The 2014 Open Championship was the 143rd Open Championship, held 17–20 July 2014 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Merseyside, England.It was the 12th Open Championship played at Royal Liverpool. Rory McIlroy won his first Open Championship, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Rickie Fowler and Sergio García, and became only the 6th player to win the tournament going wire-to-wire after 72 holes (with no ties after rounds). It was McIlroy's third major title, having won the 2011 U.S.