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2018 British Open Championship pin flag Carnoustie Golf Link Francesco Molinari
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The2018 Open Championship
was the 147th
Open Championship
, and was held from 19–22 July 2018 at
Carnoustie Golf Links
in
Angus, Scotland
. It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie.
Playing conditions were unusual as a result of the
heatwave
in
Scotland
which had produced brown, dry and sun-baked fairways and brown rough.
[2]
The fairways played quickly, enabling several players to hit drives that covered over 400 yards.
[3]
Francesco Molinari
posted a bogey-free final round of 69 to win his first major championship. Molinari finished two shots ahead of
Kevin Kisner
,
Rory McIlroy
,
Justin Rose
and
Xander Schauffele
. He became the first Italian player to win a
major
.
This was the final appearance for
1985
champion
Sandy Lyle
.