1992 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 July 1992 |
| Location | Gullane, Scotland |
| Course | Muirfield |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,970 yards (6,373 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 75 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 143 (+1)[1] |
| Prize fund | £1,000,000 €1,336,650 $1,900,000 |
| Winner's share | £95,000 €133,000 $154,000 |
| Champion | |
| England Nick Faldo | |
| 272 (−12) | |
The 1992 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 121st Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth major title by one stroke over runner-up John Cook.[2] It was Faldo's second win at Muirfield, where he won his first Claret Jug in 1987.[3] Daren Lee of England was the only amateur to make the cut; he earned the silver medal as low amateur and finished in a tie for 68th place.
Course
[edit | edit source]| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 447 | 351 | 379 | 180 | 559 | 469 | 185 | 444 | 504 | 3,518 | 475 | 385 | 381 | 159 | 449 | 417 | 188 | 550 | 448 | 3,452 | 6,970 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Source:[4]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]
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Round summaries
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]Thursday, 16 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | United States Raymond Floyd | 64 | −7 |
| United States Steve Pate | |||
| T3 | Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr | 65 | −6 |
| Wales Ian Woosnam | |||
| T5 | United States John Cook | 66 | −5 |
| South Africa Ernie Els | |||
| England Nick Faldo | |||
| United States Lee Janzen | |||
| T9 | Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson | 67 | −4 |
| United States Andrew Magee | |||
| United States Rocco Mediate | |||
| Australia Craig Parry | |||
| Italy Costantino Rocca | |||
| United States Orrin Vincent III |
Second round
[edit | edit source]Friday, 17 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Nick Faldo | 66-64=130 | −12 |
| T2 | Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr | 65-68=133 | −9 |
| United States John Cook | 66-67=133 | ||
| 4 | United States Steve Pate | 64-70=134 | −8 |
| T5 | South Africa Ernie Els | 66-69=135 | −7 |
| United States Raymond Floyd | 64-71=135 | ||
| United States Donnie Hammond | 70-65=135 | ||
| T8 | Spain José María Olazábal | 70-67=137 | −5 |
| United States Tom Purtzer | 68-69=137 | ||
| United States Larry Rinker | 69-68=137 |
Amateurs: Lee (-2), Pullan (+3), Voges (+8), Welch (+8), Wolstenholme (+11).
Third round
[edit | edit source]Saturday, 18 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Nick Faldo | 66-64-69=199 | −14 |
| T2 | United States Steve Pate | 64-70-69=203 | −10 |
| United States John Cook | 66-67-70=203 | ||
| T4 | United States Donnie Hammond | 70-65-70=205 | −8 |
| South Africa Ernie Els | 66-69-70=205 | ||
| Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr | 65-68-72=205 | ||
| T7 | United States Chip Beck | 71-68-67=206 | −7 |
| Spain José María Olazábal | 70-67-69=206 | ||
| 9 | United States Larry Rinker | 69-68-70=207 | −6 |
| T10 | England Malcolm MacKenzie | 71-67-70=208 | −5 |
| Sweden Robert Karlsson | 70-68-70=208 | ||
| Scotland Sandy Lyle | 68-70-70=208 | ||
| Wales Ian Woosnam | 65-73-70=208 | ||
| United States Raymond Floyd | 64-71-73=208 |
Final round
[edit | edit source]Sunday, 19 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Nick Faldo | 66-64-69-73=272 | −12 | 95,000 |
| 2 | United States John Cook | 66-67-70-70=273 | −11 | 75,000 |
| 3 | Spain José María Olazábal | 70-67-69-68=274 | −10 | 64,000 |
| 4 | United States Steve Pate | 64-70-69-73=276 | −8 | 53,000 |
| T5 | United States Andrew Magee | 67-72-70-70=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| Sweden Robert Karlsson | 70-68-70-71=279 | |||
| England Malcolm MacKenzie | 71-67-70-71=279 | |||
| Wales Ian Woosnam | 65-73-70-71=279 | |||
| South Africa Ernie Els | 66-69-70-74=279 | |||
| United States Donnie Hammond | 70-65-70-74=279 | |||
| Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr | 65-68-72-74=279 |
Source:[5]
Amateurs: Lee (+9)
Scorecard
[edit | edit source]Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| England Faldo | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 |
| United States Cook | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 |
| Spain Olazábal | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 |
| United States Pate | −10 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −7 | -7 | -8 | -8 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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