2024 British Open Day 4 Facts, Stats and Numbers We Noticed

Xander Schauffele shot the tournament’s low round to grab the Claret Jug.

Thriston Lawrence wasn't afraid to hit driver throughout the British Open. / Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports

The 152nd British Open is in the books, with Xander Schauffele the champion golfer of the year at 9 under par. Here are the numbers that mattered most.

9 – Players under par for 72 holes.

73.15 – Field average for Round 4.

72.43 – Field average for Round 3.

74.36 – Field average for Round 2.

74.44 – Field average for Round 1.

65 – Low round by Xander Schauffele, also the low round of the championship.

T29 – Schauffele’s driving distance rank for the week (296.8-yard average).

$3.1 million – Schauffele's first-place prize money

2 – Bogey-free rounds, by Schauffele and Russell Henley (who finished fifth).

-4 – Schauffele’s total score on the par 3s this week, tops in the field.

-4 – Schauffele’s total score on the par 4s this week, which also led the field.

6.306 – Strokes-gained driving this week by Thriston Lawrence, best in the field.

58.9% – Percentage of tee shots where Lawrence used driver, second-most in the field.

7 – Birdies by Mackenzie Hughes and Thorbjorn Olesen, the most Sunday.

18 - Birdies or better for the week by Justin Thomas, which led the field.

100 – Yardage at the par-3 8th “Postage Stamp.”

3.10 – Sunday scoring average at the 8th.

1982 – The last year Americans swept the four majors, before 2024.

7 – American major streak overall, dating to Brooks Koepka at the 2023 PGA Championship.

258,174 – Attendance for the week at Royal Troon.