<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 281 (− 3) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "2012 2014" </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2013 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 142nd Open Championship, held from 18--21 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland . Phil Mickelson shot a final round 66 (− 5) to win his fifth major title, three strokes ahead of runner - up Henrik Stenson . Mickelson began the round five strokes back, in a tie for ninth place . Ian Poulter, Adam Scott, and 54 - hole leader Lee Westwood tied for third, four back of Mickelson . </P> <P> The 2013 event was the 16th Open Championship played at Muirfield . The most recent was in 2002, when Ernie Els won his third major championship in a playoff over Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, and ultimately in a sudden - death playoff over Thomas Levet . Nick Faldo won the previous Open at the venue, in 1992; the first was in 1892 . </P>

American golfer who has won 5 majors including the 2013 open championship