1994 Open Championship

The 1994 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 123rd Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Nick Price won the second of his three major championships and only Claret Jug, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jesper Parnevik.

1994 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates14–17 July 1994
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Turnberry
Ailsa Course
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,957 yards (6,361 m)[1]
Field156 players, 81 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+3)[1]
Prize fund£1,000,000
€1,579,620
$1,650,000
Winner's share£110,000
€154,000
$178,200
Champion
Zimbabwe Nick Price
268 (−12)
 Turnberry is located in Scotland
 Turnberry
 Turnberry
Location in Scotland
Turnberry is located in South Ayrshire
Turnberry
Turnberry
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Price was three-under over the final three holes and posted 66 (−4), while Parnevik, in the group ahead, bogeyed the 72nd hole to miss a playoff.[2][3][4][5] It was the first of two consecutive majors for Price, who won his second PGA Championship a month later.

Course
Main article: Turnberry (golf course)

Ailsa Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Ailsa Craig350410Dinna Fouter4524
2Mak Siccar428411Maidens1773
3Blaw Wearie462412Monument4484
4Woe-Be-Tide167313Tickly Tap4114
5Fin Me Oot441414Risk-An-Hope4404
6Tappie Toorie222315Ca' Canny2093
7Roon The Ben528516Wee Burn4094
8Goat Fell427417Lang Whang5005
9Bruce's Castle455418Ailsa Hame ^4314
Out3,48035In3,47735
Source:[6]Total6,95770

^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship:[1]

  • 1986: 6,957 yards (6,361 m), par 70
  • 1977: 6,875 yards (6,286 m), par 70

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 14 July 1994

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1New Zealand Greg Turner65−5
2England Jonathan Lomas66−4
3United States Andrew Magee67−3
T4United States John Daly68−2
United States David Edwards
Northern Ireland David Feherty
Australia Wayne Grady
England Ross McFarlane
Sweden Jesper Parnevik
United States Loren Roberts
Australia Peter Senior
France Jean van de Velde
United States Tom Watson
United States Brian Watts

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, 15 July 1994

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tom Watson68-65=133−7
T2United States Brad Faxon69-65=134−6
Sweden Jesper Parnevik68-66=134
4Zimbabwe Nick Price69-66=135−5
T5United States David Edwards68-68=136−4
England Jonathan Lomas66-70=136
New Zealand Frank Nobilo69-67=136
New Zealand Greg Turner65-71=136
T9Northern Ireland David Feherty68-69=137−3
Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty71-66=137
United States Loren Roberts68-69=137
United States Fuzzy Zoeller71-66=137

Source:[8]
Amateurs: Bennett (−1), James (+5), Evans (+9), Harris (+9), Pullan (+15)

Third round

Saturday, 16 July 1994

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Brad Faxon69-65-67=201−9
United States Fuzzy Zoeller71-66-64=201
T3Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty71-66-65=202−8
Zimbabwe Nick Price69-66-67=202
Sweden Jesper Parnevik68-66-68=202
United States Tom Watson68-65-69=202
7Northern Ireland David Feherty68-69-66=203−7
8England Mark James72-67-66=205−5
T9United States Larry Mize73-69-64=206−4
Scotland Colin Montgomerie72-69-65=206
Scotland Andrew Coltart71-69-66=206
United States Tom Kite71-69-66=206
United States Craig Stadler71-69-66=206
Japan Jumbo Ozaki69-71-66=206
United States Peter Jacobsen69-70-67=206
Australia Peter Senior68-71-67=206
United States Davis Love III71-67-68=206
United States Loren Roberts68-69-69=206
New Zealand Greg Turner65-71-70=206

Source:[9]

Final round

Sunday, 17 July 1994

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Zimbabwe Nick Price69-66-67-66=268−12110,000
2Sweden Jesper Parnevik68-66-68-67=269−1188,000
3United States Fuzzy Zoeller71-66-64-70=271−974,000
T4Sweden Anders Forsbrand72-71-66-64=273−750,667
England Mark James72-67-66-68=273
Northern Ireland David Feherty68-69-66-70=273
7United States Brad Faxon69-65-67-73=274−636,000
T8England Nick Faldo75-66-70-64=275−530,000
United States Tom Kite71-69-66-69=275
Scotland Colin Montgomerie72-69-65-69=275

Source:[4][5][10]
Amateurs: Bennett (+6)

Scorecard
Hole  1   2  3  4  5   6    7    8    9  101112131415161718
Par444343544  4    3  4443454
Zimbabwe Price−8−7−7−8−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−10−12−12
Sweden Parnevik−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−11−11−10−11−12−11
United States Zoeller−9−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−8−8−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−9
Sweden Forsbrand−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−4−5−5−5−6−5−5−7−7
England James−5−5−5−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−5−5−7−7
Northern Ireland Feherty−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[4]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 36, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. Guest, Larry (18 July 1994). "Price finds title with eagle eyes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  3. Reilly, Rick (25 July 1994). "The Price goes up". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  4. Dorman, Larry (18 July 1994). "Price soars, with an eagle, at Turnberry". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. p. 1C.
  5. Wojciechowski, Gene (18 July 1994). "Parnevik really paying the Price". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  6. "British Open: course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 14 July 1994. p. 6D.
  7. Wojciechowski, Gene (15 July 1994). "A 'Who's he' of golf leads". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  8. Dorman, Larry (16 July 1994). "Watson turns the odds his way". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1D.
  9. Wojciechowski, Gene (17 July 1994). "Faxon, Zoeller charge into lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  10. "1994 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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