for the first time in 39 years in 2006; Tiger Woods won his third Open Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Chris DiMarco. It was an emotional victory for Woods, who had lost his father to prostate cancer just two months earlier. Royal Liverpool hosted the 2010 English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy; the event was won by Darren Wright. The links had earlier staged the Brabazon on four occasions. In 1961, Ronnie Shade was champion, followed in 1972 by Peter Moody, a former University of Cambridge captain. Sandy Lyle lifted the trophy in 1977, while the 1989 event saw a tie between Craig Rivett from South Africa and Neil Roderick from Wales. Royal Liverpool hosted the Women's British Open for the first time in 2012. The championship was won by South Korea's Jiyai Shin, who set a new record for the largest winning margin in the event (9 strokes) and a new women's course record of 64 in her second round. The Open Championship The twelve winners of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club: Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers. (a) denotes amateur Scorecard At the 2006 Open Championship and 2014 Open Championship, play started at the 17th hole (Royal) and concluded at the par-5 16th hole (Dun). See also List of golf clubs granted Royal status References External links Golf clubs and courses in Merseyside Golf clubs and courses designed by Harry Colt The Open Championship venues Walker Cup venues Curtis Cup venues Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal patronage 1869 establishments in England Sports venues completed in 1869 Royal golf clubs