<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 268 (− 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "2016 2018" </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2017 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 146th Open Championship, held from 20--23 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England . It was the tenth Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, which held its first in 1954 . </P> <P> Jordan Spieth shot four rounds under 70 for a score of 268, three strokes ahead of runner - up Matt Kuchar . It was Spieth's second wire - to - wire win at a major, following his 2015 Masters win . In the third round, Branden Grace scored 62, which set a new major championship record . </P>

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