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
Royal Troon is located in Scotland
Royal Troon
Royal Troon
Location in Scotland
Royal Troon is located in South Ayrshire
Royal Troon
Royal Troon
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

The 1989 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 118th Open Championship, held from 20–23 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 off 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, to drop behind Grady and accept third place.

Course

Old Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Seal364410Sandhills4384
2Black Rock391411The Railway4815
3Gyaws379412The Fox4314
4Dunure557513Burmah4654
5Greenan210314Alton1793
6Turnberry577515Crosbie4574
7Tel-el-Kebir402416Well5425
8Postage Stamp126317Rabbit2233
9The Monk423418Craigend4524
Out3,42936In3,66836
Source:[2]Total7,09772

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

First round

Thursday, 20 July 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Wayne Stephens66−6
T2United States Paul Azinger68−4
United States Fred Couples
Australia Wayne Grady
Spain Miguel Ángel Martín
Spain José María Olazábal
Argentina Eduardo Romero
United States Lee Trevino
T9England Derrick Cooper69−3
England Mark James
South Africa Gavan Levenson
Scotland Brian Marchbank
Australia Greg Norman
United States Steve Pate
Republic of Ireland Philip Walton
United States Tom Watson

Second round

Friday, 21 July 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Australia Wayne Grady68-67=135−9
T2United States Payne Stewart72-65=137−7
United States Tom Watson69-68=137
T4Northern Ireland David Feherty71-67=138−6
Argentina Eduardo Romero68-70=138
England Wayne Stephens66-72=138
T7United States Mark Calcavecchia71-68=139−5
England Derrick Cooper69-70=139
United States Fred Couples68-71=139
England Mark James69-70=139
United States Mark McCumber71-68=139
Australia Greg Norman69-70=139
United States Steve Pate69-70=139
United States Scott Simpson73-66=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

Saturday, 22 July 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Australia Wayne Grady68-67-69=204−12
2United States Tom Watson69-68-68=205−11
3United States Payne Stewart72-65-69=206−10
T4United States Mark Calcavecchia71-68-68=207−9
United States Fred Couples68-71-68=207
Northern Ireland David Feherty71-67-69=207
T7United States Paul Azinger68-73-67=208−8
United States Jodie Mudd73-67-68=208
T9United States Mark McCumber71-68-70=209−7
Spain José María Olazábal68-72-69=209
United States Steve Pate69-70-70=209

Final round

Sunday, 23 July 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
T1United States Mark Calcavecchia71-68-68-68=275−13Playoff
Australia Greg Norman69-70-72-64=275
Australia Wayne Grady68-67-69-71=275
4United States Tom Watson69-68-68-72=277−1140,000
5United States Jodie Mudd73-67-68-70=278−1030,000
T6United States Fred Couples68-71-68-72=279−926,000
Northern Ireland David Feherty71-67-69-72=279
T8Argentina Eduardo Romero68-70-75-67=280−821,000
United States Paul Azinger68-73-67-72=280
United States Payne Stewart72-65-69-74=280

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

Source:[3][11]

Playoff

PlacePlayerScore
To parMoney (£)
1United States Mark Calcavecchia4-3-3-3=13−280,000
T2Australia Wayne Grady4-4-4-4=16+155,000
Australia Greg Norman3-3-4-x=xx

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

Playoff

Hole 1  2 1718
Par4434
United States CalcavecchiaE−1−1−2
Australia GradyEE+1+1
Australia Norman−1−2−1x

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 43, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "British Open Hole by Hole". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. 16 July 1989. p. 8B.
  3. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Reilly, Rick (31 July 1989). "High noon at Troon". Sports Illustrated.
  6. 1 2 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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