Arnold Palmer won the first of two consecutive Open Championships, one stroke ahead of Dai Rees.

[1] It was the second Open for Palmer, the runner-up in his first in 1960, and the fourth of his seven major titles.

He was the first American to win the Claret Jug since Ben Hogan in 1953.

Bob Charles led the qualifiers on 136, two ahead of Gary Player.

[7] Cancellation was a possibility, but the weather cooperated enough to play the third and fourth rounds in showers on Saturday.