1990 Open Championship

The 1990 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 119th Open Championship, held from 19–22 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
Nick Faldo
270 (–18)
St Andrews 
Location in Scotland
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

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Nick Faldo England198767656771270–181
Greg Norman Australia198666667669277–11T6
Sandy Lyle Scotland198572706772281–7T16
Lee Trevino United States1971, 197269707371283–5T25
Jack Nicklaus United States1966, 1970, 197871707771289+1T63

Source:[1][5]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Arnold Palmer United States1961, 19627371144E
Seve Ballesteros Spain1979, 1984, 19887174145+1
Gary Player South Africa1959, 1968, 19747273145+1
Tom Watson United States1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983		7273145+1
Mark Calcavecchia United States19897175146+2
Tom Weiskopf United States19737374147+3
Bob Charles New Zealand19637675151+7

Source:[1][6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 19 July 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Michael Allen United States66–6
Greg Norman Australia
3Nick Faldo England67–5
T4Ian Baker-Finch Australia68–4
Peter Jacobsen United States
Christy O'Connor Jnr Ireland
Craig Parry Australia
Martin Poxon England
Payne Stewart United States
Sam Torrance Scotland
Ian Woosnam Wales

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Nick Faldo England67-65=132–12
Greg Norman Australia66-66=132
T3Craig Parry Australia68-68=136–8
Payne Stewart United States68-68=136
T5Nick Price Zimbabwe70-67=137–7
Mike Reid United States70-67=137
Jamie Spence England72-65=137
Ian Woosnam Wales68-69=137
T9Peter Jacobsen United States68-70=138–6
Jodie Mudd United States72-66=138
José María Olazábal Spain71-67=138
Steve Pate United States70-68=138
Anders Sørensen Denmark70-68=138
Sam Torrance Scotland68-70=138

Source:[6]

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

Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Nick Faldo England67-65-67=199–17
T2Ian Baker-Finch Australia68-72-64=204–12
Payne Stewart United States68-68-68=204
4Craig Parry Australia68-68-69=205–11
5Paul Broadhurst England74-69-63=206–10
T6Frank Nobilo New Zealand72-67-68=207–9
Ian Woosnam Wales68-69-70=207
T8Vicente Fernández Argentina72-67-69=208–8
Peter Jacobsen United States68-70-70=208
Greg Norman Australia66-66-76=208
Corey Pavin United States71-69-68=208
Nick Price Zimbabwe70-67-71=208
Tim Simpson United States70-69-69=208

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Nick Faldo England67-65-67-71=270–1885,000
T2Mark McNulty Zimbabwe74-68-68-65=275–1360,000
Payne Stewart United States68-68-68-71=275
T4Jodie Mudd United States72-66-72-66=276–1240,000
Ian Woosnam Wales68-69-70-69=276
T6Ian Baker-Finch Australia68-72-64-73=277–1128,500
Greg Norman Australia66-66-76-69=277
T8David Graham Australia72-71-70-66=279–922,000
Donnie Hammond United States70-71-68-70=279
Steve Pate United States70-68-72-69=279
Corey Pavin United States71-69-68-71=279

Source:[1][8]

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 (23 July 1990). "Faldo never leaves a doubt". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). pp. 1B, 6B.
  6. Glick, Shav (21 July 1990). "Faldo, Norman tame Old Course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). pp. 1D, 4D.
  7. Glick, Shav (22 July 1990). "Faldo turns this Open into closed affair". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). pp. 1F, 7F.
  8. "1990 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
Preceded by
1990 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1990 PGA Championship

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