1997 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 July 1997 |
| Location | Troon, Scotland |
| Course | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 7,079 yards (6,473 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 156 players, 70 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 147 (+5)[1] |
| Prize fund | £1,600,000 €2,220,820 $2,680,000 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 €350,000 $418,875 |
| Champion | |
| United States Justin Leonard | |
| 272 (−12) | |
Royal Troon Golf Club is located in Scotland
Royal Troon Golf Club
Location in Scotland
Royal Troon Golf Club is located in South Ayrshire
Royal Troon Golf Club
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland
The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only major championship and was the fifth consecutive American to win at Royal Troon.
Five strokes back after a 72 in the third round, Leonard had six birdies on the front nine in the final round; he added two more at 16 and 17 for 65 (−6) to win by three strokes over runners-up Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik, the 54-hole leader.[3][4][5]
Course
[edit | edit source]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 | 463 | 4 | |
| 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 | 3,650 | 35 | |||
| Source:[2][6] | Total | 7,079 | 71 | |||||
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.
Round summaries
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]Thursday, 17 July 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Northern Ireland Darren Clarke | 67 | −4 |
| United States Jim Furyk | |||
| T3 | United States Fred Couples | 69 | −2 |
| United States Justin Leonard | |||
| Australia Greg Norman | |||
| T6 | Argentina Ángel Cabrera | 70 | −1 |
| Scotland Barclay Howard (a) | |||
| United States Davis Love III | |||
| United States Andrew Magee | |||
| Sweden Jesper Parnevik |
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Second round
[edit | edit source]Friday, 18 July 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland Darren Clarke | 67-66=133 | −9 |
| 2 | United States Justin Leonard | 69-66=135 | −7 |
| 3 | Sweden Jesper Parnevik | 70-66=136 | −6 |
| T4 | United States Fred Couples | 69-68=137 | −5 |
| England David Tapping | 71-66=137 | ||
| T6 | United States Jim Furyk | 67-72=139 | −3 |
| United States Tom Kite | 72-67=139 | ||
| 8 | Argentina Ángel Cabrera | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| T9 | United States Mark Calcavecchia | 74-67=141 | −1 |
| United States Jay Haas | 71-70=141 | ||
| United States Davis Love III | 70-71=141 | ||
| United States Tom Watson | 71-70=141 |
Source:[7]
Amateurs: Howard (+2), Watson (+7), Bladon (+10), Olsson (+11), Webster (+11), Taylor (+15), Young (+17), Miller (+22).
Third round
[edit | edit source]Saturday, 19 July 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden Jesper Parnevik | 70-66-66=202 | −11 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland Darren Clarke | 67-66-71=204 | −9 |
| T3 | United States Fred Couples | 69-68-70=207 | −6 |
| United States Justin Leonard | 69-66-72=207 | ||
| T5 | Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames | 74-69-66=209 | −4 |
| United States Jim Furyk | 67-72-70=209 | ||
| Argentina Eduardo Romero | 74-68-67=209 | ||
| T8 | Australia Robert Allenby | 76-68-66=210 | −3 |
| England Lee Westwood | 73-70-67=210 | ||
| United States Tiger Woods | 72-74-64=210 |
Source:[8]
Final round
[edit | edit source]Sunday, 20 July 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Justin Leonard | 69-66-72-65=272 | −12 | 250,000 |
| T2 | Northern Ireland Darren Clarke | 67-66-71-71=275 | −9 | 150,000 |
| Sweden Jesper Parnevik | 70-66-66-73=275 | |||
| 4 | United States Jim Furyk | 67-72-70-70=279 | −5 | 90,000 |
| T5 | Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington | 75-69-69-67=280 | −4 | 62,500 |
| Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames | 74-69-66-71=280 | |||
| T7 | Australia Peter O'Malley | 73-70-70-68=281 | −3 | 40,667 |
| Argentina Eduardo Romero | 74-68-67-72=281 | |||
| United States Fred Couples | 69-68-70-74=281 | |||
| T10 | United States Davis Love III | 70-71-74-67=282 | −2 | 24,300 |
| South Africa Retief Goosen | 75-69-70-68=282 | |||
| New Zealand Frank Nobilo | 74-72-68-68=282 | |||
| United States Tom Kite | 72-67-74-69=282 | |||
| United States Mark Calcavecchia | 74-67-72-69=282 | |||
| Japan Shigeki Maruyama | 74-69-70-69=282 | |||
| South Africa Ernie Els | 75-69-69-69=282 | |||
| United States Tom Watson | 71-70-70-71=282 | |||
| Australia Robert Allenby | 76-68-66-72=282 | |||
| England Lee Westwood | 73-70-67-72=282 |
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Source:[1][4][9]
Amateurs: Howard (+9)
Scorecard
[edit | edit source]| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| United States Leonard | −6 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 |
| Northern Ireland Clarke | −10 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 |
| Sweden Parnevik | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −9 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[5]
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