1990 Open Championship

1990 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 19–22 July 1990
Location St Andrews, Scotland
Course(s) Old Course at St Andrews
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72[1]
Length 6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1]
Field 156 players, 72 after cut[1]
Cut 143 (–1)[1]
Prize fund £500,000
$825,000
Winner's share £85,000
$153,850
Champion
England Nick Faldo
270 (–18)
«1989
1991»
St Andrews
Location in Scotland

The 1990 Open Championship was the 119th Open Championship, held 19–22 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his second Open Championship, second major title of the year, and fourth major title overall by five strokes over runners-up Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart.[2][3]

Course

The Old Course at St Andrews[4]

HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar
1Burn3704 10Bobby Jones3424
2Dyke411411High (In)1723
3Cartgate (Out)371412Heathery (In)3164
4Ginger Beer463413Hole O'Cross (In)4254
5Hole O'Cross (Out)564514Long5675
6Heathery (Out)416415Cartgate (In)4134
7High (Out)372416Corner of the Dyke3824
8Short178317Road4614
9End356418Tom Morris3544
Out3,50136In3,43236
Total6,93372

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]

  • 1984 - 6,933 yards (6,340 m)
  • 1978 - 6,933 yards (6,340 m)
  • 1970 - 6,957 yards (6,361 m)
  • 1964 - 6,926 yards (6,333 m)
  • 1960 - 6,936 yards (6,342 m)
  • 1955 - 6,936 yards (6,342 m)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Nick Faldo  England 1987 67 65 67 71 270 –18 1
Greg Norman  Australia 1986 66 66 76 69 277 –11 T6
Sandy Lyle  Scotland 1985 72 70 67 72 281 –7 T16
Lee Trevino  United States 1971, 1972 69 70 73 71 283 –5 T25
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1966, 1970, 1978 71 70 77 71 289 +1 T63

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Arnold Palmer  United States 1961, 1962 73 71 144 E
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1979, 1984, 1988 71 74 145 +1
Gary Player  South Africa 1959, 1968, 1974 72 73 145 +1
Tom Watson  United States 1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983 		72 73 145 +1
Mark Calcavecchia  United States 1989 71 75 146 +2
Tom Weiskopf  United States 1973 73 74 147 +3
Bob Charles  New Zealand 1963 76 75 151 +7

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 19 July 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Michael Allen United States66–6
Greg Norman Australia
3Nick Faldo England67–5
4Ian Baker-Finch Australia68–4
Peter Jacobsen United States
Christy O'Connor Jnr Ireland
Craig Parry Australia
Martin Poxon England
Payne Stewart United States
Sam Torrance Scotland
Ian Woosnam Wales

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Nick Faldo England67-65=132–12
Greg Norman Australia66-66=132
T3Craig Parry Australia68-68=136–8
Payne Stewart United States68-68=136
T5Nick Price Zimbabwe70-67=137–7
Mike Reid United States70-67=137
Jamie Spence England72-65=137
Ian Woosnam Wales68-69=137
T9Peter Jacobsen United States68-70=138–6
Jodie Mudd United States72-66=138
José María Olazábal Spain71-67=138
Steve Pate United States70-68=138
Anders Sørensen Denmark70-68=138
Sam Torrance Scotland68-70=138

Amateurs: Nash (+1), Kuramoto (+5), Patton (+5), Muntz (+8).

Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Nick Faldo England67-65-67=199–17
T2Ian Baker-Finch Australia68-72-64=204–12
Payne Stewart United States68-68-68=204
4Craig Parry Australia68-68-69=205–11
5Paul Broadhurst England74-69-63=206–10
T6Frank Nobilo New Zealand72-67-68=207–9
Ian Woosnam Wales68-69-70=207
T8Vicente Fernández Argentina72-67-69=208–8
Peter Jacobsen United States68-70-70=208
Greg Norman Australia66-66-76=208
Corey Pavin United States71-69-68=208
Nick Price Zimbabwe70-67-71=208
Tim Simpson United States70-69-69=208

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Nick Faldo  England 67-65-67-71=270 –18 85,000
T2 Mark McNulty  Zimbabwe 74-68-68-65=275 –13 60,000
Payne Stewart  United States 68-68-68-71=275
T4 Jodie Mudd  United States 72-66-72-66=276 –12 40,000
Ian Woosnam  Wales 68-69-70-69=276
T6 Ian Baker-Finch  Australia 68-72-64-73=277 –11 28,500
Greg Norman  Australia 66-66-76-69=277
T8 David Graham  Australia 72-71-70-66=279 –9 22,000
Donnie Hammond  United States 70-71-68-70=279
Steve Pate  United States 70-68-72-69=279
Corey Pavin  United States 71-69-68-71=279

Source:[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 42, 203. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Parascenzo, Marino (23 July 1990). "Faldo's victory suggest he might be golf's best". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  3. ↑ Swift, E.M. (30 July 1990). "King of clubs". Sports Illustrated: 34.
  4. ↑ "124th Open Championship: course". Southeast Missourian. 20 July 1995. p. B1.
  5. ↑ "1990 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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Preceded by
1990 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1990 PGA Championship

Coordinates: 56°20′36″N 2°48′10″W / 56.3433°N 2.8028°W