The Open 2013 in Numbers

A numerical look at how The Open 2013 was won and lost

The eighth hole - the hardest at Muirfield

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The number of drivers that champion Phil Mickelson carried in his bag on his way to his maiden Open Championship victory. Lefty eschewed the big stick – as he had done at the US Open at Merion in June – and relied on his 3-wood, hybrid and long irons off the tees at Muirfield. To make up for the missing club, Mickelson added a fifth wedge with 64 degrees of loft.

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The eighth hole, a 441-yard par-4, played this much over par during the week, making it the hardest at Muirfield. By contrast, the 554-yard ninth ranked the easiest, playing 0.26 under its par of five.

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