1994 Open Championship
The 1994 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 123rd Open Championship, held from 14–17 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.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–17 July 1994 |
Location | South Ayrshire, Scotland |
Course(s) | Turnberry Ailsa Course |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70[1] |
Length | 6,957 yards (6,361 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 81 after cut[1] |
Cut | 143 (+3)[1] |
Prize fund | £1,000,000 €1,579,620 $1,650,000 |
Winner's share | £110,000 €154,000 $178,200 |
Champion | |
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268 (–12) | |
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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
Ailsa Course
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ailsa Craig | 350 | 4 | 10 | Dinna Fouter | 452 | 4 | |
2 | Mak Siccar | 428 | 4 | 11 | Maidens | 177 | 3 | |
3 | Blaw Wearie | 462 | 4 | 12 | Monument | 448 | 4 | |
4 | Woe-Be-Tide | 167 | 3 | 13 | Tickly Tap | 411 | 4 | |
5 | Fin Me Oot | 441 | 4 | 14 | Risk-An-Hope | 440 | 4 | |
6 | Tappie Toorie | 222 | 3 | 15 | Ca' Canny | 209 | 3 | |
7 | Roon The Ben | 528 | 5 | 16 | Wee Burn | 409 | 4 | |
8 | Goat Fell | 427 | 4 | 17 | Lang Whang | 500 | 5 | |
9 | Bruce's Castle | 455 | 4 | 18 | Ailsa Hame ^ | 431 | 4 | |
Out | 3,480 | 35 | In | 3,477 | 35 | |||
Source:[6] | Total | 6,957 | 70 |
^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship:[1]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Faldo | ![]() | 1987, 1990, 1992 | 75 | 66 | 70 | 64 | 275 | –5 | T8 |
Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() | 1989 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 276 | –4 | T11 |
Greg Norman | ![]() | 1986, 1993 | 71 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 276 | –4 | T11 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 | 68 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 276 | –4 | T11 |
Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 1979, 1984, 1988 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 280 | E | T38 |
Sandy Lyle | ![]() | 1985 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 287 | +7 | 74 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 72 | 73 | 145 | +5 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 72 | 73 | 145 | +5 |
Lee Trevino | ![]() | 1971, 1972 | 75 | 72 | 147 | +7 |
Ian Baker-Finch | ![]() | 1991 | 73 | 77 | 150 | +10 |
Bob Charles | ![]() | 1963 | 74 | 79 | 153 | +13 |
Source:[7]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 14 July 1994
Source:[8]
Second round
Friday, 15 July 1994
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Watson | ![]() | 68-65=133 | –7 |
T2 | Brad Faxon | ![]() | 69-65=134 | –6 |
Jesper Parnevik | ![]() | 68-66=134 | ||
4 | Nick Price | ![]() | 69-66=135 | –5 |
T5 | David Edwards | ![]() | 68-68=136 | –4 |
Jonathan Lomas | ![]() | 66-70=136 | ||
Frank Nobilo | ![]() | 69-67=136 | ||
Greg Turner | ![]() | 65-71=136 | ||
T9 | David Feherty | ![]() | 68-69=137 | –3 |
Ronan Rafferty | ![]() | 71-66=137 | ||
Loren Roberts | ![]() | 68-69=137 | ||
Fuzzy Zoeller | ![]() | 71-66=137 |
Source:[7]
Amateurs: Bennett (–1), James (+5), Evans (+9), Harris (+9), Pullan (+15)
Third round
Saturday, 16 July 1994
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Brad Faxon | ![]() | 69-65-67=201 | –9 |
Fuzzy Zoeller | ![]() | 71-66-64=201 | ||
T3 | Ronan Rafferty | ![]() | 71-66-65=202 | –8 |
Nick Price | ![]() | 69-66-67=202 | ||
Jesper Parnevik | ![]() | 68-66-68=202 | ||
Tom Watson | ![]() | 68-65-69=202 | ||
7 | David Feherty | ![]() | 68-69-66=203 | –7 |
8 | Mark James | ![]() | 72-67-66=205 | –5 |
T9 | Larry Mize | ![]() | 73-69-64=206 | –4 |
Colin Montgomerie | ![]() | 72-69-65=206 | ||
Andrew Coltart | ![]() | 71-69-66=206 | ||
Tom Kite | ![]() | 71-69-66=206 | ||
Craig Stadler | ![]() | 71-69-66=206 | ||
Jumbo Ozaki | ![]() | 69-71-66=206 | ||
Peter Jacobsen | ![]() | 69-70-67=206 | ||
Peter Senior | ![]() | 68-71-67=206 | ||
Davis Love III | ![]() | 71-67-68=206 | ||
Loren Roberts | ![]() | 68-69-69=206 | ||
Greg Turner | ![]() | 65-71-70=206 |
Source:[9]
Final round
Sunday, 17 July 1994
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
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1 | Nick Price | ![]() | 69-66-67-66=268 | –12 | 110,000 |
2 | Jesper Parnevik | ![]() | 68-66-68-67=269 | –11 | 88,000 |
3 | Fuzzy Zoeller | ![]() | 71-66-64-70=271 | –9 | 74,000 |
T4 | Anders Forsbrand | ![]() | 72-71-66-64=273 | –7 | 50,667 |
Mark James | ![]() | 72-67-66-68=273 | |||
David Feherty | ![]() | 68-69-66-70=273 | |||
7 | Brad Faxon | ![]() | 69-65-67-73=274 | –6 | 36,000 |
T8 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 75-66-70-64=275 | –5 | 30,000 |
Tom Kite | ![]() | 71-69-66-69=275 | |||
Colin Montgomerie | ![]() | 72-69-65-69=275 |
Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |
Source:[4]
References
- "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 36, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- Guest, Larry (18 July 1994). "Price finds title with eagle eyes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Orlando Sentinel). p. C1.
- Reilly, Rick (25 July 1994). "The Price goes up". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
- Dorman, Larry (18 July 1994). "Price soars, with an eagle, at Turnberry". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). (New York Times). p. 1C.
- Wojciechowski, Gene (18 July 1994). "Parnevik really paying the Price". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
- "British Open: course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 14 July 1994. p. 6D.
- Dorman, Larry (16 July 1994). "Watson turns the odds his way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (New York Times). p. 1D.
- Wojciechowski, Gene (15 July 1994). "A 'Who's he' of golf leads". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1E.
- Wojciechowski, Gene (17 July 1994). "Faxon, Zoeller charge into lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1E.
- "1994 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
External links
- 123rd Open - Turnberry 1994 (Official site)
- 123rd Open championship - Turnberry (European Tour)
- 1994 Open Championship (about.sports)
Preceded by 1994 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1994 PGA Championship |