1984 Open Championship

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]

1984 Open Championship
Front cover of the 1984 Open Annual
Tournament information
Dates19–22 July 1984
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1][2]
Field156 players
94 after 1st cut
63 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut148 (+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)
St Andrews  is located in Scotland
St Andrews 
St Andrews 
Location in Scotland
St Andrews is located in Fife
St Andrews
St Andrews
Location in Fife, Scotland

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
Main article: Old Course at St Andrews
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Burn370410Bobby Jones3424
2Dyke411411High (In)1723
3Cartgate (Out)371412Heathery (In)3164
4Ginger Beer463413Hole O'Cross (In)4254
5Hole O'Cross (Out)564514Long5675
6Heathery (Out)416415Cartgate (In)4134
7High (Out)372416Corner of the Dyke3824
8Short178317Road4614
9End356418Tom Morris3544
Out3,50136In3,43236
Source:[2]Total6,93372

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

First round

Thursday, 19 July 1984

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Peter Jacobsen67−5
Scotland Bill Longmuir
Australia Greg Norman
4Australia Ian Baker-Finch68−4
T5Spain Seve Ballesteros69−3
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
England Nick Faldo
Brazil Jaime Gonzalez
United States Tom Kite
T10Spain José María Cañizares70−2
United States Fred Couples
Scotland Bernard Gallacher
England Jeff Hall
United States Rick Hartmann
England Mark James
Australia Graham Marsh
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
England Martin Poxon
United States Lee Trevino
United States Lanny Wadkins

Source:[1][12]

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1984

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Australia Ian Baker-Finch68-66=134−10
T2Spain Seve Ballesteros69-68=137−7
England Nick Faldo69-68=137
United States Lee Trevino70-67=137
5Scotland Bill Longmuir67-71=138–-6
T6United States Fred Couples70-69=139−5
West Germany Bernhard Langer71-68=139
United States Lanny Wadkins70-69=139
United States Tom Watson71-68=139
T10Brazil Jaime Gonzalez69-71=140−4
United States Peter Jacobsen67-73=140
United States Tom Kite69-71=140

Amateurs: Sherborne (+2), McEvoy (+4), Olazábal (+5), Sigel (+5), Wood (+8), Hawksworth (+12).

Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1984

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Australia Ian Baker-Finch68-66-71=205−11
United States Tom Watson71-68-66=205
T3Spain Seve Ballesteros69-68-70=207−9
West Germany Bernhard Langer71-68-68=207
T5South Africa Hugh Baiocchi72-70-70=212−4
United States Lee Trevino70-67-75=212
United States Lanny Wadkins70-69-73=212
T8Spain José María Cañizares70-71-72=213−3
United States Fred Couples70-69-74=213
England Nick Faldo69-68-76=213
United States Hale Irwin75-68-70=213
United States Peter Jacobsen67-73-73=213
United States Mark McCumber74-67-72=213
United States Gil Morgan71-71-71=213
Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty74-72-67=213

Source:[13]

Amateurs: Sherborne (+5), McEvoy (WD)

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1984

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Spain Seve Ballesteros69-68-70-69=276−1255,000
T2West Germany Bernhard Langer71-68-68-71=278−1031,900
United States Tom Watson71-68-66-73=278
T4United States Fred Couples70-69-74-68=281−719,800
United States Lanny Wadkins70-69-73-69=281
T6England Nick Faldo69-68-76-69=282−616,390
Australia Greg Norman67-74-74-67=282
8United States Mark McCumber74-67-72-70=283−514,300
T9South Africa Hugh Baiocchi72-70-70-72=284−411,264
Australia Ian Baker-Finch68-66-71-79=284
Australia Graham Marsh70-74-73-67=284
Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty74-72-67-71=284
Scotland Sam Torrance74-74-66-70=284

Source:[1][3][14]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 50, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. "Old Course survives in all its fearsome glory". Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1984. p. 18.
  3. Jacobs, Raymond (23 July 1984). "Ballesteros wins Open duel in the sun". Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
  4. Daley, Steve (23 July 1984). "Seve's strong finish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  5. Daley, Steve (23 July 1984). "Watson crashes on Road Hole". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  6. Jenkins, Dan (30 July 1984). "It ain't over 'til it's over". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  7. Parascenzo, Marino (23 July 1984). "Seve tames 17th, wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  8. "Ballesteros wins Open with final hole birdie". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. 23 July 1984. p. 19.
  9. Murray, Ewan (24 September 2012). "Ryder Cup 2012: Europe prepare final-day tribute to Seve Ballesteros". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. "Europe Win Ryder Cup in Comeback Sensation". Sky Sports. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
  11. "Europe Wins Golf's Ryder Cup". Sky News. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  12. "St Andrews first day scores". Glasgow Herald. 20 July 1984. p. 20.
  13. Daley, Steve (22 July 1984). "Watson sizzles in British Open". Chicago Tribune. p. 5, sec. 4.
  14. "1984 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.

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