1990 Open Championship

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1990 Open Championship
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Front cover of the 1990 Open Program
Tournament information
Dates19–22 July 1990
Location St 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
Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
270 (−18)
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St Andrews 
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Location in Scotland
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St Andrews
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Location in Fife, Scotland

The 1990 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 119th Open Championship, held from 19 to 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.

Contents

Course

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]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 19 July 1990

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Allen 66−6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
3 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 67−5
T4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch 68−4
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen
Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry
Flag of England.svg Martin Poxon
Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart
Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1990

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 67-65=132−12
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 66-66=132
T3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 68-68=136−8
Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart 68-68=136
T5 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 70-67=137−7
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Reid 70-67=137
Flag of England.svg Jamie Spence 72-65=137
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam 68-69=137
T9 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen 68-70=138−6
Flag of the United States.svg Jodie Mudd 72-66=138
Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal 71-67=138
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate 70-68=138
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Sørensen 70-68=138
Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance 68-70=138

Source: [5]

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

Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1990

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 67-65-67=199−17
T2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch 68-72-64=204−12
Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart 68-68-68=204
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 68-68-69=205−11
5 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst 74-69-63=206−10
T6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo 72-67-68=207−9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam 68-69-70=207
T8 Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Fernández 72-67-69=208−8
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen 68-70-70=208
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 66-66-76=208
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin 71-69-68=208
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 70-67-71=208
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Simpson 70-69-69=208

Source: [6]

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1990

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 67-65-67-71=270−1885,000
T2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty 74-68-68-65=275−1360,000
Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart 68-68-68-71=275
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Jodie Mudd 72-66-72-66=276−1240,000
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam 68-69-70-69=276
T6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch 68-72-64-73=277−1128,500
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 66-66-76-69=277
T8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 72-71-70-66=279−922,000
Flag of the United States.svg Donnie Hammond 70-71-68-70=279
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate 70-68-72-69=279
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin 71-69-68-71=279

Source: [1] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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 (21 July 1990). "Faldo, Norman tame Old Course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). pp. 1D, 4D.
  6. ↑ Glick, Shav (22 July 1990). "Faldo turns this Open into closed affair". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. pp. 1F, 7F.
  7. ↑ "1990 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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