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1989 Open Championship

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1989 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates20–23 July 1989
LocationTroon, Scotland
CourseRoyal 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
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Location in Scotland
Royal Troon is located in South Ayrshire
Royal Troon
Royal Troon
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Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

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.

Course

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Main article: Royal Troon Golf Club

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 England Wayne Stephens 66 −6
T2 United States Paul Azinger 68 −4
United States Fred Couples
Australia Wayne Grady
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Argentina Eduardo Romero
United States Lee Trevino
T9 England Derrick Cooper 69 −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

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Friday, 21 July 1989

Place Player Score To par
1 Australia Wayne Grady 68-67=135 −9
T2 United States Payne Stewart 72-65=137 −7
United States Tom Watson 69-68=137
T4 Northern Ireland David Feherty 71-67=138 −6
Argentina Eduardo Romero 68-70=138
England Wayne Stephens 66-72=138
T7 United States Mark Calcavecchia 71-68=139 −5
England Derrick Cooper 69-70=139
United States Fred Couples 68-71=139
England Mark James 69-70=139
United States Mark McCumber 71-68=139
Australia Greg Norman 69-70=139
United States Steve Pate 69-70=139
United States 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 Australia Wayne Grady 68-67-69=204 −12
2 United States Tom Watson 69-68-68=205 −11
3 United States Payne Stewart 72-65-69=206 −10
T4 United States Mark Calcavecchia 71-68-68=207 −9
United States Fred Couples 68-71-68=207
Northern Ireland David Feherty 71-67-69=207
T7 United States Paul Azinger 68-73-67=208 −8
United States Jodie Mudd 73-67-68=208
T9 United States Mark McCumber 71-68-70=209 −7
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United States Steve Pate 69-70-70=209

Final round

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Sunday, 23 July 1989

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
T1 United States Mark Calcavecchia 71-68-68-68=275 −13 Playoff
Australia Greg Norman 69-70-72-64=275
Australia Wayne Grady 68-67-69-71=275
4 United States Tom Watson 69-68-68-72=277 −11 40,000
5 United States Jodie Mudd 73-67-68-70=278 −10 30,000
T6 United States Fred Couples 68-71-68-72=279 −9 26,000
Northern Ireland David Feherty 71-67-69-72=279
T8 Argentina Eduardo Romero 68-70-75-67=280 −8 21,000
United States Paul Azinger 68-73-67-72=280
United States 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 United States Mark Calcavecchia 4-3-3-3=13 −2 80,000
T2 Australia Wayne Grady 4-4-4-4=16 +1 55,000
Australia 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
United States Calcavecchia E −1 −1 −2
Australia Grady E E +1 +1
Australia Norman −1 −2 −1 x

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

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