1993 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 July 1993 |
| Location | Sandwich, England |
| Course(s) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 6,860 yards (6,273 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 78 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 143 (+3)[1] |
| Prize fund | £1,000,000 €1,422,960 $1,540,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 €140,000 $154,000 |
| Champion | |
 Greg Norman | |
| 267 (–13) | |
Sandwich
Location in England
The 1993 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 122nd Open Championship, held from 15–18 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Greg Norman shot a final round 64 (–6) to win his second Open Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Nick Faldo.[2][3]
Course layout
Royal St George's Golf Club[4]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 441 | 376 | 210 | 468 | 421 | 155 | 530 | 418 | 389 | 3,408 | 399 | 216 | 365 | 443 | 507 | 466 | 163 | 425 | 468 | 3,452 | 6,860 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]
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 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 267 | –13 | 1 |
| Nick Faldo |  England |
1987, 1990, 1992 | 69 | 63 | 70 | 67 | 269 | –11 | 2 |
| Mark Calcavecchia |  United States |
1989 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 278 | –2 | T14 |
| Seve Ballesteros |  Spain |
1979, 1984, 1988 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 281 | +1 | T27 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
1991 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 80 | 289 | +9 | T70 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 69 | 75 | 144 | +4 |
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 73 | 71 | 144 | +4 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
71 | 73 | 144 | +4 |
| Sandy Lyle |  Scotland |
1985 | 70 | 76 | 146 | +6 |
| Tony Jacklin | England |
1969 | 73 | 76 | 149 | +9 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 15 July 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States |
66 | –4 |
| Greg Norman | Australia
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| Peter Senior | Australia
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| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States
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| T5 | Stephen Ames |  Trinidad and Tobago |
67 | –3 |
| Howard Clark | England
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| Glen Day | United States
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| Gary Evans | England
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| Bernhard Langer |  Germany
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| Mark McNulty |  Zimbabwe
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| Larry Mize | United States
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| Des Smyth |  Ireland
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| Greg Turner |  New Zealand
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| Wayne Westner | South Africa
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Second round
Friday, 16 July 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | England |
69-63=132 | –8 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
67-66=133 | –7 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | United States |
68-66=134 | –6 |
| Greg Norman | Australia |
66-68=134 | ||
| Corey Pavin | United States |
68-66=134 | ||
| 6 | Peter Senior | Australia |
66-69=135 | –5 |
| T7 | Larry Mize | United States |
67-69=136 | –4 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States |
66-70=136 | ||
| T9 | Peter Baker | England |
70-67=137 | –3 |
| John Daly | United States |
71-66=137 | ||
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
68-69=137 |
Amateurs: Pyman (E), Leonard (+8), Welch (+8), Dundas (+13), Voges (+15), Griffiths (+18).
Third round
Saturday, 17 July 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Nick Faldo | England |
69-63-70=202 | –8 |
| Corey Pavin | United States |
68-66-68=202 | ||
| T3 | Greg Norman | Australia |
66-68-69=203 | –7 |
| Bernhard Langer | Germany |
67-66-70=203 | ||
| T5 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
68-70-67=205 | –5 |
| Peter Senior | Australia |
66-69-70=205 | ||
| T7 | Wayne Grady | Australia |
74-68-64=206 | –4 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
68-69-69=206 | ||
| Fred Couples | United States |
68-66-72=206 | ||
| T10 | John Daly | United States |
71-66-70=207 | –3 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States |
70-66-71=207 |
Final round
Sunday, 18 July 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | Australia |
66-68-69-64=267 | –13 | 100,000 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | England |
69-63-70-67=269 | –11 | 80,000 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
67-66-70-67=270 | –10 | 67,000 |
| T4 | Corey Pavin | United States |
68-66-68-70=272 | –8 | 50,500 |
| Peter Senior | Australia |
66-69-70-67=272 | |||
| T6 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
68-69-69-68=274 | –6 | 33,167 |
| Paul Lawrie | Scotland |
72-68-69-65=274 | |||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
68-70-67-69=274 | |||
| T9 | Fred Couples | United States |
68-66-72-69=275 | –5 | 25,500 |
| Wayne Grady | Australia |
74-68-64-69=275 | |||
| Scott Simpson | United States |
68-70-71-66=275 |
Amateurs: Pyman (+1)
Source:[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 39, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ Dufresne, Chris (19 July 1993). "Norman avoids ghosts to snag 2nd Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. B1.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (26 July 1993). "Shark attack". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ^ "British Open: card of the course". Eugene Register-Guard. 15 July 1993. p. 4D.
- ^ "1993 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.