1989 Open Championship

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1989 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates20–23 July 1989
LocationTroon, Scotland
Course(s)Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length7,097 yards (6,489 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 80 after cut[1]
Cut146 (+2)[1]
Prize fund£725,000
$1,165,600
Winner's share£80,000
$128,000
Champion
United States Mark Calcavecchia
275 (−13), playoff
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Royal Troon is located in Scotland
Royal Troon
Royal Troon
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Location in Scotland
Royal Troon is located in South Ayrshire
Royal Troon
Royal Troon
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Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

The 1989 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 118th Open Championship, held from 20–23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady.[3][4][5] It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use off the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985.[6] The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964).[7] Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years.[8] Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff.[9]

Course[]

Main article: Royal Troon Golf Club

Old Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Seal 364 4 10 Sandhills 438 4
2 Black Rock 391 4 11 The Railway 481 5
3 Gyaws 379 4 12 The Fox 431 4
4 Dunure 557 5 13 Burmah 465 4
5 Greenan 210 3 14 Alton 179 3
6 Turnberry 577 5 15 Crosbie 457 4
7 Tel-el-Kebir 402 4 16 Well 542 5
8 Postage Stamp 126 3 17 Rabbit 223 3
9 The Monk 423 4 18 Craigend 452 4
Out 3,429 36 In 3,668 36
Source:[2] Total 7,097 72

Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[10]

  • 1982: 7,067 yards (6,462 m), par 72
  • 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
  • 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
  • 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70

Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Greg Norman  Australia 1986 69 70 72 64 275 −13 T2
Tom Watson  United States 1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983		 69 68 68 72 277 −11 4
Nick Faldo  England 1987 71 71 70 69 281 −7 T11
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1966, 1970, 1978 74 71 71 70 286 −2 T30
Lee Trevino  United States 1971, 1972 68 73 73 74 288 E T42
Sandy Lyle  Scotland 1985 73 73 71 72 289 +1 T46
Johnny Miller  United States 1976 72 69 76 73 290 +2 T49
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1979, 1984, 1988 72 73 76 78 299 +11 T77

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Tom Weiskopf  United States 1973 74 73 147 +3
Gary Player  South Africa 1959, 1968, 1974 79 73 152 +8
Tony Jacklin  England 1969 80 77 157 +13
Arnold Palmer  United States 1961, 1962 82 82 164 +20

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, 20 July 1989

Place Player Country Score To par
1  England 66 −6
T2 Paul Azinger  United States 68 −4
Fred Couples  United States
Wayne Grady  Australia
Miguel Ángel Martín  Spain
José María Olazábal  Spain
Eduardo Romero  Argentina
Lee Trevino  United States
T9 Derrick Cooper  England 69 −3
Mark James  England
Gavan Levenson  South Africa
Brian Marchbank  Scotland
Greg Norman  Australia
Steve Pate  United States
Philip Walton  Ireland
Tom Watson  United States

Second round[]

Friday, 21 July 1989

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Wayne Grady  Australia 68-67=135 −9
T2 Payne Stewart  United States 72-65=137 −7
Tom Watson  United States 69-68=137
T4 David Feherty  Northern Ireland 71-67=138 −6
Eduardo Romero  Argentina 68-70=138
 England 66-72=138
T7 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 71-68=139 −5
Derrick Cooper  England 69-70=139
Fred Couples  United States 68-71=139
Mark James  England 69-70=139
Mark McCumber  United States 71-68=139
Greg Norman  Australia 69-70=139
Steve Pate  United States 69-70=139
Scott Simpson  United States 73-66=139

Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson (+1), Els (+4), Evans (+5), Dodd (+10), Milne (+10), Hare (+11), O'Shea (+11), Noon (+14), Meeks (+17).

Third round[]

Saturday, 22 July 1989

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Wayne Grady  Australia 68-67-69=204 −12
2 Tom Watson  United States 69-68-68=205 −11
3 Payne Stewart  United States 72-65-69=206 −10
T4 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 71-68-68=207 −9
Fred Couples  United States 68-71-68=207
David Feherty  Northern Ireland 71-67-69=207
T7 Paul Azinger  United States 68-73-67=208 −8
Jodie Mudd  United States 73-67-68=208
T9 Mark McCumber  United States 71-68-70=209 −7
José María Olazábal  Spain 68-72-69=209
Steve Pate  United States 69-70-70=209

Final round[]

Sunday, 23 July 1989

Place Player Country Score To par Money (£)
T1 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 71-68-68-68=275 −13 Playoff
Greg Norman  Australia 69-70-72-64=275
Wayne Grady  Australia 68-67-69-71=275
4 Tom Watson  United States 69-68-68-72=277 −11 40,000
5 Jodie Mudd  United States 73-67-68-70=278 −10 30,000
T6 Fred Couples  United States 68-71-68-72=279 −9 26,000
David Feherty  Northern Ireland 71-67-69-72=279
T8 Eduardo Romero  Argentina 68-70-75-67=280 −8 21,000
Paul Azinger  United States 68-73-67-72=280
Payne Stewart  United States 72-65-69-74=280

Amateurs: Claydon (+5), Karlsson (+11).

Source:[3][11]

Playoff[]

Place Player Country Score
 To par Money (£)
1 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 4-3-3-3=13 −2 80,000
T2 Wayne Grady  Australia 4-4-4-4=16 +1 55,000
Greg Norman  Australia 3-3-4-x=x x

The four-hole aggregate playoff was held on holes 1, 2, 17, and 18; three par fours and a par three (#17).[5][6]

Scorecard[]

Playoff

Hole  1   2  17 18
Par 4 4 3 4
United States Calcavecchia E −1 −1 −2
Australia Grady E E +1 +1
Australia Norman −1 −2 −1 x

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Source:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 43, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "British Open Hole by Hole". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. 16 July 1989. p. 8B.
  3. ^ a b c Green, Bob (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia wins British title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Calcavecchia tops British Open". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Knight News Service. 24 July 1989. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b Reilly, Rick (31 July 1989). "High noon at Troon". Sports Illustrated.
  6. ^ a b Parascenzo, Marino (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 208. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ^ Siddons, Larry (24 July 1989). "American survives Shark attack". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. p. D1.
  9. ^ Gretz, Bob (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia pulls off British Open surprise". Pittsburgh Press. Scripps Howard News. p. D1.
  10. ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  11. ^ "1989 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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