1990 Open Championship
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![]() Front cover of the 1990 Open Program | |
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
Location in Fife, Scotland
The 1990 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 119th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Nick Faldo won the second of his three Open Championships by five strokes over runners-up Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart.[2][3] Earlier in the year, Faldo won the Masters; this was the fourth of his six major titles.
Course
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
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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:[4] | Total | 6,933 | 72 |
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
- 6,933 yards (6,340 m) - 1984, 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
First round
Thursday, 19 July 1990
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
66 | −6 |
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3 | ![]() |
67 | −5 |
T4 | ![]() |
68 | −4 |
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Second round
Friday, 20 July 1990
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
67-65=132 | −12 |
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66-66=132 | ||
T3 | ![]() |
68-68=136 | −8 |
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68-68=136 | ||
T5 | ![]() |
70-67=137 | −7 |
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70-67=137 | ||
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72-65=137 | ||
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68-69=137 | ||
T9 | ![]() |
68-70=138 | −6 |
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72-66=138 | ||
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71-67=138 | ||
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70-68=138 | ||
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70-68=138 | ||
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68-70=138 |
Source:[5]
Amateurs: Nash (+1), Kuramoto (+5), Patton (+5), Muntz (+8).
Third round
Saturday, 21 July 1990
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
67-65-67=199 | −17 |
T2 | ![]() |
68-72-64=204 | −12 |
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68-68-68=204 | ||
4 | ![]() |
68-68-69=205 | −11 |
5 | ![]() |
74-69-63=206 | −10 |
T6 | ![]() |
72-67-68=207 | −9 |
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68-69-70=207 | ||
T8 | ![]() |
72-67-69=208 | −8 |
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68-70-70=208 | ||
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66-66-76=208 | ||
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71-69-68=208 | ||
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70-67-71=208 | ||
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70-69-69=208 |
Source:[6]
Final round
Sunday, 22 July 1990
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
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1 | ![]() |
67-65-67-71=270 | −18 | 85,000 |
T2 | ![]() |
74-68-68-65=275 | −13 | 60,000 |
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68-68-68-71=275 | |||
T4 | ![]() |
72-66-72-66=276 | −12 | 40,000 |
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68-69-70-69=276 | |||
T6 | ![]() |
68-72-64-73=277 | −11 | 28,500 |
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66-66-76-69=277 | |||
T8 | ![]() |
72-71-70-66=279 | −9 | 22,000 |
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70-71-68-70=279 | |||
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70-68-72-69=279 | |||
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71-69-68-71=279 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 42, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ 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. (Cape Girardeau). 20 July 1995. p. B1.
- ^ Glick, Shav (21 July 1990). "Faldo, Norman tame Old Course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). pp. 1D, 4D.
- ^ Glick, Shav (22 July 1990). "Faldo turns this Open into closed affair". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. pp. 1F, 7F.
- ^ "1990 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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