1989 Open Championship

1989 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	20–23 July 1989
Location	Troon, Scotland
Course(s)	Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s)	European Tour; PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,097 yards (6,489 m)
Field	156 players, 80 after cut
Cut	146 (+2)
Prize fund	£725,000 ; $1,165,600
Winner's share	£80,000 ; $128,000
Champion
	Mark Calcavecchia
	275 (−13), playoff
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Royal Troon

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Location in Scotland

Royal Troon

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Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

The 1989 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 118th Open Championship, held from 20 to 23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady.^[3]^[4]^[5] It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use off the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985.^[6] The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964).^[7] Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years.^[8] Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff.^[9] In the playoff, over holes 1-2-17-18 of the course, Norman started off in the same form he had finished the main round, with birdies at the first two holes. Calcavecchia also scored a birdie at the second, Grady only making par at both: but at the short 17th, Calcavecchia was the only one to make par while Norman dropped a shot, back into a tie for the lead, and Grady also bogeyed it to be two shots behind. Then Calcavecchia made a birdie at the last, and Grady a regulation par, whereas Norman found two bunkers in succession and then mishit his third shot out of bounds, following which he picked up his ball and conceded without completing the hole, to drop behind Grady and accept third place.

Course

Old Course

Hole	Name	Yards	Par	Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Seal	364	4	10	Sandhills	438	4
2	Black Rock	391	4	11	The Railway	481	5
3	Gyaws	379	4	12	The Fox	431	4
4	Dunure	557	5	13	Burmah	465	4
5	Greenan	210	3	14	Alton	179	3
6	Turnberry	577	5	15	Crosbie	457	4
7	Tel-el-Kebir	402	4	16	Well	542	5
8	Postage Stamp	126	3	17	Rabbit	223	3
9	The Monk	423	4	18	Craigend	452	4
Out		3,429	36	In		3,668	36
Source:^[2]				Total		7,097	72

Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):^[10]

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, 20 July 1989

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Wayne Stephens	66	−6
T2	Paul Azinger	68	−4
	Fred Couples
	Wayne Grady
	Miguel Ángel Martín
	José María Olazábal
	Eduardo Romero
	Lee Trevino
T9	Derrick Cooper	69	−3
	Mark James
	Gavan Levenson
	Brian Marchbank
	Greg Norman
	Steve Pate
	Philip Walton
	Tom Watson

Second round

Friday, 21 July 1989

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Wayne Grady	68-67=135	−9
T2	Payne Stewart	72-65=137	−7
T2	Tom Watson	69-68=137	−7
T4	David Feherty	71-67=138	−6
	Eduardo Romero	68-70=138
	Wayne Stephens	66-72=138
T7	Mark Calcavecchia	71-68=139	−5
	Derrick Cooper	69-70=139
	Fred Couples	68-71=139
	Mark James	69-70=139
	Mark McCumber	71-68=139
	Greg Norman	69-70=139
	Steve Pate	69-70=139
	Scott Simpson	73-66=139

Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson (+1), Els (+4), Evans (+5), Dodd (+10), Milne (+10), Hare (+11), O'Shea (+11), Noon (+14), Meeks (+17).

Third round

Saturday, 22 July 1989

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Wayne Grady	68-67-69=204	−12
2	Tom Watson	69-68-68=205	−11
3	Payne Stewart	72-65-69=206	−10
T4	Mark Calcavecchia	71-68-68=207	−9
	Fred Couples	68-71-68=207
	David Feherty	71-67-69=207
T7	Paul Azinger	68-73-67=208	−8
T7	Jodie Mudd	73-67-68=208	−8
T9	Mark McCumber	71-68-70=209	−7
	José María Olazábal	68-72-69=209
	Steve Pate	69-70-70=209

Final round

Sunday, 23 July 1989

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
T1	Mark Calcavecchia	71-68-68-68=275	−13	Playoff
	Greg Norman	69-70-72-64=275
	Wayne Grady	68-67-69-71=275
4	Tom Watson	69-68-68-72=277	−11	40,000
5	Jodie Mudd	73-67-68-70=278	−10	30,000
T6	Fred Couples	68-71-68-72=279	−9	26,000
T6	David Feherty	71-67-69-72=279	−9	26,000
T8	Eduardo Romero	68-70-75-67=280	−8	21,000
	Paul Azinger	68-73-67-72=280
	Payne Stewart	72-65-69-74=280

Amateurs: Claydon (+5), Karlsson (+11).

Source:^[3]^[11]

Playoff

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Mark Calcavecchia	4-3-3-3=13	−2	80,000
T2	Wayne Grady	4-4-4-4=16	+1	55,000
T2	Greg Norman	3-3-4-x=x	x	55,000

The four-hole aggregate playoff was held on holes 1, 2, 17, and 18; three par fours and a par three (#17).^[5]^[6]

Scorecard

Playoff

Hole	1	2	17	18
Par	4	4	3	4
Calcavecchia	E	−1	−1	−2
Grady	E	E	+1	+1
Norman	−1	−2	−1	x

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Source:^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 43, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "British Open Hole by Hole". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. 16 July 1989. p. 8B.
^ ^a ^b ^c Green, Bob (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia wins British title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1.
^ "Calcavecchia tops British Open". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Knight News Service. 24 July 1989. p. 17.
^ ^a ^b Reilly, Rick (31 July 1989). "High noon at Troon". Sports Illustrated.
^ ^a ^b Parascenzo, Marino (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 208. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
^ Siddons, Larry (24 July 1989). "American survives Shark attack". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. p. D1.
^ Gretz, Bob (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia pulls off British Open surprise". Pittsburgh Press. Scripps Howard News. p. D1.
^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ "1989 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

External links

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[ocmg11-1] "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 43, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[bohbyho89-2] "British Open Hole by Hole". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. 16 July 1989. p. 8B.

[cwbtap-3] Green, Bob (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia wins British title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1.

[tolbl24-4] "Calcavecchia tops British Open". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Knight News Service. 24 July 1989. p. 17.

[sijl89bro-5] Reilly, Rick (31 July 1989). "High noon at Troon". Sports Illustrated.

[ppg89brord4-6] Parascenzo, Marino (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.

[ocmg11p208-7] "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 208. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[bbjl-8] Siddons, Larry (24 July 1989). "American survives Shark attack". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. p. D1.

[ppsurp-9] Gretz, Bob (24 July 1989). "Calcavecchia pulls off British Open surprise". Pittsburgh Press. Scripps Howard News. p. D1.

[ocmg11203-10] "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[dbg1989oc-11] "1989 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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