1986 Open Championship

1986 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	17–20 July 1986
Location	South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)	Turnberry; Ailsa Course
Tour(s)	European Tour; PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70[1]
Length	6,957 yards (6,361 m)[1]
Field	153 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut	151 (+11)[1]
Prize fund	£600,000 ; $900,000
Winner's share	£70,000 ; $105,000
Champion
	Greg Norman
	280 (E)

The 1986 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 115th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Aided by a 63 in the second round,[2] Greg Norman won his first major championship at even-par, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gordon J. Brand.[3][4]

Turnberry

Location in Scotland

Turnberry

Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

It was the second Open at Turnberry, the first was in 1977, the famous "Duel in the Sun" between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. The winning score that year was a record-breaking 268 (−12), twelve strokes lower than Norman's even-par 280 in 1986.

Introduced in 1968, the second cut (at 54 holes) was discontinued after 1985. Also changed in 1986 was the playoff format, to a four-hole aggregate immediately following the final round, rather than 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). The new playoff was first used three years later in 1989.[1]

Course

Ailsa Course

Hole	Name	Yards	Par	Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Ailsa Craig	350	4	10	Dinna Fouter	452	4
2	Mak Siccar	428	4	11	Maidens	177	3
3	Blaw Wearie	462	4	12	Monument	448	4
4	Woe-Be-Tide	167	3	13	Tickly Tap	411	4
5	Fin Me Oot	441	4	14	Risk-An-Hope	440	4
6	Tappie Toorie	222	3	15	Ca' Canny	209	3
7	Roon The Ben	528	5	16	Wee Burn	409	4
8	Goat Fell	427	4	17	Lang Whang	500	5
9	Bruce's Castle	455	4	18	Ailsa Hame ^	431	4
Out		3,480	35	In		3,477	35
Source:[5]				Total		6,957	70

^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.

Previous length of the course for The Open Championship:[1]

1977: 6,875 yards (6,286 m), par 70

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1986

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Ian Woosnam	70	E
T2	Gordon J. Brand	71	+1
	Nick Faldo
	Anders Forsbrand
	Robert Lee
T6	Andrew Brooks	72	+2
	Ron Commans
	Derrick Cooper
	Bernhard Langer
	Sam Randolph
	Ian Stanley

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1986

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Greg Norman	74-63=137	−3
2	Gordon J. Brand	71-68=139	−1
T3	Nick Faldo	71-70=141	+1
T3	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	74-67=141	+1
5	Bernhard Langer	72-70=142	+2
T6	José María Cañizares	76-68=144	+4
	Anders Forsbrand	71-73=144
	Greg Turner	73-71=144
	Ian Woosnam	70-74=144
T10	Andrew Brooks	72-73=145	+5
	Roger Chapman	74-71=145
	Raymond Floyd	78-67=145
	Donnie Hammond	74-71=145
	Gary Koch	73-72=145
	Payne Stewart	76-69=145
	Bob Tway	74-71=145
	D. A. Weibring	75-70=145

Source:[2]
Amateurs: Davis (+16), Cotton (+18), McGimpsey (+21), Robinson (+22), Curry (+25).

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1986

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Greg Norman	74-63-74=211	+1
2	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	74-67-71=212	+2
T3	Gordon J. Brand	71-68-75=214	+4
T3	Ian Woosnam	70-74-70=214	+4
T5	José María Cañizares	76-68-73=217	+7
	Nick Faldo	71-70-76=217
	Gary Koch	73-72-72=217
T8	Raymond Floyd	78-67-73=218	+8
	David Graham	75-73-70=218
	Bernhard Langer	72-70-76=218
	Sam Torrance	78-69-71=218

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1986

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Greg Norman	74-63-74-69=280	E	70,000
2	Gordon J. Brand	71-68-75-71=285	+5	50,000
T3	Bernhard Langer	72-70-76-68=286	+6	35,000
T3	Ian Woosnam	70-74-70-72=286	+6	35,000
5	Nick Faldo	71-70-76-70=287	+7	25,000
T6	Seve Ballesteros	76-75-73-64=288	+8	22,000
T6	Gary Koch	73-72-72-71=288	+8	22,000
T8	Brian Marchbank	78-70-72-69=289	+9	17,333
	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	74-67-71-77=289
	Fuzzy Zoeller	75-73-72-69=289

Source:[3][6]

References

"Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 46, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
Smith, Sam (19 July 1986). "Norman charges into British lead". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
Denlinger, Ken (21 July 1986). "At last, it's a Norman conquest". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
Smith, Sam (21 July 1986). "Norman's conquest is major". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
"British Open course map". The Chicago Tribune. 16 July 1986. p. 3, sec. 4.
"1986 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

External links

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[ocmg11-1] "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 46, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

[nchibld-2] Smith, Sam (19 July 1986). "Norman charges into British lead". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.

[kednedl-3] Denlinger, Ken (21 July 1986). "At last, it's a Norman conquest". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.

[ncimjr-4] Smith, Sam (21 July 1986). "Norman's conquest is major". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.

[ctrbcmp-5] "British Open course map". The Chicago Tribune. 16 July 1986. p. 3, sec. 4.

[dbg1986oc-6] "1986 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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