2005 Open Championship
The 2005 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 134th Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. Tiger Woods led wire-to-wire for his tenth major title, five shots ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie.[3] The win was Woods' second Open Championship, both at St. Andrews, and completed his second career grand slam at age 29.[4] The tenth major and second slam were firsts for a player under the age of 30.[5] At age 65, Jack Nicklaus made his final appearance at The Open Championship.[6]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–17 July 2005 |
Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
Course(s) | Old Course at St Andrews |
Organized by | The R&A |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72[1] |
Length | 7,279 yards (6,656 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 80 after cut[1] |
Cut | 145 (+1)[1][2] |
Prize fund | £4,000,000 €5,860,938 $7,490,400 |
Winner's share | £720,000 €1,047,362 $1,261,285 |
Champion | |
Tiger Woods | |
274 (−14) | |
History of The Open Championship at The Old Course at St Andrews
While winning the Open Championship is a crowning achievement for any golfer, a win at St. Andrews is considered particularly important due to the course's long tradition. Tiger Woods won the Open Championship played at St. Andrews in 2000 with a tournament to par record of 19-under par. Other past winners at St. Andrews include John Daly, Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus (twice), Tony Lema, Kel Nagle, Bobby Locke, Peter Thomson, Sam Snead, Dick Burton, Denny Shute, Bobby Jones, Jock Hutchison, James Braid (twice), John Henry Taylor (twice), Hugh Kirkaldy, Jack Burns, Bob Martin (twice), Jamie Anderson and Tom Kidd.
Course
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
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1 | Burn | 376 | 4 | 10 | Bobby Jones | 380 | 4 | |
2 | Dyke | 453 | 4 | 11 | High (In) | 174 | 3 | |
3 | Cartgate (Out) | 397 | 4 | 12 | Heathery (In) | 348 | 4 | |
4 | Ginger Beer | 480 | 4 | 13 | Hole O'Cross (In) | 465 | 4 | |
5 | Hole O'Cross (Out) | 568 | 5 | 14 | Long | 618 | 5 | |
6 | Heathery (Out) | 412 | 4 | 15 | Cartgate (In) | 456 | 4 | |
7 | High (Out) | 390 | 4 | 16 | Corner of the Dyke | 423 | 4 | |
8 | Short | 175 | 3 | 17 | Road | 455 | 4 | |
9 | End | 352 | 4 | 18 | Tom Morris | 357 | 4 | |
Out | 3,603 | 36 | In | 3,676 | 36 | |||
Total | 7,279 | 72 |
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
Field
1. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2004 Open Championship
Ernie Els (2,3,4,13), Retief Goosen (3,4,9,13), Todd Hamilton (2,3,13), Thomas Levet (4,17), Davis Love III (3,12,13,17), Phil Mickelson (3,10,13,17), Scott Verplank (3,13), Mike Weir (3,10,13), Lee Westwood (3,4,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,9,10,11,13,17)
2. Past Open Champions aged 65 or under on 17 July 2005
Mark Calcavecchia, Ben Curtis, John Daly (3), David Duval, Nick Faldo, Tony Jacklin, Paul Lawrie, Tom Lehman (3), Justin Leonard (3), Sandy Lyle, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Nick Price, Tom Watson
- Eligible but not competing: Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Johnny Miller, Bill Rogers, Tom Weiskopf
3. The first 50 players on the OWGR for Week 22, 2005
Stephen Ames (13), Stuart Appleby (13), Thomas Bjørn, Ángel Cabrera (4,5), Chad Campbell (17), K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink (13,17), Tim Clark, Darren Clarke (4,17), Fred Couples, Chris DiMarco (13,17), Luke Donald (4,17), Fred Funk (12,17), Jim Furyk (9,17), Sergio García (4,13,17), Mark Hensby (13), Tim Herron, Charles Howell III, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4,17), Zach Johnson (13), Jerry Kelly (13), Peter Lonard, Shigeki Maruyama, Graeme McDowell (4), Paul McGinley (17), Colin Montgomerie (17), Nick O'Hern (4), Rod Pampling, Craig Parry, Kenny Perry (17), Ian Poulter (4,17), Rory Sabbatini (13), Adam Scott (12,13), Vijay Singh (11,13,21), David Toms (11,17)
- Eligible but not competing: Jay Haas (17), Pádraig Harrington (4,17), David Howell (4,17)
4. First 20 in the European Tour Final Order of Merit for 2004
Paul Casey (17), Stephen Gallacher, Richard Green (19), Joakim Haeggman, Trevor Immelman, Jean-François Remésy
5. The BMW PGA Championship winners for 2003–05
Scott Drummond, Ignacio Garrido
6. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not exempt, in the top 20 of the European Tour Order of Merit for 2005 on completion of the 2005 BMW PGA Championship
Stephen Dodd, Peter Hanson, Steve Webster
7. First 2 European Tour members and any European Tour members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from all official European Tour events from the British Masters up to and including the Open de France and including The U.S. Open
Søren Hansen, Jean van de Velde
8. The leading player, not exempt, in the first 10 and ties of each of the 2005 European Open and the 2005 Scottish Open
Maarten Lafeber, Graeme Storm
9. The U.S. Open Champions for 2001–05
Michael Campbell
10. The Masters Champions for 2001–05
11. The PGA Champions for 2000–04
Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel
12. The Players Champions for 2003–05
13. First 20 on the Official Money List of the PGA Tour for 2004
Steve Flesch
14. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not exempt, in the top 20 of the Official Money List of the PGA Tour for 2005 on completion of the FedEx St. Jude Classic
Joe Ogilvie, Tim Petrovic, Ted Purdy
15. First 2 PGA Tour members and any PGA Tour members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from the Players Championship and the five PGA Tour events leading up to and including the 2005 Western Open
Bart Bryant
- Eligible but not competing: Billy Mayfair
16. The leading player, not exempt having applied (15) above, in each of the 2005 Western Open and the 2005 John Deere Classic
Sean O'Hair, Pat Perez
17. Playing members of the 2004 Ryder Cup teams
Chris Riley
18. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Asian Tour for 2004
Thongchai Jaidee
19. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place on the Order of Merit of the PGA Tour of Australasia for 2004
Euan Walters
20. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Sunshine Tour for 2004/2005
Charl Schwartzel
21. The Canadian Open Champion for 2004
22. The Japan Open Champion for 2004
Toru Taniguchi
23. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt, on the Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for 2004
Yang Yong-eun
- Eligible but not competing: Shingo Katayama
24. The leading 4 players, not exempt, in the 2005 Mizuno Open
Chris Campbell, David Smail, Thammanoon Sriroj, Tadahiro Takayama
25. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt having applied (24) above, in a cumulative money list taken from all official Japan Golf Tour events from the 2005 Japan PGA Championship up to and including the 2005 Mizuno Open
Hiroyuki Fujita, Hur Suk-ho
26. The Senior Open Champion for 2004
Pete Oakley
27. The Amateur Champion for 2005
Brian McElhinney (a)
28. The U.S. Amateur Champion for 2004
- Ryan Moore forfeited his exemption by turning professional.
29. The European Amateur Champion for 2004
Matthew Richardson (a)
International Final Qualifying
- Africa: André Bossert, David Frost, Doug McGuigan
- Australasia: David Diaz, Martin Doyle, Nick Flanagan, Peter Fowler
- Asia: Danny Chia, Mardan Mamat, Richard Moir
- America: Robert Allenby, Jason Allred, Rich Barcelo, Tom Byrum, Alex Čejka, Daniel Chopra, Joe Durant, Scott Gutschewski, Scott Hend, Geoff Ogilvy, Tom Pernice Jr., Wilhelm Schauman, Bo Van Pelt, Duffy Waldorf
- Europe: Peter Baker, John Bickerton, Andrew Butterfield, Robert Coles, Simon Dyson, Kenneth Ferrie, Alastair Forsyth, Marcus Fraser, Simon Khan, Peter Lawrie, Andrew Oldcorn, Robert Rock, Patrik Sjöland, Ian Woosnam
Local Final Qualifying (Saturday 9 July and Sunday 10 July)
- Ladybank: Edoardo Molinari (a), Robert Steele (a), John Wade
- Leven Links: Sean McDonagh, Eric Ramsay (a), Tino Schuster
- Lundin: Lars Brovold, Brad Faxon, Oscar Florén (a)
- Scotscraig: Andrew Marshall, Lloyd Saltman (a), Murray Urquhart
Alternates
- José María Olazábal – replaced Seve Ballesteros
- Bob Tway – took spot not taken by Billy Mayfair
- Bernhard Langer – replaced Shingo Katayama
- Freddie Jacobson – replaced Jay Haas
- Brian Davis – replaced David Howell
- Henrik Stenson – replaced Pádraig Harrington
Nationalities in the field
North America (49) | South America (1) | Europe (63) | Oceania (24) | Asia (11) | Africa (8) |
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Canada (2) | Argentina (1) | England (21) | Australia (21) | Japan (4) | South Africa (7) |
United States (47) | Northern Ireland (2) | Fiji (1) | Malaysia (1) | Zimbabwe (1) | |
Scotland (11) | New Zealand (2) | Singapore (1) | |||
Wales (2) | South Korea (3) | ||||
Ireland (3) | Thailand (2) | ||||
Denmark (2) | |||||
France (3) | |||||
Germany (3) | |||||
Italy (1) | |||||
Netherlands (1) | |||||
Norway (1) | |||||
Spain (4) | |||||
Sweden (8) | |||||
Switzerland (1) |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiger Woods | United States | 2000 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 274 | −14 | 1 |
Nick Faldo | England | 1987, 1990, 1992 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 282 | −6 | T11 |
John Daly | United States | 1995 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 283 | −5 | T15 |
Tom Lehman | United States | 1996 | 75 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 284 | −4 | T23 |
Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 1985 | 74 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 285 | −3 | T32 |
Ernie Els | South Africa | 2002 | 74 | 67 | 75 | 70 | 286 | −2 | T34 |
Tom Watson | United States | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 287 | −1 | T41 |
Paul Lawrie | Scotland | 1999 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 288 | E | T52 |
Justin Leonard | United States | 1997 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 69 | 288 | E | T52 |
Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 1989 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 289 | +1 | T60 |
Greg Norman | Australia | 1986, 1993 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 76 | 289 | +1 | T60 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark O'Meara | United States | 1998 | 71 | 75 | 146 | +2 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 75 | 72 | 147 | +3 |
Ben Curtis | United States | 2003 | 78 | 70 | 148 | +4 |
Todd Hamilton | United States | 2004 | 74 | 74 | 148 | +4 |
Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 1994 | 76 | 72 | 148 | +4 |
Tony Jacklin | England | 1969 | 79 | 76 | 155 | +11 |
David Duval | United States | 2001 | 80 | 77 | 157 | +13 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 14 July 2005
Tiger Woods stormed out to a 66 (−6) for a one shot lead over Mark Hensby, who missed a birdie putt on the 18th green. Defending champion Todd Hamilton shot 74 (+2) and Jack Nicklaus, the 18-time major champion, carded 75 (+3).
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 66 | −6 |
2 | Mark Hensby | Australia | 67 | −5 |
T3 | Fred Couples | United States | 68 | −4 |
Luke Donald | England | |||
Retief Goosen | South Africa | |||
Trevor Immelman | South Africa | |||
Peter Lonard | Australia | |||
José María Olazábal | Spain | |||
Eric Ramsay (a) | Scotland | |||
Chris Riley | United States | |||
Tino Schuster | Germany | |||
Scott Verplank | United States |
Second round
Friday, 15 July 2005
Nicklaus made a 15-foot (5 m) birdie putt on the final stroke of his professional career. On his walk up to the final green, he received a near ten-minute standing ovation, pausing for photographs on the iconic Swilcan Bridge. Nicklaus shot an even-par 72 in his final competitive round, but his 147 (+3) missed the cut by two strokes.[6]
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 66-67=133 | −11 |
2 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 71-66=137 | −7 |
T3 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 70-68=138 | −6 |
Brad Faxon | United States | 72-66=138 | ||
Trevor Immelman | South Africa | 68-70=138 | ||
Peter Lonard | Australia | 68-70=138 | ||
José María Olazábal | Spain | 68-70=138 | ||
Vijay Singh | Fiji | 69-69=138 | ||
Scott Verplank | United States | 68-70=138 | ||
T10 | Bart Bryant | United States | 69-70=139 | −5 |
Fred Couples | United States | 68-71=139 | ||
Sergio García | Spain | 70-69=139 | ||
Simon Khan | England | 69-70=139 | ||
Bo Van Pelt | United States | 72-67=139 |
Source:[2]
Amateurs: Molinari (−4), Ramsay (−2), Richardson (E), Saltman (E), Florén (+7), McElhinney (+9), Steele (+9).
Third round
Saturday, 16 July 2005
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 66-67-71=204 | −12 |
2 | José María Olazábal | Spain | 68-70-68=206 | −10 |
T3 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | 68-73-66=207 | −9 |
Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 71-66-70=207 | ||
T5 | Brad Faxon | United States | 72-66-70=208 | −8 |
Sergio García | Spain | 70-69-69=208 | ||
T7 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 69-72-68=209 | −7 |
Vijay Singh | Fiji | 69-69-71=209 | ||
T9 | Bart Bryant | United States | 69-70-71=210 | −6 |
Tim Clark | South Africa | 71-69-70=210 | ||
Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 73-70-67=210 | ||
John Daly | United States | 71-69-70=210 | ||
Søren Hansen | Denmark | 72-72-66=210 | ||
Maarten Lafeber | Netherlands | 73-70-67=210 | ||
Bernhard Langer | Germany | 71-69-70=210 | ||
Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 74-67-69=210 | ||
Sean O'Hair | United States | 73-67-70=210 | ||
Kenny Perry | United States | 71-71-68=210 | ||
Scott Verplank | United States | 68-70-72=210 |
Final round
Sunday, 17 July 2005
Woods moved to 10-0 when leading going into the final round of a major, winning his second Open Championship title. He pulled away from Colin Montgomerie who finished second in a major for the fifth time. Woods shot a 2-under 70, the only round under par among the final 14 players. Fred Couples and Duffy Waldorf shot 68, the low rounds of the day.[3][5]
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 66-67-71-70=274 | −14 | 720,000 |
2 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 71-66-70-72=279 | −9 | 430,000 |
T3 | Fred Couples | United States | 68-71-73-68=280 | −8 | 242,350 |
José María Olazábal | Spain | 68-70-68-74=280 | |||
T5 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 69-72-68-72=281 | −7 | 122,100 |
Sergio García | Spain | 70-69-69-73=281 | |||
Retief Goosen | South Africa | 68-73-66-74=281 | |||
Bernhard Langer | Germany | 71-69-70-71=281 | |||
Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 71-74-67-69=281 | |||
Vijay Singh | Fiji | 69-69-71-72=281 |
Source:[3]
Amateurs: Saltman (−5), Ramsay (−4), Molinari (+1), Richardson (+9).
Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |
Source:[7]
References
- "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 24, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- "Results: British Open, Second Round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 16 July 2005. p. D-8.
- Bonk, Thomas (18 July 2005). "A near-perfect 10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. E1.
- Bamberger, Michael (25 July 2005). "New King of the Old Course". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- Gola, Hank (18 July 2005). "Wire-to-wire". Spokesman-Review. (New York Daily News). p. C1.
- Lincicome, Bernie (16 July 2005). "A Bear of a finish". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Rocky Mountain News). p. D-1.
- "British Open Championship". ESPN. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
External links
- 134th Open - St Andrews 2005 (Official site)
- 134th Open Championship - St Andrews (European Tour)
- 2005 Open Championship (about.sports)
Preceded by 2005 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2005 PGA Championship |