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1984 Open Championship

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1984 Open Championship
Front cover of the 1984 Open Annual
Tournament information
Dates19–22 July 1984
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1][2]
Field156 players
94 after 1st cut
63 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut148 (+4) (1st cut)
219 (+3) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund£425,000
$550,000
Winner's share£55,000
$71,500
Champion
Spain Seve Ballesteros
276 (−12)
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St Andrews  is located in Scotland
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Location in Scotland
St Andrews is located in Fife
St Andrews
St Andrews
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Location in Fife, Scotland

The 1984 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 113th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Seve Ballesteros won his second Open Championship and fourth major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bernhard Langer and five-time champion Tom Watson, the defending champion.[3][4]

In the final round, Ballesteros birdied the 18th hole for 69 while 54-hole co-leader Watson bogeyed the famous 17th (Road) for a 73,[5] which ended his bid for a third consecutive Open.[6][7][8]

Ballesteros' famous fist pump after his last putt is one of the enduring images of golf. It was further commemorated during the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, also known as the "Miracle at Medinah" after Europe's famous comeback. It was also the first Ryder Cup after Ballesteros' death due to brain cancer in May 2011 at the age of 54, and in his memory, Team Europe's kit bore the silhouette of Ballesteros' celebration. The team also wore navy blue and white garments – his traditional Sunday colors – for the Sunday singles.[9][10][11]

Course

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Main article: Old Course at St Andrews
Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Burn 370 4 10 Bobby Jones 342 4
2 Dyke 411 4 11 High (In) 172 3
3 Cartgate (Out) 371 4 12 Heathery (In) 316 4
4 Ginger Beer 463 4 13 Hole O'Cross (In) 425 4
5 Hole O'Cross (Out) 564 5 14 Long 567 5
6 Heathery (Out) 416 4 15 Cartgate (In) 413 4
7 High (Out) 372 4 16 Corner of the Dyke 382 4
8 Short 178 3 17 Road 461 4
9 End 356 4 18 Tom Morris 354 4
Out 3,501 36 In 3,432 36
Source:[2] Total 6,933 72

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

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

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 19 July 1984

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Peter Jacobsen 67 −5
Scotland Bill Longmuir
Australia Greg Norman
4 Australia Ian Baker-Finch 68 −4
T5 Spain Seve Ballesteros 69 −3
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
England Nick Faldo
Brazil Jaime Gonzalez
United States Tom Kite
T10 Spain José María Cañizares 70 −2
United States Fred Couples
Scotland Bernard Gallacher
England Jeff Hall
United States Rick Hartmann
England Mark James
Australia Graham Marsh
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
England Martin Poxon
United States Lee Trevino
United States Lanny Wadkins

Source:[1][12]

Second round

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Friday, 20 July 1984

Place Player Score To par
1 Australia Ian Baker-Finch 68-66=134 −10
T2 Spain Seve Ballesteros 69-68=137 −7
England Nick Faldo 69-68=137
United States Lee Trevino 70-67=137
5 Scotland Bill Longmuir 67-71=138 –-6
T6 United States Fred Couples 70-69=139 −5
West Germany Bernhard Langer 71-68=139
United States Lanny Wadkins 70-69=139
United States Tom Watson 71-68=139
T10 Brazil Jaime Gonzalez 69-71=140 −4
United States Peter Jacobsen 67-73=140
United States Tom Kite 69-71=140

Amateurs: Sherborne (+2), McEvoy (+4), Olazábal (+5), Sigel (+5), Wood (+8), Hawksworth (+12).

Third round

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Saturday, 21 July 1984

Place Player Score To par
T1 Australia Ian Baker-Finch 68-66-71=205 −11
United States Tom Watson 71-68-66=205
T3 Spain Seve Ballesteros 69-68-70=207 −9
West Germany Bernhard Langer 71-68-68=207
T5 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 72-70-70=212 −4
United States Lee Trevino 70-67-75=212
United States Lanny Wadkins 70-69-73=212
T8 Spain José María Cañizares 70-71-72=213 −3
United States Fred Couples 70-69-74=213
England Nick Faldo 69-68-76=213
United States Hale Irwin 75-68-70=213
United States Peter Jacobsen 67-73-73=213
United States Mark McCumber 74-67-72=213
United States Gil Morgan 71-71-71=213
Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty 74-72-67=213

Source:[13]

Amateurs: Sherborne (+5), McEvoy (WD)

Final round

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Sunday, 22 July 1984

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 Spain Seve Ballesteros 69-68-70-69=276 −12 55,000
T2 West Germany Bernhard Langer 71-68-68-71=278 −10 31,900
United States Tom Watson 71-68-66-73=278
T4 United States Fred Couples 70-69-74-68=281 −7 19,800
United States Lanny Wadkins 70-69-73-69=281
T6 England Nick Faldo 69-68-76-69=282 −6 16,390
Australia Greg Norman 67-74-74-67=282
8 United States Mark McCumber 74-67-72-70=283 −5 14,300
T9 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 72-70-70-72=284 −4 11,264
Australia Ian Baker-Finch 68-66-71-79=284
Australia Graham Marsh 70-74-73-67=284
Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty 74-72-67-71=284
Scotland Sam Torrance 74-74-66-70=284

Source:[1][3][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 50, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Old Course survives in all its fearsome glory". Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1984. p. 18.
  3. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (23 July 1984). "Ballesteros wins Open duel in the sun". Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
  4. ^ Daley, Steve (23 July 1984). "Seve's strong finish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  5. ^ Daley, Steve (23 July 1984). "Watson crashes on Road Hole". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dan (30 July 1984). "It ain't over 'til it's over". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  7. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (23 July 1984). "Seve tames 17th, wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Ballesteros wins Open with final hole birdie". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. 23 July 1984. p. 19.
  9. ^ Murray, Ewan (24 September 2012). "Ryder Cup 2012: Europe prepare final-day tribute to Seve Ballesteros". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Europe Win Ryder Cup in Comeback Sensation". Sky Sports. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Europe Wins Golf's Ryder Cup". Sky News. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  12. ^ "St Andrews first day scores". Glasgow Herald. 20 July 1984. p. 20.
  13. ^ Daley, Steve (22 July 1984). "Watson sizzles in British Open". Chicago Tribune. p. 5, sec. 4.
  14. ^ "1984 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  15. ^ "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1984". PoundSterling. July 1984. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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