1994 Open Championship

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1994 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates14–17 July 1994
Location South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s) Turnberry
Ailsa Course
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70 [1]
Length6,957 yards (6,361 m) [1]
Field156 players, 81 after cut [1]
Cut143 (+3) [1]
Prize fund £1,000,000
1,579,620
$1,650,000
Winner's share£110,000
€154,000
$178,200
Champion
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
268 (–12)
  1993
1995  
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 Turnberry
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Turnberry
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

The 1994 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 123rd Open Championship, held from 14 to 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.

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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

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1 Ailsa Craig 350410Dinna Fouter4524
2Mak Siccar428411Maidens1773
3Blaw Wearie462412Monument4484
4Woe-Be-Tide167313Tickly Tap4114
5Fin Me Oot441414Risk-An-Hope4404
6Tappie Toorie222315Ca' Canny2093
7Roon The Ben528516Wee Burn4094
8Goat Fell427417Lang Whang5005
9Bruce's Castle455418Ailsa Hame ^4314
Out3,48035In3,47735
Source: [6] Total6,95770

^ 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

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Nick Faldo Flag of England.svg  England 1987, 1990, 1992 75667064275–5T8
Mark Calcavecchia Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1989 71706768276–4T11
Greg Norman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1986, 1993 71676969276–4T11
Tom Watson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983
68656974276–4T11
Seve Ballesteros Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1979, 1984, 1988 70707169280ET38
Sandy Lyle Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1985 71727272287+774

Source: [4] [5]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jack Nicklaus Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1966, 1970, 1978 7273145+5
Gary Player Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1959, 1968, 1974 7273145+5
Lee Trevino Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1971, 1972 7572147+7
Ian Baker-Finch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1991 7377150+10
Bob Charles Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1963 7479153+13

Source: [7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 14 July 1994

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Greg Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 65–5
2 Jonathan Lomas Flag of England.svg  England 66–4
3 Andrew Magee Flag of the United States.svg  United States 67–3
T4 John Daly Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68–2
David Edwards Flag of the United States.svg  United States
David Feherty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Wayne Grady Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Ross McFarlane Flag of England.svg  England
Jesper Parnevik Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Loren Roberts Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Peter Senior Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Jean van de Velde Flag of France.svg  France
Tom Watson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Brian Watts Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Source: [8]

Second round

Friday, 15 July 1994

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Tom Watson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68-65=133–7
T2 Brad Faxon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69-65=134–6
Jesper Parnevik Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 68-66=134
4 Nick Price Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 69-66=135–5
T5 David Edwards Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68-68=136–4
Jonathan Lomas Flag of England.svg  England 66-70=136
Frank Nobilo Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 69-67=136
Greg Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 65-71=136
T9 David Feherty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 68-69=137–3
Ronan Rafferty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 71-66=137
Loren Roberts Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68-69=137
Fuzzy Zoeller Flag of the United States.svg  United States 71-66=137

Source: [7]
Amateurs: Bennett (–1), James (+5), Evans (+9), Harris (+9), Pullan (+15)

Third round

Saturday, 16 July 1994

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Brad Faxon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69-65-67=201–9
Fuzzy Zoeller Flag of the United States.svg  United States 71-66-64=201
T3 Ronan Rafferty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 71-66-65=202–8
Nick Price Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 69-66-67=202
Jesper Parnevik Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 68-66-68=202
Tom Watson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68-65-69=202
7 David Feherty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 68-69-66=203–7
8 Mark James Flag of England.svg  England 72-67-66=205–5
T9 Larry Mize Flag of the United States.svg  United States 73-69-64=206–4
Colin Montgomerie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 72-69-65=206
Andrew Coltart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 71-69-66=206
Tom Kite Flag of the United States.svg  United States 71-69-66=206
Craig Stadler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 71-69-66=206
Jumbo Ozaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 69-71-66=206
Peter Jacobsen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69-70-67=206
Peter Senior Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 68-71-67=206
Davis Love III Flag of the United States.svg  United States 71-67-68=206
Loren Roberts Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68-69-69=206
Greg Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 65-71-70=206

Source: [9]

Final round

Sunday, 17 July 1994

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Nick Price Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 69-66-67-66=268–12110,000
2 Jesper Parnevik Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 68-66-68-67=269–1188,000
3 Fuzzy Zoeller Flag of the United States.svg  United States 71-66-64-70=271–974,000
T4 Anders Forsbrand Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 72-71-66-64=273–750,667
Mark James Flag of England.svg  England 72-67-66-68=273
David Feherty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 68-69-66-70=273
7 Brad Faxon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69-65-67-73=274–636,000
T8 Nick Faldo Flag of England.svg  England 75-66-70-64=275–530,000
Tom Kite Flag of the United States.svg  United States 71-69-66-69=275
Colin Montgomerie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 72-69-65-69=275

Source: [4] [5] [10]
Amateurs: Bennett (+6)

Scorecard

Hole  1   2  3  4  5   6    7    8    9  101112131415161718
Par444343544  4    3  4443454
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Price–8–7–7–8–7–7–8–8–8–8–8–9–9–9–9–10–12–12
Flag of Sweden.svg Parnevik–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–9–10–11–11–10–11–12–11
Flag of the United States.svg Zoeller–9–10–10–10–10–9–9–9–8–8–9–9–8–8–8–8–8–9
Flag of Sweden.svg Forsbrand–1–1–1–2–2–2–2–2–3–4–5–5–5–6–5–5–7–7
Flag of England.svg James–5–5–5–4–4–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–6–5–5–7–7
Ulster Banner.svg Feherty–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–7–7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+

Source: [4]

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Coordinates: 55°18′58″N4°49′55″W / 55.316°N 4.832°W / 55.316; -4.832