Peter Thomson won his fifth Claret Jug, two strokes ahead of runners-up Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor Snr.

Beginning in 1966, the final round was moved from Friday afternoon to Saturday.

Senior professional champions of Great Britain and the United States Charlie Ward, Sam Snead 10.

Source:[6] Qualification took place on 2–3 July at Hillside and Southport and Ainsdale.

They were run as two separate events with 41 players to qualify from Hillside, 40 from Southport and Ainsdale, together with 49 exemptions to make a total field of 130.

[7] Clive Clark was later added to field after William C. Campbell failed to arrive.