1991 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 18–21 July 1991 |
Location | Southport, England |
Course(s) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70[1] |
Length | 6,940 yards (6,346 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 113 after cut[1] |
Cut | 148 (+8)[1] |
Prize fund | £900,000 $1,512,000 |
Winner's share | £90,000 $151,200 |
Champion | |
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272 (–8) | |
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The 1991 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 120th Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Ian Baker-Finch won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood.
Baker-Finch was two-over after two rounds in a tie for 28th place, then was ten-under on the weekend. His 66 on Sunday was bolstered by a 29 on the front nine, with birdies on five of the first seven holes.[2][3][4]
The cut at 148 (+8) included those within ten strokes of the lead, which resulted in a record 113 players on the weekend, nearly three-quarters of the field.[5][6]
Course[]
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yards | 448 | 417 | 409 | 203 | 346 | 473 | 156 | 458 | 414 | 3,324 | 395 | 409 | 184 | 475 | 199 | 543 | 414 | 525 | 472 | 3,616 | 6,940 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 70 |
Source:[7]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]
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Past champions in the field[]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Norman | ![]() |
1986 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 66 | 279 | –1 | T9 |
Seve Ballesteros | ![]() |
1979, 1984, 1988 | 66 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 279 | –1 | T9 |
Lee Trevino | ![]() |
1971, 1972 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 281 | +1 | T17 |
Nick Faldo | ![]() |
1987, 1990 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 281 | +1 | T17 |
Tom Watson | ![]() |
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
69 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 282 | +2 | T26 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 70 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 285 | +5 | T44 |
Gary Player | ![]() |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 286 | +6 | T57 |
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() |
1973 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 294 | +14 | T101 |
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() |
1989 | 71 | 79 | 150 | +10 |
Johnny Miller | ![]() |
1976 | 74 | 80 | 154 | +14 |
Sandy Lyle | ![]() |
1985 | 79 | DQ |
Source:[5]
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, 18 July 1991
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seve Ballesteros | ![]() |
66 | –4 |
T2 | Chip Beck | ![]() |
67 | –3 |
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Santiago Luna | ![]() | |||
T5 | Nick Faldo | ![]() |
68 | –2 |
Gary Hallberg | ![]() | |||
Mike Harwood | ![]() | |||
Barry Lane | ![]() | |||
Mark Mouland | ![]() | |||
Mike Reid | ![]() | |||
Costantino Rocca | ![]() |
Source:[8]
Second round[]
Friday, 19 July 1991
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Gary Hallberg | ![]() |
68-70=138 | –2 |
Mike Harwood | ![]() |
68-70=138 | ||
Andrew Oldcorn | ![]() |
71-67=138 | ||
T4 | Seve Ballesteros | ![]() |
66-73=139 | –1 |
Steve Elkington | ![]() |
71-68=139 | ||
David Gilford | ![]() |
72-67=139 | ||
Wayne Grady | ![]() |
69-70=139 | ||
Mark O'Meara | ![]() |
71-68=139 | ||
Mike Reid | ![]() |
68-71=139 | ||
T10 | Richard Boxall | ![]() |
71-69=140 | E |
Roger Chapman | ![]() |
74-66=140 | ||
Howard Clark | ![]() |
71-69=140 | ||
Mark James | ![]() |
72-68=140 | ||
Barry Lane | ![]() |
68-72=140 | ||
Colin Montgomerie | ![]() |
71-69=140 | ||
Vijay Singh | ![]() |
71-69=140 |
Source:[5]
Amateurs: Mickelson (+4), Payne (+4), Allenby (+9), Roblin (+11), Coltart (+13), Evans (+13), Muntz (+14), Wilshire (+15).
Third round[]
Saturday, 20 July 1991
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Ian Baker-Finch | ![]() |
71-71-64=206 | –4 |
Mark O'Meara | ![]() |
71-68-67=206 | ||
T3 | Eamonn Darcy | ![]() |
73-68-66=207 | –3 |
Mike Harwood | ![]() |
68-70-69=207 | ||
5 | Seve Ballesteros | ![]() |
66-73-69=208 | –2 |
T6 | Mike Reid | ![]() |
68-71-70=209 | –1 |
Vijay Singh | ![]() |
71-69-69=209 | ||
T8 | Mark James | ![]() |
72-68-70=210 | E |
Mark Mouland | ![]() |
68-74-68=210 | ||
Craig Parry | ![]() |
71-70-69=210 | ||
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71-72-67=210 |
Source:[9]
Final round[]
Sunday, 21 July 1991
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ian Baker-Finch | ![]() |
71-71-64-66=272 | –8 | 90,000 |
2 | Mike Harwood | ![]() |
68-70-69-67=274 | –6 | 70,000 |
T3 | Fred Couples | ![]() |
72-69-70-64=275 | –5 | 55,000 |
Mark O'Meara | ![]() |
71-68-67-69=275 | |||
T5 | Eamonn Darcy | ![]() |
73-68-66-70=277 | –3 | 34,167 |
Jodie Mudd | ![]() |
72-70-72-63=277 | |||
Bob Tway | ![]() |
75-66-70-66=277 | |||
8 | Craig Parry | ![]() |
71-70-69-68=278 | –2 | 27,500 |
T9 | Seve Ballesteros | ![]() |
66-73-69-71=279 | –1 | 22,833 |
Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
71-71-70-67=279 | |||
Greg Norman | ![]() |
74-68-71-66=279 |
Source:[1][2][10]
Amateurs: Payne (+4), Mickelson (+8)
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 41, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Baker-Finch bags Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 22 July 1991. p. D1.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (29 July 1991). "Watch the birdies". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (22 July 1991). "It's Baker-Finch: Aussie's sizzling 66 wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 7.
- ^ a b c Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1991). "Unheralded trio lead British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1D.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1991). "The kindest cut of all". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
- ^ "Stat sheet: British Open". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). 18 July 1991. p. C2.
- ^ "Seve storms back at Birkdale". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 19 July 1991. p. 1B.
- ^ "O'Meara bears American bid". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 21 July 1991. p. 1E.
- ^ "1991 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
External links[]
- The Open Championship
- 1991 in golf
- 1991 in English sport
- Golf tournaments in England
- July 1991 sports events in the United Kingdom