1985 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 18–21 July 1985 |
Location | Sandwich, England |
Course(s) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70[1] |
Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1] |
Field | 153 players 86 after 1st cut 61 after 2nd cut[1] |
Cut | 149 (+9) (1st cut) 221 (+11) (2nd cut)[1] |
Prize fund | £530,000 $768,500 |
Winner's share | £65,000 $94,250 |
Champion | |
Sandy Lyle | |
282 (+2) | |
The 1985 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 114th Open Championship, held from 18–21 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Sandy Lyle won his only Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart.[2] It was the first of his two major titles; Lyle added a green jacket as Masters champion in 1988.
This was the last year the Open Championship featured the double cut (after 36 holes and 54 holes), introduced in 1968.
Past champions in the field[]
Made both cuts[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Trevino | United States | 1971, 1972 | 73 | 76 | 68 | 71 | 288 | +8 | T20 |
Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 1979, 1984 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 292 | +12 | T39 |
Tom Watson | United States | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
72 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 294 | +14 | T47 |
Bob Charles | New Zealand | 1963 | 70 | 76 | 69 | WD |
Missed the second cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Player | South Africa | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 222 | +12 |
Missed the first cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 77 | 75 | 152 | +12 |
Tony Jacklin | England | 1969 | 81 | 73 | 154 | +14 |
Bill Rogers | United States | 1981 | 74 | 83 | 157 | +17 |
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, 18 July 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland | 64 | –6 |
T2 | David Graham | Australia | 68 | –2 |
Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe | |||
Robert Lee | England | |||
Sandy Lyle | Scotland | |||
Philip Parkin | Wales | |||
T7 | Gordon Brand Jnr | Scotland | 69 | –1 |
Scotland | ||||
D. A. Weibring | United States | |||
David Whelan | England | |||
Fuzzy Zoeller | United States |
Second round[]
Friday, 19 July 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | David Graham | Australia | 68-71=139 | –1 |
Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 68-71=139 | ||
T3 | Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe | 68-72=140 | E |
Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland | 64-76=140 | ||
D. A. Weibring | United States | 69-71=140 | ||
T6 | Howard Clark | England | 70-71=141 | +1 |
Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 72-69=141 | ||
Robert Lee | England | 68-73=141 | ||
Wayne Riley | Australia | 71-70=141 | ||
Spain | 71-70=141 | |||
Peter Senior | Australia | 70-71=141 | ||
Ian Woosnam | Wales | 70-71=141 |
Amateurs: Gilford (+6), Olazábal (+8), Evans (+15), Davis (+16) McGimpsey (+16), Homewood (+18), Purdie (+24), Latham (+28)
Third round[]
Saturday, 20 July 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | David Graham | Australia | 68-71-70=209 | –1 |
Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 72-69-68=209 | ||
T3 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 68-71-73=212 | +2 |
Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland | 64-76-72=212 | ||
Mark O'Meara | United States | 70-72-70=212 | ||
Ian Woosnam | Wales | 70-71-71=212 | ||
T7 | Peter Jacobsen | United States | 71-74-68=213 | +3 |
Tom Kite | United States | 73-73-67=213 | ||
T9 | Greg Norman | Australia | 71-72-71=214 | +4 |
D. A. Weibring | United States | 69-71-74=214 |
Amateurs: Olazábal (+9), Gilford (+12).
Final round[]
Sunday, 21 July 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 68-71-73-70=282 | +2 | 65,000 |
2 | Payne Stewart | United States | 70-75-70-68=283 | +3 | 43,000 |
T3 | David Graham | Australia | 68-71-70-75=284 | +4 | 23,600 |
Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 72-69-68-75=284 | |||
Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland | 64-76-72-72=284 | |||
Mark O'Meara | United States | 70-72-70-72=284 | |||
José Rivero | Spain | 74-72-70-68=284 | |||
T8 | Anders Forsbrand | Sweden | 70-76-69-70=285 | +5 | 15,567 |
Tom Kite | United States | 73-73-67-72=285 | |||
D. A. Weibring | United States | 69-71-74-71=285 |
Amateurs: Olazábal (+9)
Source:[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 49, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (29 July 1985). "Finally, one for the home folks". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
- ^ "1985 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
External links[]
- The Open Championship
- Golf tournaments in England
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- 1985 in English sport
- July 1985 sports events in the United Kingdom