1988 Open Championship

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1988 Open Championship
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Front cover of the 1988 Open Annual
Tournament information
Dates14–18 July 1988
Location Lytham St Annes, England
Course(s) Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71 [1]
Length6,857 yards (6,270 m) [1]
Field153 players, 71 after cut [1]
Cut148 (+6) [1]
Prize fund £500,000
$750,000
Winner's share£80,000
$136,000
Champion
Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros
273 (−11)
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Lytham &
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Location in England

The 1988 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 117th Open Championship, held from 14 to 18 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. In a first-ever Monday finish, Seve Ballesteros shot a final round 65 to capture his third Open Championship and fifth major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Nick Price, the 54-hole leader. [2]

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Scheduled to finish on Sunday, heavy rain on Saturday caused flooding of several greens and the third round was scratched after play was started. Under European Tour rules, if less than half of the players had finished their rounds, the scores for that day were discarded. Since no player had finished, all the scores from Saturday were scrapped. Sunday was briefly scheduled for 36 holes, but due to the flooding, it was decided the course could not be readied in time for the early morning tee times. The third round was played on Sunday and the fourth on Monday, the first time in history the Open's final round finished on a Monday. [3] [4] [5]

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards2064374573932124905493941643,3023345421983424454633574624123,5556,857
Par344435543354534444443671

Source: [6]

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): [1]

  • 1979: 6,822 yards (6,238 m)
  • 1974: 6,822 yards (6,238 m)
  • 1969: 6,848 yards (6,262 m)
  • 1963: 6,836 yards (6,251 m)
  • 1958: 6,635 yards (6,067 m)
  • 1952: 6,657 yards (6,087 m)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 14 July 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros 67−4
T2 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon 69−2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley 70−1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
T8 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean 71E
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles
Flag of England.svg Howard Clark
Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas
Flag of England.svg Mark James
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch
Flag of England.svg David J. Russell
Flag of England.svg Andrew Sherborne
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway

Second round

Friday, 15 July 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 70-67=137−5
2 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros 67-71=138−4
T3 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 71-69=140−2
Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler 72-68=140
5 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean 71-70=141−1
T6 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 73-69=142E
Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 73-69=142
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway 71-71=142
T9 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki 72-71=143+1
Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck 72-71=143
Flag of England.svg Howard Clark 71-72=143
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon 69=74=143
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch 71-72=143
Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley 70-73=143
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Riley 72-71=143
Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Romero 72-71=143
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 70-73=143
Flag of England.svg Andrew Sherborne 71-72=143

Amateurs: Broadhurst (+4), Cook (+11), Foster (+11), Härdin (+12), Nash (+12), Rymer (+18), Prosser (+21).

Third round

Sunday, 17 July 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 70-67-69=206−7
T2 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros 67-71-70=208−5
Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 71-69-68=208
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 73-69-67=209−4
T5 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean 71-70-71=212−1
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson 73-71-68=212
Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley 70-73-69=212
Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Romero 72-71-69=212
T9 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 73-69-71=213E
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon 69-74-70=213
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch 71-72-70=213
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 70-73-70=213

Final round

Monday, 18 July 1988

Champion
Silver Medal winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (c)67-71-70-65=273−1180,000
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 70-67-69-69=275−960,000
3 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (c)71-69-68-71=279−547,000
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 73-69-71-68=281−333,500
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch 71-72-70-68=281
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 70-73-70-69=282−227,000
T7 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki 72-71-73-67=283−121,000
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost 71-75-69-68=283
Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle (c)73-69-67-74=283
Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart 73-75-68-67=283

Source: [7]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par344435543453444444
Flag of Spain.svg Ballesteros−5−5−5−5−5−6−8−9−9−10−11−10−11−10−10−11−11−11
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Price−7−6−6−6−6−7−9−9−9−10−10−10−11−10−10−10−10−9
Flag of England.svg Faldo−5−4−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−5−5−6−6−6−5−5−5−5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+

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References

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  2. ↑ Diaz, Jaime (25 July 1988). "Mano a mano on the links". Sports Illustrated.
  3. ↑ Bonk, Thomas (17 July 1988). "Rain washes out play at third round of British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1F.
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