Has The Open Championship ever finished on a Monday? Occasions explored

The Open Championship 2024 is underway at the Royal Troon Golf Club. After two rounds of intense golf, Shane Lowry is currently leading the pack. However, while Round 3 is currently being played, there is a chance of the Major Championship's schedule being affected by rain.

This has led to questions among fans whether The Open Championship has ever finished on a Monday. The answer to this question is yes. The Open Championship has witnessed a Monday finish on two different occasions. Once in 1988 and the other in 2015.

In 1988, The Open Championship finished on Monday due to bad weather. On that day, Seve Ballesteros played what he called "the round of [my] life" to win his third Open Championship. He beat Nick Price and Nick Faldo in spectacular fashion to win The Open, his fifth and last major victory.

In 2015, it was bad weather again that pushed The Open Championship to finish on Monday. This was the 144th edition of the Major championship and it was won by Zach Johnson. He beat Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a four-hole play-off to take home the Claret Jug.

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A look at the leaderboard of The Open Championship after Round 2

Here is a detailed look at The Open Championship after Round 2:

• 1 Shane Lowry -7
• T2 Justin Rose -5
• T2 Daniel Brown -5
• T4 Billy Horschel -2
• T4 Dean Burmester -2
• T4 Scottie Scheffler -2
• T7 Jason Day -1
• T7 Patrick Cantlay -1
• T7 Corey Conners -1
• T7 Xander Schauffele -1
• T11 Matthew Jordan E
• T11 Joaquín Niemann E
• T13 Dustin Johnson +1
• T13 Collin Morikawa +1
• T13 Jon Rahm +1
• T13 Brooks Koepka +1
• T13 Mackenzie Hughes +1
• T18 Gary Woodland +2
• T18 Tom Hoge +2
• T18 Marcel Siem +2
• T18 Minkyu Kim +2
• T18 Jeunghun Wang +2
• T18 Matthieu Pavon +2
• T18 Sepp Straka +2
• T18 Alex Noren +2
• T18 Nicolai Højgaard +2
• T18 Russell Henley +2
• T28 Sam Burns +3
• T28 Adrian Meronk +3
• T28 Tom McKibbin +3
• T28 Eric Cole +3
• T28 Padraig Harrington +3
• T28 Thorbjørn Olesen +3
• T28 Jordan Spieth +3
• T28 Emiliano Grillo +3
• T28 Laurie Canter +3
• T28 Thriston Lawrence +3
• T38 Kurt Kitayama +4
• T38 John Catlin +4
• T38 Richard Mansell +4
• T38 Byeong Hun An +4
• T38 Rasmus Højgaard +4
• T38 Ryan Fox +4
• T38 Brendon Todd +4
• T38 Cameron Young +4
• T38 Matteo Manassero +4
• T38 Austin Eckroat +4
• T38 Brian Harman +4
• T38 Sean Crocker +4
• T38 Calum Scott (a) +4
• T38 Chris Kirk +4
• T38 Joe Dean +4
• T38 Justin Thomas +4
• T54 Jacob Skov Olesen (a) +5
• T54 Si Woo Kim +5
• T54 Daniel Hillier +5
• T54 Harris English +5
• T54 Hideki Matsuyama +5
• T54 Andy Ogletree +5
• T54 Ewen Ferguson +5
• T54 Davis Thompson +5
• T54 Alex Cejka +5
• T54 Phil Mickelson +5
• T54 Aaron Rai +5
• T54 Robert MacIntyre +5
• T54 Young-han Song +5
• T54 Adam Scott +5
• T54 Matt Wallace +5
• T69 Jorge Campillo +6
• T69 Rickie Fowler +6
• T69 Darren Clarke +6
• T69 Darren Fichardt +6
• T69 Sungjae Im +6
• T69 Shubhankar Sharma +6
• T69 Max Homa +6
• T69 Tommy Morrison (a) +6
• T69 Luis Masaveu (a) +6
• T69 Abraham Ancer +6
• T69 Guido Migliozzi +6
• T69 Matt Fitzpatrick +6