Lowest score to par in golf’s The Open Championship (72 holes)

Lowest score to par in golf’s The Open Championship (72 holes)
Who
Henrik Stenson, Cameron Smith
What
-20 total number
Where
United Kingdom
When
17 July 2022

The lowest score to par in golf’s The Open Championship (72 holes) is -20, achieved by Henrik Stenson (Sweden) on 14–17 July 2016 at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, UK; and equalled by Cameron Smith (Australia) 14–17 July 2022 on the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, UK.

Stenson finished the 2016 Open with a total score of 264 (68, 65, 68, 63), also a tournament record. Smith matched his score to par of -20 at the 150th Open Championship, shooting 268 (67, 64, 73, 64) to win by one stroke.