Remembering 1998[and the wind]

Mark O’Meara defeated Brian watts,17-19 in a four hole playoff in the last British open played at royal Birkdale. Heavy wind during the third round contributed to a scoring average of 77.49 that Saturday, when no sub par rounds were shot –the first time that had happened at the major since the third round of the 1986 open at Turnberry. Of the 81 players to survived the cut, 23 shot in the 8o’s, including Phil Michelson, who shot an 85 that included a second nine of 45 and a finish of 6-5-6-7.Tiger woods who had 77 recalled hitting “3- and 4-irons from 160 yards”.
Results that year from Birkdale, which played at 7,018 yards, par 70.

TOP FINISHERS:
Mark o’mera:72-68-72-68:280
Brian watts: 68-69-73-70:280
Tiger woods: 65-73-77-70:281
Jim furyk: 70-70-72-70:282
Jasper pernevik: 68-72-72-70:282

MISSED THE CUT:
Colin Montgomery (73-74)
Padraid Harrington (73-76)
John Daly (73-78)

Daly needed a bogey at the par-4 18th hole on Friday to make the cut but took five swings to escape a fairway bunker and made a 10.
Source from golf digest