1989 Open Championship

The 1989 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 118th Open Championship, held from 20 to 23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady.[3][4][5] It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use of the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985.[6] The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964).[7] Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years.[8] Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff.[9] In the playoff, over holes 1-2-17-18 of the course, Norman started off in the same form he had finished the main round, with birdies at the first two holes. Calcavecchia also scored a birdie at the second, Grady only making par at both: but at the short 17th, Calcavecchia was the only one to make par while Norman dropped a shot, back into a tie for the lead, and Grady also bogeyed it to be two shots behind. Then Calcavecchia made a birdie at the last, and Grady a regulation par, whereas Norman found two bunkers in succession and then mishit his third shot out of bounds, following which he picked up his ball and conceded without completing the hole.

1989 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates20–23 July 1989
LocationTroon, Scotland
Course(s)Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length7,097 yards (6,489 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 80 after cut[1]
Cut146 (+2)[1]
Prize fund£725,000
$1,165,600
Winner's share£80,000
$128,000
Champion
United States Mark Calcavecchia
275 (−13), playoff
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Royal Troon is located in Scotland
Royal Troon
Royal Troon

Course

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Old Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Seal 364 4 10 Sandhills 438 4
2 Black Rock 391 4 11 The Railway 481 5
3 Gyaws 379 4 12 The Fox 431 4
4 Dunure 557 5 13 Burmah 465 4
5 Greenan 210 3 14 Alton 179 3
6 Turnberry 577 5 15 Crosbie 457 4
7 Tel-el-Kebir 402 4 16 Well 542 5
8 Postage Stamp 126 3 17 Rabbit 223 3
9 The Monk 423 4 18 Craigend 452 4
Out 3,429 36 In 3,668 36
Source:[2] Total 7,097 72

Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[10]

  • 1982: 7,067 yards (6,462 m), par 72
  • 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
  • 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
  • 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70

Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 20 July 1989

Place Player Score To par
1   Wayne Stephens 66 −6
T2   Paul Azinger 68 −4
  Fred Couples
  Wayne Grady
  Miguel Ángel Martín
  José María Olazábal
  Eduardo Romero
  Lee Trevino
T9   Derrick Cooper 69 −3
  Mark James
  Gavan Levenson
  Brian Marchbank
  Greg Norman
  Steve Pate
  Philip Walton
  Tom Watson

Second round

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Friday, 21 July 1989

Place Player Score To par
1   Wayne Grady 68-67=135 −9
T2   Payne Stewart 72-65=137 −7
  Tom Watson 69-68=137
T4   David Feherty 71-67=138 −6
  Eduardo Romero 68-70=138
  Wayne Stephens 66-72=138
T7   Mark Calcavecchia 71-68=139 −5
  Derrick Cooper 69-70=139
  Fred Couples 68-71=139
  Mark James 69-70=139
  Mark McCumber 71-68=139
  Greg Norman 69-70=139
  Steve Pate 69-70=139
  Scott Simpson 73-66=139

Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson (+1), Els (+4), Evans (+5), Dodd (+10), Milne (+10), Hare (+11), O'Shea (+11), Noon (+14), Meeks (+17).

Third round

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Saturday, 22 July 1989

Place Player Score To par
1   Wayne Grady 68-67-69=204 −12
2   Tom Watson 69-68-68=205 −11
3   Payne Stewart 72-65-69=206 −10
T4   Mark Calcavecchia 71-68-68=207 −9
  Fred Couples 68-71-68=207
  David Feherty 71-67-69=207
T7   Paul Azinger 68-73-67=208 −8
  Jodie Mudd 73-67-68=208
T9   Mark McCumber 71-68-70=209 −7
  José María Olazábal 68-72-69=209
  Steve Pate 69-70-70=209

Final round

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Sunday, 23 July 1989

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
T1   Mark Calcavecchia 71-68-68-68=275 −13 Playoff
  Greg Norman 69-70-72-64=275
  Wayne Grady 68-67-69-71=275
4   Tom Watson 69-68-68-72=277 −11 40,000
5   Jodie Mudd 73-67-68-70=278 −10 30,000
T6   Fred Couples 68-71-68-72=279 −9 26,000
  David Feherty 71-67-69-72=279
T8   Eduardo Romero 68-70-75-67=280 −8 21,000
  Paul Azinger 68-73-67-72=280
  Payne Stewart 72-65-69-74=280

Amateurs: Claydon (+5), Karlsson (+11).

Source:[3][11]

Playoff

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Place Player Score
To par Money (£)
1   Mark Calcavecchia 4-3-3-3=13 −2 80,000
T2   Wayne Grady 4-4-4-4=16 +1 55,000
  Greg Norman 3-3-4-x=x x

The four-hole aggregate playoff was held on holes 1, 2, 17, and 18; three par fours and a par three (#17).[5][6]

Scorecard
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Playoff

Hole  1   2  17 18
Par 4 4 3 4
  Calcavecchia E −1 −1 −2
  Grady E E +1 +1
  Norman −1 −2 −1 x

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 43, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "British Open Hole by Hole". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. 16 July 1989. p. 8B.
  3. ^ a b c Green, Bob (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia wins British title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Calcavecchia tops British Open". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Knight News Service. 24 July 1989. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b Reilly, Rick (31 July 1989). "High noon at Troon". Sports Illustrated.
  6. ^ a b Parascenzo, Marino (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 208. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ^ Siddons, Larry (24 July 1989). "American survives Shark attack". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. p. D1.
  9. ^ Gretz, Bob (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia pulls off British Open surprise". Pittsburgh Press. Scripps Howard News. p. D1.
  10. ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  11. ^ "1989 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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