1991 Open Championship

The 1991 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 120th Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Ian Baker-Finch won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood.

1991 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–21 July 1991
LocationSouthport, England
Course(s)Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,940 yards (6,346 m)[1]
Field156 players, 113 after cut[1]
Cut148 (+8)[1]
Prize fund£900,000
$1,512,000
Winner's share£90,000
$151,200
Champion
Australia Ian Baker-Finch
272 (−8)
Southport is located in England
Southport
Southport
Location in England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is located in Southport
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in Southport, Merseyside,
north of Liverpool, England

Baker-Finch was two-over after two rounds in a tie for 28th place, then was ten-under on the weekend. His 66 on Sunday was bolstered by a 29 on the front nine, with birdies on five of the first seven holes.[2][3][4]

The cut at 148 (+8) included those within ten strokes of the lead, which resulted in a record 113 players on the weekend, nearly three-quarters of the field.[5][6]

Course
Main article: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4484174092033464731564584143,3243954091844751995434145254723,6166,940
Par444344344344434354543670

Source:[7]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 18 July 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Spain Seve Ballesteros66−4
T2United States Chip Beck67−3
England Martin Gates
Spain Santiago Luna
T5England Nick Faldo68−2
United States Gary Hallberg
Australia Mike Harwood
England Barry Lane
Wales Mark Mouland
United States Mike Reid
Italy Costantino Rocca

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, 19 July 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Gary Hallberg68-70=138−2
Australia Mike Harwood68-70=138
Scotland Andrew Oldcorn71-67=138
T4Spain Seve Ballesteros66-73=139−1
Australia Steve Elkington71-68=139
England David Gilford72-67=139
Australia Wayne Grady69-70=139
United States Mark O'Meara71-68=139
United States Mike Reid68-71=139
T10England Richard Boxall71-69=140E
England Roger Chapman74-66=140
England Howard Clark71-69=140
England Mark James72-68=140
England Barry Lane68-72=140
Scotland Colin Montgomerie71-69=140
Fiji Vijay Singh71-69=140

Source:[5]
Amateurs: Mickelson (+4), Payne (+4), Allenby (+9), Roblin (+11), Coltart (+13), Evans (+13), Muntz (+14), Wilshire (+15).

Third round

Saturday, 20 July 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Australia Ian Baker-Finch71-71-64=206−4
United States Mark O'Meara71-68-67=206
T3Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy73-68-66=207−3
Australia Mike Harwood68-70-69=207
5Spain Seve Ballesteros66-73-69=208−2
T6United States Mike Reid68-71-70=209−1
Fiji Vijay Singh71-69-69=209
T8England Mark James72-68-70=210E
Wales Mark Mouland68-74-68=210
Australia Craig Parry71-70-69=210
England Martin Poxon71-72-67=210

Source:[9]

Final round

Sunday, 21 July 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Australia Ian Baker-Finch71-71-64-66=272−890,000
2Australia Mike Harwood68-70-69-67=274−670,000
T3United States Fred Couples72-69-70-64=275−555,000
United States Mark O'Meara71-68-67-69=275
T5Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy73-68-66-70=277−334,167
United States Jodie Mudd72-70-72-63=277
United States Bob Tway75-66-70-66=277
8Australia Craig Parry71-70-69-68=278−227,500
T9Spain Seve Ballesteros66-73-69-71=279−122,833
Germany Bernhard Langer71-71-70-67=279
Australia Greg Norman74-68-71-66=279

Source:[1][2][10]
Amateurs: Payne (+4), Mickelson (+8)

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 41, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. "Baker-Finch bags Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 22 July 1991. p. D1.
  3. Reilly, Rick (29 July 1991). "Watch the birdies". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. Parascenzo, Marino (22 July 1991). "It's Baker-Finch: Aussie's sizzling 66 wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 7.
  5. Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1991). "Unheralded trio lead British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1D.
  6. Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1991). "The kindest cut of all". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
  7. "Stat sheet: British Open". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). 18 July 1991. p. C2.
  8. "Seve storms back at Birkdale". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 19 July 1991. p. 1B.
  9. "O'Meara bears American bid". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 21 July 1991. p. 1E.
  10. "1991 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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