1997 Open Championship

The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only major championship and was the fifth consecutive American to win at Royal Troon.

1997 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 July 1997
LocationTroon, Scotland
Course(s)Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length7,079 yards (6,473 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut147 (+5)[1]
Prize fund£1,600,000
€2,220,820
$2,680,000
Winner's share£250,000
€350,000
$418,875
Champion
United States Justin Leonard
272 (−12)
Royal Troon Golf Club is located in Scotland
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club
Location in Scotland
Royal Troon Golf Club is located in South Ayrshire
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Five strokes back after a 72 in the third round, Leonard had six birdies on the front nine in the final round; he added two more at 16 and 17 for 65 (−6) to win by three strokes over runners-up Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik, the 54-hole leader.[3][4][5]

Course
Main article: Royal Troon Golf Club

Old Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Seal364410Sandhills4384
2Black Rock391411The Railway4634
3Gyaws379412The Fox4314
4Dunure557513Burmah4654
5Greenan210314Alton1793
6Turnberry577515Crosbie4574
7Tel-el-Kebir402416Well5425
8Postage Stamp126317Rabbit2233
9The Monk423418Craigend4524
Out3,42936In3,65035
Source:[2][6]Total7,07971

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

  • 1989: 7,097 yards (6,489 m), par 72
  • 1982: 7,067 yards (6,462 m), par 72
  • 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
  • 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
  • 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70

Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Northern Ireland Darren Clarke67−4
United States Jim Furyk
T3United States Fred Couples69−2
United States Justin Leonard
Australia Greg Norman
T6Argentina Ángel Cabrera70−1
Scotland Barclay Howard (a)
United States Davis Love III
United States Andrew Magee
Sweden Jesper Parnevik

Source:

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Northern Ireland Darren Clarke67-66=133−9
2United States Justin Leonard69-66=135−7
3Sweden Jesper Parnevik70-66=136−6
T4United States Fred Couples69-68=137−5
England David Tapping71-66=137
T6United States Jim Furyk67-72=139−3
United States Tom Kite72-67=139
8Argentina Ángel Cabrera70-70=140−2
T9United States Mark Calcavecchia74-67=141−1
United States Jay Haas71-70=141
United States Davis Love III70-71=141
United States Tom Watson71-70=141

Source:[7]
Amateurs: Howard (+2), Watson (+7), Bladon (+10), Olsson (+11), Webster (+11), Taylor (+15), Young (+17), Miller (+22).

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Sweden Jesper Parnevik70-66-66=202−11
2Northern Ireland Darren Clarke67-66-71=204−9
T3United States Fred Couples69-68-70=207−6
United States Justin Leonard69-66-72=207
T5Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames74-69-66=209−4
United States Jim Furyk67-72-70=209
Argentina Eduardo Romero74-68-67=209
T8Australia Robert Allenby76-68-66=210−3
England Lee Westwood73-70-67=210
United States Tiger Woods72-74-64=210

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1United States Justin Leonard69-66-72-65=272−12250,000
T2Northern Ireland Darren Clarke67-66-71-71=275−9150,000
Sweden Jesper Parnevik70-66-66-73=275
4United States Jim Furyk67-72-70-70=279−590,000
T5Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington75-69-69-67=280−462,500
Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames74-69-66-71=280
T7Australia Peter O'Malley73-70-70-68=281−340,667
Argentina Eduardo Romero74-68-67-72=281
United States Fred Couples69-68-70-74=281
T10United States Davis Love III70-71-74-67=282−224,300
South Africa Retief Goosen75-69-70-68=282
New Zealand Frank Nobilo74-72-68-68=282
United States Tom Kite72-67-74-69=282
United States Mark Calcavecchia74-67-72-69=282
Japan Shigeki Maruyama74-69-70-69=282
South Africa Ernie Els75-69-69-69=282
United States Tom Watson71-70-70-71=282
Australia Robert Allenby76-68-66-72=282
England Lee Westwood73-70-67-72=282

Source:[1][4][9]
Amateurs: Howard (+9)

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444535434444434534
United States Leonard−6−7−8−9−8−9−10−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−12−12
Northern Ireland Clarke−10−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−8−8−9
Sweden Parnevik−11−11−12−12−12−11−12−12−12−11−12−12−11−11−11−11−10−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[5]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. "Royal Troon, hole-by-hole". Toledo Blade. (Ohio, U.S.). 17 July 1997. p. 42.
  3. Reilly, Rick (28 July 1997). "Justin time". Sports Illustrated.
  4. Sirak, Ron (21 July 1997). "Leonard's surge foils Parnevik's redemption". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  5. Parascenzo, Marino (21 July 1997). "Leonard outduels Parnevik". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
  6. "Open Championship: course". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 17 July 1997. p. 10C.
  7. Sirak, Ron (19 July 1997). "Birdie barrage hits Troon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  8. Sirak, Ron (20 July 1997). "Parnevik picks up the pace at Troon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  9. "1997 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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