22 |
| T18 | 81 | Marco Penge England | 77 | +0.36 | -0.101 start, best a missed cut | CUTT9CUTT77T49 |
| T18 | 118 | Daniel Brown England | 98 | -0.51 | debut | CUTCUTCUTCUTT47 |
| T28 | 9 | Shane Lowry Ireland | 46 | +0.91 | +0.492 starts, best 6 | CUTT22CUTT29T22 |
| T28 | 10 | Robert MacIntyre Scotland | 48 | +1.09 | +0.222 starts, best T7 | T3T10T39T15CUT |
| T28 | 20 | 56 | +1.02 | 0.002 starts, best T25 | CUTT14CUTT17T35 | |
| T28 | 40 | John Parry England | 64 | +0.36 | +0.371 start, best T16 | CUTT11CUTCUTT47 |
| T28 | 51 | 66 | +0.64 | debut | T26T47T39T11T34 | |
| T28 | 67 | Victor Perez France | 72 | +0.48 | -0.051 start, best a missed cut | T9T9T2T64CUT |
| T28 | 74 | Max Homa USA | 74 | +0.26 | +0.111 start, best T43 | T392T20T22CUT |
| T28 | 75 | 74 | +0.36 | debut | CUTT39T23CUTT22 | |
| T28 | 76 | 75 | +0.49 | -0.172 starts, best T43 | CUTCUTCUTT14T55 | |
| T28 | 101 | Kazuma Kobori New Zealand | 83 | +0.03 | 0.001 start, best a missed cut | CUTT19T28CUTCUT |
| T28 | 103 | 83 | +0.02 | debut | T6T30CUTT4T67 | |
| T28 | 130 | Cameron John Australia | 108 | -0.91 | debut | T57CUTCUTT2053 |
| T40 | 6 | Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland | 41 | +1.72 | -0.112 starts, best T7 | T7T32T12T7T19 |
| T40 | 12 | J.J. Spaun USA | 52 | +0.98 | +0.201 start, best T23 | T44T7CUTT12T6 |
| T40 | 34 | 62 | +0.72 | +0.071 start, best T41 | T44T25T53T22T10 | |
| T40 | 53 | Matt Wallace England | 66 | +0.50 | +0.132 starts, best T41 | CUTT332CUTT44 |
| T40 | 65 | 72 | +0.44 | debut | T7CUTT5416CUT | |
| T40 | 87 | Thomas Detry Belgium | 78 | +0.07 | +0.131 start, best T45 | CUTT53CUTCUTT14 |
| T46 | 13 | Jon Rahm Spain | 52 | +0.68 | +0.492 starts, best T7 | T36CUTT2T38T9 |
| T46 | 32 | Eugenio Chacarra Spain | 61 | +0.83 | debut | T52CUT11T12 |
| T46 | 38 | Patrick Reed USA | 63 | +0.98 | -0.231 start, best a missed cut | T13CUTT45CUTT10 |
| T46 | 68 | Hennie Du Plessis South Africa | 72 | +0.42 | debut | T612CUTCUTT40 |
| T46 | 112 | Francesco Molinari Italy | 90 | -0.06 | -0.172 starts, best T63 | T17CUTT32CUTCUT |
| T46 | 117 | Josele Ballester Spain | 97 | -0.49 | debut | CUTCUTCUTT6T10 |
| T46 | 131 | Matthew Southgate England | 109 | -0.93 | -0.011 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTCUTT91CUT |
| T53 | 54 | Eric Cole USA | 67 | +0.43 | +0.181 start, best T31 | 70T39T38CUT8 |
| T53 | 62 | Alex Smalley USA | 70 | +0.49 | debut | CUTT47CUTCUTT3 |
| T53 | 85 | Shaun Norris South Africa | 77 | +0.39 | -0.161 start, best a missed cut | T36T3824CUT |
| T53 | 92 | 79 | +0.16 | debut | T52T33T43CUTT6 | |
| T53 | 97 | Ryo Hisatsune Japan | 80 | +0.27 | -0.141 start, best a missed cut | T9T38T435266 |
| T53 | 114 | 91 | +0.37 | -0.632 starts, best a missed cut | T66T51T11T45T32 | |
| T59 | 49 | Ben Griffin USA | 65 | +1.02 | -0.362 starts, best a missed cut | T21T10T17CUTT3 |
| T59 | 66 | Min Woo Lee Australia | 72 | +0.81 | -0.372 starts, best a missed cut | 2T62CUTCUTT18 |
| T59 | 71 | Nick Taylor Canada | 73 | +0.57 | -0.172 starts, best a missed cut | T26T25CUTT65T43 |
| T59 | 96 | 80 | +0.14 | debut | T3CUTT39T51T35 | |
| T59 | 109 | Aldrich Potgieter South Africa | 89 | -0.08 | -0.111 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT8T35T48 |
| T59 | 153 | Naoyuki Kataoka Japan, few rounds | 120 | -1.42 | debut | CUTT41T42 |
| T65 | 23 | 57 | +0.86 | +0.132 starts, best T31 | T50T14T17T19T13 | |
| T65 | 125 | Peter Uihlein USA, few rounds | 101 | -0.64 | debut | T56T99T19 |
| T67 | 58 | Sepp Straka Austria | 68 | +0.27 | +0.292 starts, best T22 | CUT72CUTT40T12 |
| T67 | 102 | Nico Echavarria Colombia | 83 | +0.11 | -0.081 start, best a missed cut | T36T30T56T40T6 |
| T69 | 15 | Tyrrell Hatton England | 53 | +1.05 | +0.072 starts, best T16 | T17T7CUTT3T33 |
| T69 | 91 | Andy Sullivan England | 79 | +0.17 | debut | T30T45T25CUTT47 |
| T71 | 25 | Alex Fitzpatrick England | 59 | +0.90 | debut | CUTT7T23T20T6 |
| T71 | 90 | Laurie Canter England | 79 | +0.06 | +0.132 starts, best T25 | T50T43T59T45CUT |
| T71 | 107 | MJ Daffue South Africa | 88 | -0.13 | debut | T35T8T64T18CUT |
| T74 | 36 | 62 | +0.69 | +0.082 starts, best T30 | T26T14T32T19T35 | |
| T74 | 126 | Kazuki Higa Japan, few rounds | 101 | -0.64 | debut | T70CUTT18T42CUT |
| T74 | 134 | Marcus Plunkett USA, few rounds | 110 | -0.97 | debut | T43 |
| 77 | 129 | Jack McDonald Scotland, few rounds | 108 | -0.99 | +0.111 start, best a missed cut | CUT |
| 78 | 86 | Jesper Svensson Sweden | 78 | -0.02 | +0.232 starts, best T16 | T52T4T9CUTT65 |
| CUT | 4 | Justin Rose England | 40 | +0.82 | +0.862 starts, best T2 | T25T11CUTT12T10 |
| CUT | 5 | Matt Fitzpatrick England | 40 | +1.51 | +0.132 starts, best T4 | T34222T36 |
| CUT | 11 | 50 | +0.82 | +0.442 starts, best 2 | CUTT38CUTT17T18 | |
| CUT | 24 | 57 | +1.09 | -0.122 starts, best T4 | T13T51T113 | |
| CUT | 26 | 59 | +0.92 | -0.032 starts, best T23 | T55T32T10T18T37 | |
| CUT | 29 | Nicolai Højgaard Denmark | 60 | +0.73 | +0.142 starts, best T14 | T26T14CUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 30 | 60 | +0.83 | +0.042 starts, best T30 | T5T17CUTT28CUT | |
| CUT | 31 | Angel Ayora Spain | 60 | +0.86 | debut | CUTCUT5T3CUT |
| CUT | 33 | Haotong Li China | 61 | +0.24 | +0.591 start, best T4 | CUTCUTT60CUTCUT |
| CUT | 35 | Daniel Hillier New Zealand | 62 | +0.50 | +0.282 starts, best T19 | CUTCUTCUTT14T7 |
| CUT | 41 | 64 | -0.23 | +0.961 start, best T2 | CUTCUTT15CUTT42 | |
| CUT | 42 | Harry Hall England | 64 | +0.48 | +0.251 start, best T28 | CUTT51CUTT40T29 |
| CUT | 43 | Jason Day Australia | 64 | +0.29 | +0.432 starts, best T13 | T55CUTCUTT6568 |
| CUT | 45 | Brian Harman USA | 64 | +0.37 | +0.342 starts, best T10 | T36T25T32CUTT22 |
| CUT | 46 | 64 | +0.44 | +0.272 starts, best T25 | T58T66T56CUTT19 | |
| CUT | 50 | Matthew Jordan England | 66 | +0.10 | +0.552 starts, best T10 | T38CUTCUTT40CUT |
| CUT | 52 | Jayden Schaper South Africa | 66 | +0.64 | debut | CUTT59CUTT11T24 |
| CUT | 55 | Joaquín Niemann Chile | 67 | +0.71 | -0.102 starts, best T58 | T73T7T18CUT |
| CUT | 56 | 67 | +0.59 | debut | T51T22T4T29CUT | |
| CUT | 57 | Rasmus Højgaard Denmark | 67 | +0.32 | +0.272 starts, best T16 | T36CUTT62T65T24 |
| CUT | 59 | Jake Knapp USA | 68 | +0.56 | debut | CUTT55CUTT7411 |
| CUT | 60 | Viktor Hovland Norway | 69 | +1.06 | -0.522 starts, best T63 | T131CUT3CUT |
| CUT | 61 | Aaron Rai England | 70 | +0.70 | -0.192 starts, best T34 | CUTT30T11CUTT19 |
| CUT | 64 | 70 | +0.24 | +0.241 start, best T30 | CUTT25CUTCUTT35 | |
| CUT | 70 | 72 | +0.37 | +0.041 start, best T50 | 71T7T36T6CUT | |
| CUT | 73 | Kota Kaneko Japan | 73 | +0.38 | debut | CUTCUTT111T2 |
| CUT | 77 | Bernd Wiesberger Austria | 75 | +0.32 | debut | CUT3CUTT21T4 |
| CUT | 79 | Matt McCarty USA | 76 | +0.31 | -0.041 start, best a missed cut | CUTT30CUTCUTT60 |
| CUT | 80 | Joe Dean England | 76 | -0.05 | +0.321 start, best T25 | T9CUTT3T12T47 |
| CUT | 82 | Michael Kim USA | 77 | +0.35 | -0.101 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT30T43T49 |
| CUT | 83 | Sam Stevens USA | 77 | +0.24 | debut | CUTT62T7CUTT42 |
| CUT | 84 | Francesco Laporta Italy | 77 | +0.24 | debut | CUTT40T17CUTCUT |
| CUT | 88 | Tom Kim South Korea | 78 | +0.51 | -0.312 starts, best a missed cut | 1T463T15T54 |
| CUT | 89 | 78 | +0.23 | -0.031 start, best a missed cut | T36CUTT43CUTCUT | |
| CUT | 94 | Tom McKibbin Northern Ireland | 80 | +0.26 | -0.112 starts, best T66 | T30T25CUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 95 | Antoine Rozner France | 80 | +0.20 | -0.051 start, best T59 | CUTT60T55T26T17 |
| CUT | 98 | J.T. Poston USA | 81 | +0.44 | -0.352 starts, best a missed cut | T5169T41T35 |
| CUT | 99 | Sami Välimäki Finland | 81 | +0.10 | -0.011 start, best a missed cut | 10T60CUTT55CUT |
| CUT | 100 | David Puig Spain | 81 | +0.48 | -0.391 start, best a missed cut | CUTT48CUTT18T18 |
| CUT | 104 | Adrien Saddier France | 84 | -0.11 | +0.111 start, best T52 | T61CUTCUTT42T40 |
| CUT | 105 | Andrew Novak USA | 85 | +0.10 | -0.131 start, best T63 | T61CUTT30CUTCUT |
| CUT | 106 | Michael Hollick South Africa | 87 | -0.10 | debut | 1CUTT28CUTCUT |
| CUT | 108 | Frederic LaCroix France | 88 | -0.13 | debut | CUTT23T1170CUT |
| CUT | 110 | Joakim Lagergren Sweden | 89 | -0.20 | debut | CUTCUT4CUTCUT |
| CUT | 111 | Keita Nakajima Japan | 89 | +0.40 | -0.601 start, best a missed cut | T3T46T20T28CUT |
| CUT | 113 | Martin Couvra France | 91 | +0.12 | -0.361 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT55CUTT35 |
| CUT | 115 | Sam Bairstow England | 91 | -0.26 | debut | T21T45CUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 116 | Dan Bradbury England | 96 | +0.20 | -0.631 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT4165T6 |
| CUT | 119 | 98 | -0.53 | debut | T63T70T8T32CUT | |
| CUT | 120 | Ren Yonezawa Japan | 98 | -0.53 | debut | T31T20T22CUT |
| CUT | 121 | Henrik Stenson Sweden, few rounds | 99 | -0.86 | +0.322 starts, best T45 | T45CUT |
| CUT | 123 | Padraig Harrington Ireland | 99 | -0.83 | +0.282 starts, best T22 | CUTCUTCUTT18T34 |
| CUT | 124 | Cameron Smith Australia | 100 | -0.11 | -0.492 starts, best a missed cut | CUTT7CUT2CUT |
| CUT | 127 | Tim Wiedemeyer Germany, few rounds | 106 | -0.83 | debut | T17 |
| CUT | 128 | Matthew Baldwin England | 107 | -0.86 | debut | CUTCUTT66CUTT47 |
| CUT | 132 | Stewart Cink USA | 109 | -0.87 | -0.082 starts, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT17CUTCUT |
| CUT | 133 | Scott Vincent Zimbabwe, few rounds | 109 | -0.96 | debut | CUT |
| CUT | 135 | Jack Buchanan South Africa, few rounds | 110 | -0.98 | debut | CUT |
| CUT | 136 | 110 | -0.98 | debut | T65T61T36CUTCUT | |
| CUT | 137 | David Howard Ireland, few rounds | 110 | -1.00 | debut | No recent starts |
| CUT | 138 | Ryutaro Nagano Japan, few rounds | 110 | -1.00 | debut | CUT |
| CUT | 139 | Bard Bjornevik Skogen Norway, few rounds | 110 | -1.00 | debut | No recent starts |
| CUT | 140 | Stuart Grehan Ireland, few rounds | 110 | -1.00 | debut | No recent starts |
| CUT | 141 | Alejandro de Castro Piera Spain, few rounds | 110 | -1.00 | debut | No recent starts |
| CUT | 142 | Jiho Yang South Korea, few rounds | 110 | -1.00 | debut | CUT |
| CUT | 143 | David Duval USA, few rounds | 110 | -1.00 | debut | No recent starts |
| CUT | 144 | Austen Truslow USA, few rounds | 111 | -1.03 | debut | CUT |
| CUT | 145 | Jeong-Woo Ham South Korea, few rounds | 111 | -1.04 | debut | CUTCUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 146 | Darren Clarke Northern Ireland, few rounds | 112 | -1.02 | -0.032 starts, best T75 | CUTT75 |
| CUT | 147 | Tiger Christensen Germany | 113 | -1.09 | debut | CUTCUTT33CUTT71 |
| CUT | 148 | Nevill Ruiter Netherlands, few rounds | 114 | -1.13 | debut | T66CUT |
| CUT | 149 | Lev Grinberg France | 114 | -1.15 | debut | T74CUTCUTT37CUT |
| CUT | 150 | Travis Smyth Australia, few rounds | 115 | -1.17 | debut | CUTT139T51 |
| CUT | 151 | Thomas Sloman England, few rounds | 117 | -1.27 | debut | CUTCUT |
| CUT | 152 | Alistair Docherty USA | 120 | -1.40 | debut | T155CUTCUT7CUT |
| CUT | 154 | Fifa Laopakdee Thailand, few rounds | 121 | -1.47 | debut | CUTCUT |
| CUT | 155 | Mateo Pulcini Argentina, few rounds | 124 | -1.60 | debut | CUTCUT |
| CUT | 156 | Mason Howell USA | 124 | -1.62 | debut | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT |
Course profile
- Course
- Royal Birkdale GC
- Where
- Southport, England
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 7,223 yards
- Purse
- $17.8M
- Format
- 4 rounds, cut after round 2
- Defending champion
- Scottie Scheffler
Past winners and scoring
| Year | Winner | Score | Field avg. | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ryan Fox | -10 | 70.74 (+0.74) | Royal Birkdale GC, par 70, 7,223 yds |
| 2025 | Scottie Scheffler | -17 | 71.51 (+0.51) | Royal Portrush Golf Club, par 71, 7,381 yds |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele | -9 | 73.85 (+2.85) | Royal Troon Golf Course, par 71, 7,385 yds |
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How the ranking works
Each round is scored against how hard that round played: its difficulty is fitted from every score in it and the skill of the golfers who posted them, so beating a weekend field of cut survivors, or a PGA Tour field rather than a weaker one, counts for more. Zero is an average PGA Tour round. A golfer's form rating is his average against that difficulty over the last 2 years, with a round 180 days old counting half as much as a new one, blended with 12 rounds at -1.0 so a handful of good days cannot top the board. Course history is how much better or worse he has played at this tournament than his own rating, shrunk as if he had 16 more average rounds there. The ranking is form plus course history. The projected finish treats every round as his rating plus or minus 2.9 strokes and counts how many of the field he would be expected to beat. ESPN publishes no strokes-gained data, so none is used.
- Window
- 730 days of rounds
- Half-life
- 180 days
- Prior
- 12 rounds at -1.0
- Course history shrink
- 16 rounds
- Round spread
- 2.9 strokes
- Rounds fitted
- 93,497 rounds, 2,201 golfers
- Tour field gap
- PGA Tour fields 0.42 strokes a round stronger than DP World Tour fields
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