1992 Open Championship

The 1992 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 121st Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth major title by one stroke over runner-up John Cook.[2] It was Faldo's second win at Muirfield, where he won his first Claret Jug in 1987.[3] Daren Lee of England was the only amateur to make the cut; he earned the silver medal as low amateur and finished in a tie for 68th place.

1992 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–19 July 1992
LocationGullane, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,970 yards (6,373 m)[1]
Field156 players, 75 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+1)[1]
Prize fund£1,000,000
€1,336,650
$1,900,000
Winner's share£95,000
€133,000
$154,000
Champion
England Nick Faldo
272 (−12)
Muirfield is located in Scotland
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
Muirfield is located in East Lothian
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in East Lothian, Scotland

Course
Main article: Muirfield
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4473513791805594691854445043,5184753853811594494171885504483,4526,970
Par444354345364443443543571

Source:[4]

Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 16 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Raymond Floyd64−7
United States Steve Pate
T3Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr65−6
Wales Ian Woosnam
T5United States John Cook66−5
South Africa Ernie Els
England Nick Faldo
United States Lee Janzen
T9Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson67−4
United States Andrew Magee
United States Rocco Mediate
Australia Craig Parry
Italy Costantino Rocca
United States Orrin Vincent III

Second round

Friday, 17 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Nick Faldo66-64=130−12
T2Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr65-68=133−9
United States John Cook66-67=133
4United States Steve Pate64-70=134−8
T5South Africa Ernie Els66-69=135−7
United States Raymond Floyd64-71=135
United States Donnie Hammond70-65=135
T8Spain José María Olazábal70-67=137−5
United States Tom Purtzer68-69=137
United States Larry Rinker69-68=137

Amateurs: Lee (-2), Pullan (+3), Voges (+8), Welch (+8), Wolstenholme (+11).

Third round

Saturday, 18 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Nick Faldo66-64-69=199−14
T2United States Steve Pate64-70-69=203−10
United States John Cook66-67-70=203
T4United States Donnie Hammond70-65-70=205−8
South Africa Ernie Els66-69-70=205
Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72=205
T7United States Chip Beck71-68-67=206−7
Spain José María Olazábal70-67-69=206
9United States Larry Rinker69-68-70=207−6
T10England Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70=208−5
Sweden Robert Karlsson70-68-70=208
Scotland Sandy Lyle68-70-70=208
Wales Ian Woosnam65-73-70=208
United States Raymond Floyd64-71-73=208

Final round

Sunday, 19 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1England Nick Faldo66-64-69-73=272−1295,000
2United States John Cook66-67-70-70=273−1175,000
3Spain José María Olazábal70-67-69-68=274−1064,000
4United States Steve Pate64-70-69-73=276−853,000
T5United States Andrew Magee67-72-70-70=279−530,071
Sweden Robert Karlsson70-68-70-71=279
England Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70-71=279
Wales Ian Woosnam65-73-70-71=279
South Africa Ernie Els66-69-70-74=279
United States Donnie Hammond70-65-70-74=279
Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72-74=279

Source:[5]

Amateurs: Lee (+9)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444354345444344354
England Faldo−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−12−12−11−10−11−11−12−12
United States Cook−9−9−10−10−12−12−11−11−9−9−9−10−10−10−11−12−12−11
Spain Olazábal−6−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10
United States Pate−10−9−10−9−10−11−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−9−8−8−9−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 40, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1992). "Faldo reigns at British". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. (Washington Post). p. C1.
  3. Garrity, John (27 July 1992). "Nick of time". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. "Muirfield Golf Links: map and scorecard". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. 16 July 1992. p. 35.
  5. "1992 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. "British Open leader cards". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 20 July 1992. p. 4B.

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