1997 Open Championship

The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only major championship and was the fifth consecutive American to win at Royal Troon.

1997 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 July 1997
LocationTroon, Scotland
Course(s)Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length7,079 yards (6,473 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut147 (+5)[1]
Prize fund£1,600,000
€2,220,820
$2,680,000
Winner's share£250,000
€350,000
$418,875
Champion
Justin Leonard
272 (–12)
Royal Troon Golf Club
Location in Scotland
Royal Troon Golf Club
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Five strokes back after a 72 in the third round, Leonard had six birdies on the front nine in the final round; he added two more at 16 and 17 for 65 (–6) to win by three strokes over runners-up Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik, the 54-hole leader.[3][4][5]

Course
Main article: Royal Troon Golf Club

Old Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Seal364410Sandhills4384
2Black Rock391411The Railway4634
3Gyaws379412The Fox4314
4Dunure557513Burmah4654
5Greenan210314Alton1793
6Turnberry577515Crosbie4574
7Tel-el-Kebir402416Well5425
8Postage Stamp126317Rabbit2233
9The Monk423418Craigend4524
Out3,42936In3,65035
Source:[2][6]Total7,07971

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

  • 1989: 7,097 yards (6,489 m), par 72
  • 1982: 7,067 yards (6,462 m), par 72
  • 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
  • 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
  • 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70

Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Mark Calcavecchia United States198974677269282–2T10
Tom Watson United States1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983		71707071282–2T10
Tom Lehman United States199674727266284ET24
Greg Norman Australia1986, 199369737075287+3T37
Nick Faldo England1987, 1990, 199271737572291+7T50
Jack Nicklaus United States1966, 1970, 197873747175293+9T60

Source:[1][4]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Seve Ballesteros Spain1979, 1984, 19887771148+6
Gary Player South Africa1959, 1968, 19747871149+7
Nick Price Zimbabwe19947872150+8
Sandy Lyle Scotland19857875153+11
Ian Baker-Finch Australia199192WD

Source:[1][7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67–4
Jim Furyk United States
T3Fred Couples United States69–2
Justin Leonard United States
Greg Norman Australia
T6Ángel Cabrera Argentina70–1
Barclay Howard (a) Scotland
Davis Love III United States
Andrew Magee United States
Jesper Parnevik Sweden

Source:

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67-66=133–9
2Justin Leonard United States69-66=135–7
3Jesper Parnevik Sweden70-66=136–6
T4Fred Couples United States69-68=137–5
David Tapping England71-66=137
T6Jim Furyk United States67-72=139–3
Tom Kite United States72-67=139
8Ángel Cabrera Argentina70-70=140–2
T9Mark Calcavecchia United States74-67=141–1
Jay Haas United States71-70=141
Davis Love III United States70-71=141
Tom Watson United States71-70=141

Source:[7]
Amateurs: Howard (+2), Watson (+7), Bladon (+10), Olsson (+11), Webster (+11), Taylor (+15), Young (+17), Miller (+22).

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jesper Parnevik Sweden70-66-66=202–11
2Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67-66-71=204–9
T3Fred Couples United States69-68-70=207–6
Justin Leonard United States69-66-72=207
T5Stephen Ames Trinidad and Tobago74-69-66=209–4
Jim Furyk United States67-72-70=209
Eduardo Romero Argentina74-68-67=209
T8Robert Allenby Australia76-68-66=210–3
Lee Westwood England73-70-67=210
Tiger Woods United States72-74-64=210

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Justin Leonard United States69-66-72-65=272–12250,000
T2Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67-66-71-71=275–9150,000
Jesper Parnevik Sweden70-66-66-73=275
4Jim Furyk United States67-72-70-70=279–590,000
T5Pádraig Harrington Ireland75-69-69-67=280–462,500
Stephen Ames Trinidad and Tobago74-69-66-71=280
T7Peter O'Malley Australia73-70-70-68=281–340,667
Eduardo Romero Argentina74-68-67-72=281
Fred Couples United States69-68-70-74=281
T10Davis Love III United States70-71-74-67=282–224,300
Retief Goosen South Africa75-69-70-68=282
Frank Nobilo New Zealand74-72-68-68=282
Tom Kite United States72-67-74-69=282
Mark Calcavecchia United States74-67-72-69=282
Shigeki Maruyama Japan74-69-70-69=282
Ernie Els South Africa75-69-69-69=282
Tom Watson United States71-70-70-71=282
Robert Allenby Australia76-68-66-72=282
Lee Westwood England73-70-67-72=282

Source:[1][4][9]
Amateurs: Howard (+9)

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444535434444434534
Leonard−6−7−8−9−8−9−10−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−12−12
Clarke−10−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−8−8−9
Parnevik−11−11−12−12−12−11−12−12−12−11−12−12−11−11−11−11−10−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[5]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. "Royal Troon, hole-by-hole". Toledo Blade. (Ohio, U.S.). 17 July 1997. p. 42.
  3. Reilly, Rick (28 July 1997). "Justin time". Sports Illustrated.
  4. Sirak, Ron (21 July 1997). "Leonard's surge foils Parnevik's redemption". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  5. Parascenzo, Marino (21 July 1997). "Leonard outduels Parnevik". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
  6. "Open Championship: course". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 17 July 1997. p. 10C.
  7. Sirak, Ron (19 July 1997). "Birdie barrage hits Troon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  8. Sirak, Ron (20 July 1997). "Parnevik picks up the pace at Troon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  9. "1997 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
Preceded by
1997 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1997 PGA Championship

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