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
Seve Ballesteros
276 (–12)
St Andrews 
Location in Scotland
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

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Seve Ballesteros Spain197969687069276–121
Tom Watson United States1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983		71686673278–10T2
Lee Trevino United States1971, 197270677573285–3T14
Johnny Miller United States197675717072288ET31
Jack Nicklaus United States1966, 1970, 197876726872288ET31
Bob Charles New Zealand196375737073291+3T47

Source:[1][3]

Missed the second cut
PlayerCountryYears wonR1R2R3TotalTo par
Peter Thomson Australia1954, 1955,
1956, 1958, 1965		727376221+5

Source:[1]

Missed the first cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Gary Player South Africa1959, 1968, 19747475149+5
Arnold Palmer United States1961, 19627677153+9
Tony Jacklin England19698076156+12
Kel Nagle Australia19608475159+15
Bill Rogers United States19818277159+15

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 19 July 1984

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Peter Jacobsen United States67–5
Bill Longmuir Scotland
Greg Norman Australia
4Ian Baker-Finch Australia68–4
T5Seve Ballesteros Spain69–3
Eamonn Darcy Ireland
Nick Faldo England
Jaime Gonzalez Brazil
Tom Kite United States
T10José María Cañizares Spain70–2
Fred Couples United States
Bernard Gallacher Scotland
Jeff Hall England
Rick Hartmann United States
Mark James England
Graham Marsh Australia
Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan
Martin Poxon England
Lee Trevino United States
Lanny Wadkins United States

Source:[1][12]

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1984

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ian Baker-Finch Australia68-66=134–10
T2Seve Ballesteros Spain69-68=137–7
Nick Faldo England69-68=137
Lee Trevino United States70-67=137
5Bill Longmuir Scotland67-71=138–-6
T6Fred Couples United States70-69=139–5
Bernhard Langer West Germany71-68=139
Lanny Wadkins United States70-69=139
Tom Watson United States71-68=139
T10Jaime Gonzalez Brazil69-71=140–4
Peter Jacobsen United States67-73=140
Tom Kite United States69-71=140

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

Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1984

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ian Baker-Finch Australia68-66-71=205–11
Tom Watson United States71-68-66=205
T3Seve Ballesteros Spain69-68-70=207–9
Bernhard Langer West Germany71-68-68=207
T5Hugh Baiocchi South Africa72-70-70=212–4
Lee Trevino United States70-67-75=212
Lanny Wadkins United States70-69-73=212
T8José María Cañizares Spain70-71-72=213–3
Fred Couples United States70-69-74=213
Nick Faldo England69-68-76=213
Hale Irwin United States75-68-70=213
Peter Jacobsen United States67-73-73=213
Mark McCumber United States74-67-72=213
Gil Morgan United States71-71-71=213
Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland74-72-67=213

Source:[13]

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

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1984

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Seve Ballesteros Spain69-68-70-69=276–1255,000
T2Bernhard Langer West Germany71-68-68-71=278–1031,900
Tom Watson United States71-68-66-73=278
T4Fred Couples United States70-69-74-68=281–719,800
Lanny Wadkins United States70-69-73-69=281
T6Nick Faldo England69-68-76-69=282–616,390
Greg Norman Australia67-74-74-67=282
8Mark McCumber United States74-67-72-70=283–514,300
T9Hugh Baiocchi South Africa72-70-70-72=284–411,264
Ian Baker-Finch Australia68-66-71-79=284
Graham Marsh Australia70-74-73-67=284
Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland74-72-67-71=284
Sam Torrance Scotland74-74-66-70=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.
Preceded by
1984 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1984 PGA Championship

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