1990 Open Championship
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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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 | |
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270 (–18) | |
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]
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 | |||
Total | 6,933 | 72 |
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[5]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Faldo | ![]() |
1987 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 270 | –18 | 1 |
Greg Norman | ![]() |
1986 | 66 | 66 | 76 | 69 | 277 | –11 | T6 |
Sandy Lyle | ![]() |
1985 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 281 | –7 | T16 |
Lee Trevino | ![]() |
1971, 1972 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 283 | –5 | T25 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1961, 1962 | 73 | 71 | 144 | E |
Seve Ballesteros | ![]() |
1979, 1984, 1988 | 71 | 74 | 145 | +1 |
Gary Player | ![]() |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 72 | 73 | 145 | +1 |
Tom Watson | ![]() |
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
72 | 73 | 145 | +1 |
Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() |
1989 | 71 | 75 | 146 | +2 |
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() |
1973 | 73 | 74 | 147 | +3 |
Bob Charles | ![]() |
1963 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 19 July 1990
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Michael Allen | ![]() |
66 | –6 |
Greg Norman | ![]() | |||
3 | Nick Faldo | ![]() |
67 | –5 |
T4 | Ian Baker-Finch | ![]() |
68 | –4 |
Peter Jacobsen | ![]() | |||
Christy O'Connor Jnr | ![]() | |||
Craig Parry | ![]() | |||
Martin Poxon | ![]() | |||
Payne Stewart | ![]() | |||
Sam Torrance | ![]() | |||
Ian Woosnam | ![]() |
Second round
Friday, 20 July 1990
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Nick Faldo | ![]() |
67-65=132 | –12 |
Greg Norman | ![]() |
66-66=132 | ||
T3 | Craig Parry | ![]() |
68-68=136 | –8 |
Payne Stewart | ![]() |
68-68=136 | ||
T5 | Nick Price | ![]() |
70-67=137 | –7 |
Mike Reid | ![]() |
70-67=137 | ||
Jamie Spence | ![]() |
72-65=137 | ||
Ian Woosnam | ![]() |
68-69=137 | ||
T9 | Peter Jacobsen | ![]() |
68-70=138 | –6 |
Jodie Mudd | ![]() |
72-66=138 | ||
José María Olazábal | ![]() |
71-67=138 | ||
Steve Pate | ![]() |
70-68=138 | ||
Anders Sørensen | ![]() |
70-68=138 | ||
Sam Torrance | ![]() |
68-70=138 |
Amateurs: Nash (+1), Kuramoto (+5), Patton (+5), Muntz (+8).
Third round
Saturday, 21 July 1990
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Faldo | ![]() |
67-65-67=199 | –17 |
T2 | Ian Baker-Finch | ![]() |
68-72-64=204 | –12 |
Payne Stewart | ![]() |
68-68-68=204 | ||
4 | Craig Parry | ![]() |
68-68-69=205 | –11 |
5 | Paul Broadhurst | ![]() |
74-69-63=206 | –10 |
T6 | Frank Nobilo | ![]() |
72-67-68=207 | –9 |
Ian Woosnam | ![]() |
68-69-70=207 | ||
T8 | Vicente Fernández | ![]() |
72-67-69=208 | –8 |
Peter Jacobsen | ![]() |
68-70-70=208 | ||
Greg Norman | ![]() |
66-66-76=208 | ||
Corey Pavin | ![]() |
71-69-68=208 | ||
Nick Price | ![]() |
70-67-71=208 | ||
Tim Simpson | ![]() |
70-69-69=208 |
Final round
Sunday, 22 July 1990
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Faldo | ![]() |
67-65-67-71=270 | –18 | 85,000 |
T2 | Mark McNulty | ![]() |
74-68-68-65=275 | –13 | 60,000 |
Payne Stewart | ![]() |
68-68-68-71=275 | |||
T4 | Jodie Mudd | ![]() |
72-66-72-66=276 | –12 | 40,000 |
Ian Woosnam | ![]() |
68-69-70-69=276 | |||
T6 | Ian Baker-Finch | ![]() |
68-72-64-73=277 | –11 | 28,500 |
Greg Norman | ![]() |
66-66-76-69=277 | |||
T8 | David Graham | ![]() |
72-71-70-66=279 | –9 | 22,000 |
Donnie Hammond | ![]() |
70-71-68-70=279 | |||
Steve Pate | ![]() |
70-68-72-69=279 | |||
Corey Pavin | ![]() |
71-69-68-71=279 |
Source:[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 42, 203. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (23 July 1990). "Faldo's victory suggest he might be golf's best". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
- ^ Swift, E.M. (30 July 1990). "King of clubs". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
- ^ "124th Open Championship: course". Southeast Missourian. 20 July 1995. p. B1.
- ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 203. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "1990 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.