1986 Open Championship

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1986 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 July 1986
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Turnberry
Ailsa Course
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,957 yards (6,361 m)[1]
Field153 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut151 (+11)[1]
Prize fund£600,000
$900,000
Winner's share£70,000
$105,000
Champion
Australia Greg Norman
280 (E)
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 Turnberry is located in Scotland
 Turnberry
 Turnberry
Location in Scotland
Turnberry is located in South Ayrshire
Turnberry
Turnberry
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

The 1986 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 115th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Aided by a 63 in the second round,[2] Greg Norman won his first major championship at even-par, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gordon J. Brand.[3][4]

It was the second Open at Turnberry, the first was in 1977, the famous "Duel in the Sun" between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. The winning score that year was a record-breaking 268 (–12), twelve strokes lower than Norman's even-par 280 in 1986.

Introduced in 1968, the second cut (at 54 holes) was discontinued after 1985. Also changed in 1986 was the playoff format, to a four-hole aggregate immediately following the final round, rather than 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). The new playoff was first used three years later in 1989.[1]

Course[]

Main article: Turnberry (golf course)

Ailsa Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Ailsa Craig 350 4 10 Dinna Fouter 452 4
2 Mak Siccar 428 4 11 Maidens 177 3
3 Blaw Wearie 462 4 12 Monument 448 4
4 Woe-Be-Tide 167 3 13 Tickly Tap 411 4
5 Fin Me Oot 441 4 14 Risk-An-Hope 440 4
6 Tappie Toorie 222 3 15 Ca' Canny 209 3
7 Roon The Ben 528 5 16 Wee Burn 409 4
8 Goat Fell 427 4 17 Lang Whang 500 5
9 Bruce's Castle 455 4 18 Ailsa Hame ^ 431 4
Out 3,480 35 In 3,477 35
Source:[5] Total 6,957 70

^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.

Previous length of the course for The Open Championship:[1]

  • 1977: 6,875 yards (6,286 m), par 70

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1979, 1984 76 75 73 64 288 +8 T6
Bob Charles  New Zealand 1963 76 72 73 72 293 +13 T19
Sandy Lyle  Scotland 1985 78 73 70 74 295 +15 T30
Gary Player  South Africa 1959, 1968, 1974 75 72 73 76 296 +16 T35
Tom Watson  United States 1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983		 77 71 77 71 296 +16 T35
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1966, 1970, 1978 78 73 76 71 298 +18 T46
Lee Trevino  United States 1971, 1972 80 71 75 75 301 +21 T59

Source:[3]

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Johnny Miller  United States 1976 75 77 152 +12
Bill Rogers  United States 1981 80 72 152 +12

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, 17 July 1986

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Ian Woosnam  Wales 70 E
T2 Gordon J. Brand  England 71 +1
Nick Faldo  England
Anders Forsbrand  Sweden
Robert Lee  England
T6  Scotland 72 +2
 United States
Derrick Cooper  England
Bernhard Langer  West Germany
Sam Randolph  United States
Ian Stanley  Australia

Second round[]

Friday, 18 July 1986

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Greg Norman  Australia 74-63=137 –3
2 Gordon J. Brand  England 71-68=139 –1
T3 Nick Faldo  England 71-70=141 +1
Tsuneyuki Nakajima  Japan 74-67=141
5 Bernhard Langer  West Germany 72-70=142 +2
T6 José María Cañizares  Spain 76-68=144 +4
Anders Forsbrand  Sweden 71-73=144
Greg Turner  New Zealand 73-71=144
Ian Woosnam  Wales 70-74=144
T10  Scotland 72-73=145 +5
Roger Chapman  England 74-71=145
Raymond Floyd  United States 78-67=145
Donnie Hammond  United States 74-71=145
Gary Koch  United States 73-72=145
Payne Stewart  United States 76-69=145
Bob Tway  United States 74-71=145
D. A. Weibring  United States 75-70=145

Source:[2]
Amateurs: Davis (+16), Cotton (+18), McGimpsey (+21), Robinson (+22), Curry (+25).

Third round[]

Saturday, 19 July 1986

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Greg Norman  Australia 74-63-74=211 +1
2 Tsuneyuki Nakajima  Japan 74-67-71=212 +2
T3 Gordon J. Brand  England 71-68-75=214 +4
Ian Woosnam  Wales 70-74-70=214
T5 José María Cañizares  Spain 76-68-73=217 +7
Nick Faldo  England 71-70-76=217
Gary Koch  United States 73-72-72=217
T8 Raymond Floyd  United States 78-67-73=218 +8
David Graham  Australia 75-73-70=218
Bernhard Langer  West Germany 72-70-76=218
Sam Torrance  Scotland 78-69-71=218

Final round[]

Sunday, 20 July 1986

Place Player Country Score To par Money (£)
1 Greg Norman  Australia 74-63-74-69=280 E 70,000
2 Gordon J. Brand  England 71-68-75-71=285 +5 50,000
T3 Bernhard Langer  West Germany 72-70-76-68=286 +6 35,000
Ian Woosnam  Wales 70-74-70-72=286
5 Nick Faldo  England 71-70-76-70=287 +7 25,000
T6 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 76-75-73-64=288 +8 22,000
Gary Koch  United States 73-72-72-71=288
T8 Brian Marchbank  Scotland 78-70-72-69=289 +9 17,333
Tsuneyuki Nakajima  Japan 74-67-71-77=289
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 75-73-72-69=289

Source:[3][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 46, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Sam (19 July 1986). "Norman charges into British lead". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  3. ^ a b c Denlinger, Ken (21 July 1986). "At last, it's a Norman conquest". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  4. ^ Smith, Sam (21 July 1986). "Norman's conquest is major". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  5. ^ "British Open course map". The Chicago Tribune. 16 July 1986. p. 3, sec. 4.
  6. ^ "1986 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

External links[]

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