1990 Open Championship

The 1990 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 119th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Nick Faldo won the second of his three Open Championships by five strokes over runners-up Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart.[2][3] Earlier in the year, Faldo won the Masters; this was the fourth of his six major titles.

1990 Open Championship
Front cover of the 1990 Open Program
Tournament information
Dates19–22 July 1990
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]
Field156 players, 72 after cut[1]
Cut143 (−1)[1]
Prize fund£500,000
$825,000
Winner's share£85,000
$153,850
Champion
England Nick Faldo
270 (−18)
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

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:[4]Total6,93372

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]

  • 6,933 yards (6,340 m) - 1984, 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 1990

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Michael Allen66−6
Australia Greg Norman
3England Nick Faldo67−5
T4Australia Ian Baker-Finch68−4
United States Peter Jacobsen
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr
Australia Craig Parry
England Martin Poxon
United States Payne Stewart
Scotland Sam Torrance
Wales Ian Woosnam

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1990

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1England Nick Faldo67-65=132−12
Australia Greg Norman66-66=132
T3Australia Craig Parry68-68=136−8
United States Payne Stewart68-68=136
T5Zimbabwe Nick Price70-67=137−7
United States Mike Reid70-67=137
England Jamie Spence72-65=137
Wales Ian Woosnam68-69=137
T9United States Peter Jacobsen68-70=138−6
United States Jodie Mudd72-66=138
Spain José María Olazábal71-67=138
United States Steve Pate70-68=138
Denmark Anders Sørensen70-68=138
Scotland Sam Torrance68-70=138

Source:[5]

Amateurs: Nash (+1), Kuramoto (+5), Patton (+5), Muntz (+8).

Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1990

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Nick Faldo67-65-67=199−17
T2Australia Ian Baker-Finch68-72-64=204−12
United States Payne Stewart68-68-68=204
4Australia Craig Parry68-68-69=205−11
5England Paul Broadhurst74-69-63=206−10
T6New Zealand Frank Nobilo72-67-68=207−9
Wales Ian Woosnam68-69-70=207
T8Argentina Vicente Fernández72-67-69=208−8
United States Peter Jacobsen68-70-70=208
Australia Greg Norman66-66-76=208
United States Corey Pavin71-69-68=208
Zimbabwe Nick Price70-67-71=208
United States Tim Simpson70-69-69=208

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1990

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1England Nick Faldo67-65-67-71=270−1885,000
T2Zimbabwe Mark McNulty74-68-68-65=275−1360,000
United States Payne Stewart68-68-68-71=275
T4United States Jodie Mudd72-66-72-66=276−1240,000
Wales Ian Woosnam68-69-70-69=276
T6Australia Ian Baker-Finch68-72-64-73=277−1128,500
Australia Greg Norman66-66-76-69=277
T8Australia David Graham72-71-70-66=279−922,000
United States Donnie Hammond70-71-68-70=279
United States Steve Pate70-68-72-69=279
United States Corey Pavin71-69-68-71=279

Source:[1][7]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 42, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. Parascenzo, Marino (23 July 1990). "Faldo's victory suggest he might be golf's best". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  3. Swift, E.M. (30 July 1990). "King of clubs". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  4. "124th Open Championship: course". Southeast Missourian. (Cape Girardeau). 20 July 1995. p. B1.
  5. Glick, Shav (21 July 1990). "Faldo, Norman tame Old Course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). pp. 1D, 4D.
  6. Glick, Shav (22 July 1990). "Faldo turns this Open into closed affair". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. pp. 1F, 7F.
  7. "1990 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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