1984 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 July 1984 |
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
| Course | Old Course at St Andrews |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 156 players 94 after 1st cut 63 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 148 (+4) (1st cut) 219 (+3) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £425,000 $550,000 |
| Winner's share | £55,000 $71,500 |
| Champion | |
| Spain Seve Ballesteros | |
| 276 (−12) | |
The 1984 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 113th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Seve Ballesteros won his second Open Championship and fourth major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bernhard Langer and five-time champion Tom Watson, the defending champion.[3][4]
In the final round, Ballesteros birdied the 18th hole for 69 while 54-hole co-leader Watson bogeyed the famous 17th (Road) for a 73,[5] which ended his bid for a third consecutive Open.[6][7][8]
Ballesteros' famous fist pump after his last putt is one of the enduring images of golf. It was further commemorated during the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, also known as the "Miracle at Medinah" after Europe's famous comeback. It was also the first Ryder Cup after Ballesteros' death due to brain cancer in May 2011 at the age of 54, and in his memory, Team Europe's kit bore the silhouette of Ballesteros' celebration. The team also wore navy blue and white garments – his traditional Sunday colors – for the Sunday singles.[9][10][11]
Course
[edit | edit source]| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:[2] | Total | 6,933 | 72 | |||||
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
- 6,933 yards (6,340 m) - 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
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]Thursday, 19 July 1984
Second round
[edit | edit source]Friday, 20 July 1984
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Ian Baker-Finch | 68-66=134 | −10 |
| T2 | Spain Seve Ballesteros | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| England Nick Faldo | 69-68=137 | ||
| United States Lee Trevino | 70-67=137 | ||
| 5 | Scotland Bill Longmuir | 67-71=138 | –-6 |
| T6 | United States Fred Couples | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| West Germany Bernhard Langer | 71-68=139 | ||
| United States Lanny Wadkins | 70-69=139 | ||
| United States Tom Watson | 71-68=139 | ||
| T10 | Brazil Jaime Gonzalez | 69-71=140 | −4 |
| United States Peter Jacobsen | 67-73=140 | ||
| United States Tom Kite | 69-71=140 |
Amateurs: Sherborne (+2), McEvoy (+4), Olazábal (+5), Sigel (+5), Wood (+8), Hawksworth (+12).
Third round
[edit | edit source]Saturday, 21 July 1984
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Australia Ian Baker-Finch | 68-66-71=205 | −11 |
| United States Tom Watson | 71-68-66=205 | ||
| T3 | Spain Seve Ballesteros | 69-68-70=207 | −9 |
| West Germany Bernhard Langer | 71-68-68=207 | ||
| T5 | South Africa Hugh Baiocchi | 72-70-70=212 | −4 |
| United States Lee Trevino | 70-67-75=212 | ||
| United States Lanny Wadkins | 70-69-73=212 | ||
| T8 | Spain José María Cañizares | 70-71-72=213 | −3 |
| United States Fred Couples | 70-69-74=213 | ||
| England Nick Faldo | 69-68-76=213 | ||
| United States Hale Irwin | 75-68-70=213 | ||
| United States Peter Jacobsen | 67-73-73=213 | ||
| United States Mark McCumber | 74-67-72=213 | ||
| United States Gil Morgan | 71-71-71=213 | ||
| Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty | 74-72-67=213 |
Source:[13]
Amateurs: Sherborne (+5), McEvoy (WD)
Final round
[edit | edit source]Sunday, 22 July 1984
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Seve Ballesteros | 69-68-70-69=276 | −12 | 55,000 |
| T2 | West Germany Bernhard Langer | 71-68-68-71=278 | −10 | 31,900 |
| United States Tom Watson | 71-68-66-73=278 | |||
| T4 | United States Fred Couples | 70-69-74-68=281 | −7 | 19,800 |
| United States Lanny Wadkins | 70-69-73-69=281 | |||
| T6 | England Nick Faldo | 69-68-76-69=282 | −6 | 16,390 |
| Australia Greg Norman | 67-74-74-67=282 | |||
| 8 | United States Mark McCumber | 74-67-72-70=283 | −5 | 14,300 |
| T9 | South Africa Hugh Baiocchi | 72-70-70-72=284 | −4 | 11,264 |
| Australia Ian Baker-Finch | 68-66-71-79=284 | |||
| Australia Graham Marsh | 70-74-73-67=284 | |||
| Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty | 74-72-67-71=284 | |||
| Scotland Sam Torrance | 74-74-66-70=284 |
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.32 dollars (US) per pound sterling.[15]
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External links
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