Summary
The 1992 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 121st Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth major title by one stroke over runner-up John Cook.[2] It was Faldo's second win at Muirfield, where he won his first Claret Jug in 1987.[3] Daren Lee of England was the only amateur to make the cut; he earned the silver medal as low amateur and finished in a tie for 68th place.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 July 1992 |
| Location | Gullane, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Muirfield |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,970 yards (6,373 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 75 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 143 (+1)[1] |
| Prize fund | £1,000,000 €1,336,650 $1,900,000 |
| Winner's share | £95,000 €133,000 $154,000 |
| Champion | |
 Nick Faldo | |
| 272 (−12) | |
Course edit
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 447 | 351 | 379 | 180 | 559 | 469 | 185 | 444 | 504 | 3,518 | 475 | 385 | 381 | 159 | 449 | 417 | 188 | 550 | 448 | 3,452 | 6,970 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Source:[4]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, 16 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Raymond Floyd |
64 | −7 |
| Steve Pate
| |||
| T3 |  Gordon Brand Jnr |
65 | −6 |
 Ian Woosnam
| |||
| T5 | John Cook |
66 | −5 |
 Ernie Els
| |||
| Nick Faldo
| |||
| Lee Janzen
| |||
| T9 |  Per-Ulrik Johansson |
67 | −4 |
| Andrew Magee
| |||
| Rocco Mediate
| |||
 Craig Parry
| |||
 Costantino Rocca
| |||
| Orrin Vincent III
|
Second round edit
Friday, 17 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo |
66-64=130 | −12 |
| T2 | Gordon Brand Jnr |
65-68=133 | −9 |
| John Cook |
66-67=133 | ||
| 4 | Steve Pate |
64-70=134 | −8 |
| T5 | Ernie Els |
66-69=135 | −7 |
| Raymond Floyd |
64-71=135 | ||
| Donnie Hammond |
70-65=135 | ||
| T8 |  José María Olazábal |
70-67=137 | −5 |
| Tom Purtzer |
68-69=137 | ||
| Larry Rinker |
69-68=137 |
Amateurs: Lee (-2), Pullan (+3), Voges (+8), Welch (+8), Wolstenholme (+11).
Third round edit
Saturday, 18 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo |
66-64-69=199 | −14 |
| T2 | Steve Pate |
64-70-69=203 | −10 |
| John Cook |
66-67-70=203 | ||
| T4 | Donnie Hammond |
70-65-70=205 | −8 |
| Ernie Els |
66-69-70=205 | ||
| Gordon Brand Jnr |
65-68-72=205 | ||
| T7 | Chip Beck |
71-68-67=206 | −7 |
| José María Olazábal |
70-67-69=206 | ||
| 9 | Larry Rinker |
69-68-70=207 | −6 |
| T10 | Malcolm MacKenzie |
71-67-70=208 | −5 |
| Robert Karlsson |
70-68-70=208 | ||
| Sandy Lyle |
68-70-70=208 | ||
| Ian Woosnam |
65-73-70=208 | ||
| Raymond Floyd |
64-71-73=208 |
Final round edit
Sunday, 19 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo |
66-64-69-73=272 | −12 | 95,000 |
| 2 | John Cook |
66-67-70-70=273 | −11 | 75,000 |
| 3 | José María Olazábal |
70-67-69-68=274 | −10 | 64,000 |
| 4 | Steve Pate |
64-70-69-73=276 | −8 | 53,000 |
| T5 | Andrew Magee |
67-72-70-70=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| Robert Karlsson |
70-68-70-71=279 | |||
| Malcolm MacKenzie |
71-67-70-71=279 | |||
| Ian Woosnam |
65-73-70-71=279 | |||
| Ernie Els |
66-69-70-74=279 | |||
| Donnie Hammond |
70-65-70-74=279 | |||
| Gordon Brand Jnr |
65-68-72-74=279 |
Source:[5]
Amateurs: Lee (+9)
Scorecard edit
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Faldo |
−13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 |
| Cook |
−9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 |
| Olazábal |
−6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 |
| Pate |
−10 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 40, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1992). "Faldo reigns at British". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. (Washington Post). p. C1.
- ^ Garrity, John (27 July 1992). "Nick of time". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ "Muirfield Golf Links: map and scorecard". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. 16 July 1992. p. 35.
- ^ "1992 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "British Open leader cards". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 20 July 1992. p. 4B.
External links edit
- Muirfield 1992 (Official site)
- 121st Open Championship - Muirfield (European Tour)
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