The 2011 Open Championship continued the incredible run by golfers from Northern Ireland and Ireland in the major championships. Darren Clarke finally got his major championship, winning by three shots over Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson at Royal St. George's in England.
Clarke won more than $1.4 million, the winner's share of the approximately $7.3 million purse.
2011 British Open leaderboard and final results and prize money payouts
| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOTAL | MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | -5 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 275 | $1,452,078 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | -2 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 278 | $689,737 |
| T2 | Dustin Johnson | -2 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 278 | $689,737 |
| 4 | Thomas Bjorn | -1 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 279 | $419,489 |
| T5 | Chad Campbell | E | 69 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 280 | $293,105 |
| T5 | Anthony Kim | E | 72 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 280 | $293,105 |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | E | 70 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 280 | $293,105 |
| 8 | Raphael Jacquelin | 1 | 74 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 281 | $209,745 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | 2 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 282 | $168,333 |
| T9 | Simon Dyson | 2 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 282 | $168,333 |
| T9 | Davis Love III | 2 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 282 | $168,333 |
| T12 | Steve Stricker | 3 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 283 | $126,384 |
| T12 | Martin Kaymer | 3 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 283 | $126,384 |
| T12 | Lucas Glover | 3 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 283 | $126,384 |
| 15 | George Coetzee | 4 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 284 | $109,713 |
| T16 | Richard Green | 5 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 285 | $90,352 |
| T16 | Charl Schwartzel | 5 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 72 | 285 | $90,352 |
| T16 | Y.E. Yang | 5 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 285 | $90,352 |
| T16 | Freddie Jacobson | 5 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 285 | $90,352 |
| T16 | Webb Simpson | 5 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 285 | $90,352 |
| T16 | Zach Johnson | 5 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 285 | $90,352 |
| T22 | Tom Watson | 6 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 286 | $72,067 |
| T22 | Tom Lehman | 6 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 286 | $72,067 |
| T22 | Anders Hansen | 6 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 286 | $72,067 |
| T25 | Rory McIlroy | 7 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 287 | $62,923 |
| T25 | Adam Scott | 7 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 287 | $62,923 |
| T25 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 7 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 78 | 287 | $62,923 |
| T28 | Ryan Moore | 8 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 288 | $56,873 |
| T28 | Charles Howell III | 8 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 288 | $56,873 |
| T30 | Seung-yul Noh | 9 | 69 | 72 | 75 | -0 | 216 | $47,134 |
| T30 | Stewart Cink | 9 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 289 | $47,134 |
| T30 | Jason Day | 9 | 71 | 70 | 76 | 72 | 289 | $47,134 |
| T30 | Gary Woodland | 9 | 75 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 289 | $47,134 |
| T30 | Bubba Watson | 9 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 289 | $47,134 |
| T30 | Pablo Larrazabal | 9 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 289 | $47,134 |
| T30 | Ryan Palmer | 9 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 78 | 289 | $47,134 |
| T30 | Tom Lewis | 9 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 289 | $0 |
| T38 | Simon Khan | 10 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 70 | 290 | $36,302 |
| T38 | Jeff Overton | 10 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 73 | 290 | $36,302 |
| T38 | Gary Boyd | 10 | 71 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 290 | $36,302 |
| T38 | Yuta Ikeda | 10 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 290 | $36,302 |
| T38 | Robert Rock | 10 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 290 | $36,302 |
| T38 | Trevor Immelman | 10 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 290 | $36,302 |
| T44 | Spencer Levin | 11 | 72 | 69 | 81 | 69 | 291 | $28,538 |
| T44 | Justin Rose | 11 | 72 | 70 | 79 | 70 | 291 | $28,538 |
| T44 | K.J. Choi | 11 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 291 | $28,538 |
| T44 | Kyle Stanley | 11 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 291 | $28,538 |
| T48 | Gregory Bourdy | 12 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 72 | 292 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Floris De Vries | 12 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 292 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Jim Furyk | 12 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 292 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Robert Allenby | 12 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 292 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Richard McEvoy | 12 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 292 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Peter Uihlein | 12 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 292 | $0 |
| T54 | Paul Casey | 13 | 74 | 69 | 78 | 72 | 293 | $21,458 |
| T54 | Rory Sabbatini | 13 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 293 | $21,458 |
| T54 | Louis Oosthuizen | 13 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 293 | $21,458 |
| T57 | Bill Haas | 14 | 72 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 294 | $20,571 |
| T57 | Gregory Havret | 14 | 72 | 71 | 78 | 73 | 294 | $20,571 |
| T57 | Ricky Barnes | 14 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 74 | 294 | $20,571 |
| T57 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 14 | 68 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 294 | $20,571 |
| T57 | Stephen Gallacher | 14 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 294 | $20,571 |
| T57 | Bo Van Pelt | 14 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 79 | 294 | $20,571 |
| T63 | Matthew Millar | 16 | 71 | 72 | 80 | 73 | 296 | $19,845 |
| T63 | Joost Luiten | 16 | 73 | 69 | 79 | 75 | 296 | $19,845 |
| T63 | Mark Wilson | 16 | 74 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 296 | $19,845 |
| T66 | Paul Lawrie | 17 | 73 | 70 | 81 | 73 | 297 | $19,442 |
| T66 | Edoardo Molinari | 17 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 297 | $19,442 |
| 68 | Henrik Stenson | 18 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 298 | $19,200 |
| 69 | Harrison Frazar | 19 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 299 | $19,038 |
| 70 | Kenneth Ferrie | 21 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 301 | $18,877 |
| 71 | Jung-gon Hwang | 24 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 79 | 304 | $18,716 |
| MC | Thomas Aiken | CUT | 74 | 70 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | CUT | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Bryden Macpherson | CUT | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Lee Westwood | CUT | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | J.B. Holmes | CUT | 69 | 75 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Alejandro Canizares | CUT | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Justin Leonard | CUT | 70 | 74 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Ben Crane | CUT | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Danny Willett | CUT | 69 | 75 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Graeme Storm | CUT | 70 | 74 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | CUT | 75 | 69 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Peter Hanson | CUT | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Ross Fisher | CUT | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | CUT | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Rick Kulacz | CUT | 74 | 70 | MC | MC | 144 | $0 |
| MC | Peter Whiteford | CUT | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | 145 | $0 |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | CUT | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | 145 | $0 |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | CUT | 68 | 77 | MC | MC | 145 | $0 |
| MC | Nick Watney | CUT | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | 145 | $0 |
| MC | Matteo Manassero | CUT | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | 145 | $0 |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | CUT | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | 145 | $0 |
| MC | Alexander Noren | CUT | 69 | 76 | MC | MC | 145 | $0 |
| MC | Robert Karlsson | CUT | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | 146 | $0 |
| MC | Angel Cabrera | CUT | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | 146 | $0 |
| MC | Luke Donald | CUT | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | 146 | $0 |
| MC | John Daly | CUT | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | 146 | $0 |
| MC | Jason Dufner | CUT | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | 146 | $0 |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | CUT | 76 | 70 | MC | MC | 146 | $0 |
| MC | Neil Schietekat | CUT | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | 146 | $0 |
| MC | Martin Maritz | CUT | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Prom Meesawat | CUT | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Lee Corfield | CUT | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Jason Knutzon | CUT | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Charley Hoffman | CUT | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Martin Laird | CUT | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | CUT | 74 | 73 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Ian Poulter | CUT | 69 | 78 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Thorbjorn Olesen | CUT | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | 147 | $0 |
| MC | Bernhard Langer | CUT | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | 148 | $0 |
| MC | Tadahiro Takayama | CUT | 70 | 78 | MC | MC | 148 | $0 |
| MC | Sang-Moon Bae | CUT | 72 | 76 | MC | MC | 148 | $0 |
| MC | Robert Garrigus | CUT | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | 148 | $0 |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | CUT | 69 | 79 | MC | MC | 148 | $0 |
| MC | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | CUT | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | 148 | $0 |
| MC | Francesco Molinari | CUT | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | 148 | $0 |
| MC | Ernie Els | CUT | 72 | 76 | MC | MC | 148 | $0 |
| MC | Sandy Lyle | CUT | 73 | 76 | MC | MC | 149 | $0 |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | CUT | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | 149 | $0 |
| MC | Kurt Barnes | CUT | 68 | 81 | MC | MC | 149 | $0 |
| MC | Brad Kennedy | CUT | 77 | 72 | MC | MC | 149 | $0 |
| MC | Kevin Na | CUT | 74 | 75 | MC | MC | 149 | $0 |
| MC | Mark Laskey | CUT | 73 | 76 | MC | MC | 149 | $0 |
| MC | Scott Jamieson | CUT | 75 | 75 | MC | MC | 150 | $0 |
| MC | Steve Marino | CUT | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | 150 | $0 |
| MC | Nathan Green | CUT | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | 150 | $0 |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | CUT | 77 | 73 | MC | MC | 150 | $0 |
| MC | Tom Shadbolt | CUT | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | 150 | $0 |
| MC | Chris Tidland | CUT | 77 | 73 | MC | MC | 150 | $0 |
| MC | Simon Lilly | CUT | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | 150 | $0 |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | CUT | 74 | 77 | MC | MC | 151 | $0 |
| MC | Chih-Bing Lam | CUT | 76 | 75 | MC | MC | 151 | $0 |
| MC | Thongchai Jaidee | CUT | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | 151 | $0 |
| MC | Hiroyuki Fujita | CUT | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | 151 | $0 |
| MC | Ben Curtis | CUT | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | 151 | $0 |
| MC | Brian Davis | CUT | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | 151 | $0 |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | CUT | 76 | 76 | MC | MC | 152 | $0 |
| MC | Kyung Kim | CUT | 75 | 77 | MC | MC | 152 | $0 |
| MC | Bob Estes | CUT | 74 | 78 | MC | MC | 152 | $0 |
| MC | Adam Wootton | CUT | 71 | 82 | MC | MC | 153 | $0 |
| MC | Andrew Johnston | CUT | 74 | 79 | MC | MC | 153 | $0 |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | CUT | 74 | 79 | MC | MC | 153 | $0 |
| MC | Prayad Marksaeng | CUT | 76 | 77 | MC | MC | 153 | $0 |
| MC | Rhys Davies | CUT | 75 | 78 | MC | MC | 153 | $0 |
| MC | Francis McGuirk | CUT | 77 | 76 | MC | MC | 153 | $0 |
| MC | Andy Smith | CUT | 81 | 73 | MC | MC | 154 | $0 |
| MC | Alvaro Quiros | CUT | 75 | 79 | MC | MC | 154 | $0 |
| MC | Ryo Ishikawa | CUT | 74 | 80 | MC | MC | 154 | $0 |
| MC | Hiroo Kawai | CUT | 75 | 80 | MC | MC | 155 | $0 |
| MC | David Duval | CUT | 78 | 77 | MC | MC | 155 | $0 |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | CUT | 77 | 79 | MC | MC | 156 | $0 |
| MC | Markus Brier | CUT | 77 | 80 | MC | MC | 157 | $0 |
| MC | Simon Edwards | CUT | 82 | 79 | MC | MC | 161 | $0 |
| MC | Craig Hinton | CUT | 82 | 87 | MC | MC | 169 | $0 |
| WD | Retief Goosen | WD | 76 | WD | WD | WD | 76 | $0 |
